Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) could be preparing to issue a major royalty-rate hike for streaming services, which are reportedly looking to delay […]
Photo elements by Tezos, Minh Pham, Kamil Feczko, Mo. Layering music into web3 and the metaverse is a complex task with lots of moving parts. Those parts can quickly devolve into technical and legal quicksand. […]
Photo Credit: Audiomack Music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack has officially taken another step to bolster its position in Africa, this time by inking a licensing agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG). 10-year-old Audiomack, described […]
Four Tet performing live in Madrid in 2008. Photo Credit: Chtfn Four Tet (full name Kieran Hebden) has officially emerged victorious in his high-stakes legal battle with London-headquartered indie label Domino Records. The “Baby” artist […]
Last week, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) revealed that it had filed an infringement lawsuit against video-making service Vinkle as part of a broader crackdown on apps. Hipgnosis and others have joined the complaint […]
The National Music Publishers’ Association has claimed that the major labels took in a staggering 58.6 percent of 2021’s $9.8 billion in total streaming royalties – while continuing to tout its close ties with the […]
VEVA Collect is emerging as a premier collaborative platform for musicians worldwide—ensuring everyone involved in the recording process is synched up, properly credited and compensated. Here’s a detailed look at the platform, and how musicians […]
Actor, filmmaker and icon James Hong, 93, at his home. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California. […]
Photo Credit: Andrew Petrischev Sound Legends is a new digital music platform that helps independent musicians sell their music to a global audience immediately. The following was created in collaboration with Sound Legends, a company […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify announces the recipients of its inaugural 2022 FOSS Fund, which helps pay the developers of independent projects. The company first announced the creation of its Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Fund last […]
Photo Credit: TIYA Real-time social networking platform TIYA has integrated Spotify for its music sharing feature. TIYA is a subsidiary of LIZHI INC., which has created an audio-based social ecosystem like Clubhouse. The Spotify update […]
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC by 2.0 Conan O’Brien has sold his podcast company to SiriusXM in a deal said to be worth around $150 million. The Team Coco digital media company and its […]
via Brandon Wenerd Looking for a Phish stream? Good news: Vermont’s finest improvisational polymaths will be livestreaming their late Spring 2022 store The eight shows kick off with a three-night run in Alabama, followed by […]
Conan O’Brien hosted “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” for 15 years between September 1993 until February 2009. Three months later, on June 1, he finally slid into his dream job as host of “The Tonight […]
A lot of musicians are skipping the traditional path into the industry, and are going straight to their fans instead. Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR hide caption toggle caption Paul Taylor/Getty Images; Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR A […]
Photo Credit: Austin Distel A new Apple Podcasts update brings features aimed at making it easier to consume podcasts. Apple may have been a foundational player in the early podcast ecosystem, but Spotify is dominating […]
CD Baby, easily one of the world’s largest music distribution companies, has partnered with customizable payout platform Trolley. CD Baby pointed to more cost-effective payouts from physical albums, digital downloads, and streams ahead—with advanced automation, […]
Would you believe it? After a three-year drought, Harry Styles’ third solo record, “Harry’s House,” is almost here, just in time for summer. The highly anticipated follow-up to the pop musician’s Grammy-nominated sophomore album, “Fine […]
Photo Credit: Hivemind Venture Capital group Hivemind has announced the acquisition of the Napster music streaming platform. Napster grew to prominence in the late ’90s and early 2000s for revolutionizing the music industry by introducing […]
Lower-income Americans now have more options for free high-speed internet access, including at least eight providers that serve Southern California, the White House announced Monday. The federal government launched the Affordable Connectivity Program at the […]