Tencent Music has announced a deal to acquire podcast platform Ximalaya. Photo Credit: TME Turns out there was something to Tencent Music’s rumored Ximalaya acquisition plans: The music streaming giant has officially announced a deal […]
Photos courtesy of Alex Ross Perry. In an age where music documentaries often double as savvy bits of marketing, the filmmaker Alex Ross Perry went against the grain. His new movie Pavements blurs the lines […]
The New York Times’ games team is trying something new: it’s about to start testing a Scrabble-like game it calls Crossplay, but instead of folding the game into the main NYT Games app, Crossplay will […]
Photo Credit: Flaco2xs / reddit Apple’s removal of the popular music streaming app Musi from the App Store has sparked a high-profile legal battle. Musi’s creators allege the tech giant engaged in collusion and ‘backroom […]
Photo Credit: Yout.com Yout is a stream ripping website at the center of a high-profile criminal prosecution in Brazil—marking a significant escalation in the fight against online copyright infringement. This prosecution comes in the wake […]
Here’s How James Gunn May Have Hidden Easter Eggs From Slither In Guardians Of The Galaxy(Photo Credit –Instagram/JioHotstar) Before James Gunn earned recognition as the man behind Guardians of the Galaxy, he gave us something […]
The first several months after Nintendo released the Switch in 2017 have been described as a “gold rush” for independent game developers. The Switch’s eShop wasn’t exactly barren, but early on there was a lot […]
A small sampling of 7digital-powered platforms (Photo: 7digital/Songtradr) When it’s not Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube playing your music, chances are it’s powered by someone else — and often, that someone is 7digital. While the […]
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa The digital app landscape is forever shifting—TikTok has been dethroned by ChatGPT as the most downloaded app worldwide. ChatGPT was downloaded 52 million times in April 2025 across both Google Play […]
On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly danced their way into history. The band’s DIY single-shot clip […]
In Part I of our Understanding Copyright in Music series, we explored the different types of works and copyright rights in music. In Part II we’ll discuss different types of music licenses. There are many […]
Photo Credit: Troy T The creation and delivery of music to audiences requires collaboration between a variety of creative individuals and businesses, including songwriters, music publishers, performers, producers, and record labels. All of these creative […]
Photo courtesy Weiling Peng Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Although game mechanics and code are fundamental aspects of games, Weiling Peng demonstrates that art truly makes the heart of a game. A compelling […]
It’s been quite some time since Rockstar set the internet on fire with the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer, and then subsequently delayed the game, but now we finally have a second look. The […]
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: UMG Is the streaming plateau over? A growth-minded Universal Music Group (UMG) generated $3.30 billion/€2.90 billion during 2025’s first quarter, when subscription revenue grew by 11.5% year […]
American Idol has been a star-making factory since its 2002 debut, minting music idols and even Hollywood actors. From its original run on Fox (ending in 2016) to the ABC reboot that began in 2018, […]
The ultra-competitive subscription streaming market has gained traction over pay-TV by providing a content-rich alternative at a far lower cost to viewers. But streaming prices have been rising sharply, a marked contrast to the days […]
Photo Credit: Ashley King Media conglomerate Ziff Davis is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement. The suit alleges that OpenAI “intentionally and relentlessly” exploited Ziff Davis’s copyrighted content to train its AI models without authorization or […]
Photo Credit: Bennie Bates The MLC has announced it is accepting suggestions of Publisher candidates to join its Board of Directors, Dispute Resolution Committee, Operations Advisory Committee, and Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee. Under the Music […]
The White Stripes kicked off their “Get Behind Me Satan” tour on May 11th, 2005, in Monterrey, Mexico, and now that historic show is available to stream or purchase via nugs.net. Jack and Meg White […]