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Hollywood Is Doubling Down on Streaming Piracy – But Is This a Problem for the Music Industry?

September 10, 2018

Will the RIAA benefit from the MPAA’s latest move against piracy? To tackle the ongoing rise of online piracy, the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) has taken on a new strategy. The MPAA has hir... Read More...

Should the Music Industry Force ISPs to Become Copyright Enforcement Agents?

Daniel Sanchez

August 22, 2018

Grande Communications argues that no, American internet service providers shouldn’t have to do the music industry’s job. Yesterday, a federal judge dealt Cox Communications a fatal blow in its bitter case ag... 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...

OCL Announces Agreements With Warner Music Group, Sony/ATV, Beggars

Marsha Silva

June 14, 2018

A variety of rights owners such as Warner Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Beggars Group have signed a licensing deal with tech company OCL. App developers will soon be able to access and host licensed ... Read More...

Sony Becomes Largest Music Publisher with $2.3 Billion Deal with EMI Publishing

Sony Becomes the Largest Music Publisher Following a $2.3 Billion Deal for EMI Music Publishing

Daniel Sanchez

May 22, 2018

With its new deal, Sony Corp has staved off what could’ve become a bitter bidding war for EMI Music Publishing. Sony Corp has announced that it will pay $2.3 billion to gain a controlling stake in EMI Music ... Read More...

Streaming Pushes Sony Music’s Revenue Over $4 Billion

Daniel Sanchez

April 27, 2018

Sony Music Entertainment CEO Rob Stringer Thanks to streaming, Sony Music CEO Rob Stringer had a great first year. Sony Corporation has published its earnings report for the 2017-2018 fiscal year ending Marc... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Latest Industry: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Daniel Sanchez

April 6, 2018

Sharing an entertaining vision of country success. Texas country artist Cody Wayne has inked a management deal with Nashville-based Vision Entertainment. His brand new single off his upcoming album will hit... Read More...

1,993 Women Think the Swedish Music Industry Has a Problem

Daniel Sanchez

November 20, 2017

Sony, WMG, and UMG commended the courage of the women who spoke out against sexism in the Swedish music industry. Nearly two thousand women have signed their name in an open letter calling for the end of sex... Read More...

Streaming Has Already Generated $1 Billion for Sony Music This Year

Daniel Sanchez

October 31, 2017

As fans move away from digital downloads and physical formats, music streaming brings in over $1 billion at Sony Music. For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music reported an impressive 18.8% sales and operat... Read More...

Downloads Are Absolutely Crashing at Sony Music Entertainment

Daniel Sanchez

August 1, 2017

Digital downloads are way, way down at Sony Music Entertainment. For the first quarter of 2017, Sony Music has reported an impressive 18.8% sales and operating revenue gain year-over-year to ¥168.8 billion (... Read More...

After 30 Years, Sony Starts Manufacturing Vinyl Again

After 30 Years, Sony Starts Manufacturing Vinyl Records Again

Daniel Sanchez

June 29, 2017

Proving once again that vinyl records are far from dead, Sony has re-opened a plant in Tokyo. Sony has announced that it will once again start manufacturing vinyl records. Per the Agence France-Press, the c... Read More...

Kesha Plans To Re-open California Case Against Dr Luke

Charlotte Hassan

May 17, 2016

The Kesha and Dr. Luke battle has been ongoing for the past two years, and just when we thought the case was over, the battle continues... DMN has been following the Kesha vs. Dr. Luke smackdown since the fi... Read More...

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