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February 3, 2022

Photo credit: Kimberly Farmer If there’s one thing I wish had more of when I first started my music career, it’s direction. I wandered, following the pack until I realized it wasn’t working for me. An... Read More...

Tossing Appeal, Federal Judge Orders Former Prince Sound Engineer to Pay $4 Million

Prince’s Former Sound Engineer Ordered to Pay $4 Million by a Federal Judge

Daniel Sanchez

April 9, 2019

For leaking a Prince album, George Ian Boxill must pay an enormous price. Two years ago, in an act of defiance, George Ian Boxill decided to upload Prince’s previously-unreleased music onto streaming music p... Read More...

Sony Releases 23 Prince Albums Between 1995-2010 on Streaming Music Platforms

Sony Music Releases 300+ Prince Songs Recorded Between 1995-2010

Daniel Sanchez

August 17, 2018

Beginning in 2021, Sony/Legacy’s distributions rights will also include 12 Prince non-soundtrack catalog albums. Several months ago, The Prince Estate and Sony Music Entertainment (SME) reached an exclusive ... Read More...

Latest Industry: R. Kelly Merch, YouTube Music, Prince, FYF Fest, Fender Riffstation, Cary Sherman, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 17, 2018

Spotify’s double standard with R. Kelly. Despite removing the troubled R&B singer from playlists on its service, Spotify still prominently features R. Kelly merchandise on sale. The streaming music plat... Read More...

Latest Industry: Cisco, YouTube, Warner, Vincent Bolloré, Prince, Apple Music, Pandora, Metallica, TIDAL, More...

Latest Industry: Metallica Never Forgets, Norway vs. TIDAL, Cisco vs. YouTube, Drake, Pier 17, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 14, 2018

Kirk Hammett expresses his disappointment over the Napster fight. Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s lead guitarist, has expressed his disappointment in other bands for failing to step up against Napster 18 years ago... Read More...

Prince’s Favorite Color Was Orange, Not Purple

Daniel Sanchez

August 30, 2017

photo: @DrGarcia (CC 2.0) Did you also know that Prince had a custom-designed orange guitar that he absolutely loved? Several weeks ago, to honor the late singer, The Pantone Color Institute created a unique... Read More...

UMG to Prince Estate: Give Us Back Our $31 Million

Daniel Sanchez

May 12, 2017

Flavia (CC by 2.0) So, why did Universal Music Group suddenly back out of their deal to stream Prince's albums? "Fraudulent inducement..." A month ago, music executives at Universal Music Group secured a ve... Read More...

Extremely Rare Prince Records Are Getting Re-Released

Daniel Sanchez

February 10, 2017

@DrGarcia (CC by 2.0) Rhino Records is now re-releasing rare Prince vinyl records. Today, Rhino Records released replica issues of four 12” singles by Prince. They’re now available for purchase. The songs ar... Read More...

Tidal and Roc Nation to Prince Estate: “Don’t Make Other Music Deals”

Daniel Sanchez

January 11, 2017

Image by Frederick Dennstedt (CC by 2.0) Tidal and Roc Nation first sued the estate of late singer Prince as a warning shot. Then, the late singer’s estate, alongside NPG Records, fired back with a multi-mill... Read More...

Top Artists Who Have Passed Away in 2016: David Bowie, Joey Feek, Prince, and More

16 Famous Musicians Who Passed Away in 2016…

Daniel Sanchez

November 25, 2016

Image by Ken & Nyetta (CC by 2.0) These artists are now resting, and will be missed. We’re reaching the end of 2016. With it comes the hopes a new year, new artists, new songs, and almost new everything.... Read More...

Prince Estate Files Lawsuit Against Tidal and Roc Nation

Prince Estate Files Lawsuit Against Tidal, Jay Z, and Roc Nation

Daniel Sanchez

November 17, 2016

Image by Vail Marston (CC by 2.0) How do you counter a Jay Z, Tidal, and Roc Nation preliminary lawsuit over Prince? That’s easy. With another lawsuit. On June 7th, the singer’s birthday, Tidal released 15 P... Read More...

Tidal And Roc Nation Claim To Own Rights to Prince Song Catalog

TIDAL and Roc Nation Claim to Own Exclusive Rights to Prince’s Catalog

Daniel Sanchez

November 15, 2016

Image by @DrGarcia (CC by 2.0) So, who owns the right to Prince’s catalog? TIDAL? Roc Nation? Universal? Anybody? Several days ago, DMN reported that Jay Z and his company TIDAL never secured the rights to p... Read More...

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