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 […]
We detail our favorite NFTs, DAOs, platforms, and DeFi and DApp projects in the Web3 space from last week. This week’s Web3 Wrap includes BLOND:ISH’s announcement of a world-first environmental impact-to-earn token $BYEBYE, Maceo Plex’s […]
U2 singer Bono performed Sunday at a Kyiv underground subway station being used as a bomb shelter in a show of support for Ukrainians enduring the Russian invasion. Accompanied by guitarist the Edge, Bono sang […]
Photo Credit: Anchor.fm Spotify has lost another podcast exec in just a few short weeks. Anchor Co-Founder Michael Mignano is leaving the company in June. Last month, Digital Music News reported that Spotify’s Head of […]
Photo Credit: Qobuz French high-quality music streaming service Qobuz is expanding to Latin America and Portugal. Here’s what you should know. Qobuz is coming to six new countries – five in Latin America and Portugal. […]
BMG has officially put the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), and the major labels themselves on blast for resisting a mechanical-royalty increase for physical releases and downloads. Berlin-based […]
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov YouTube Go, an app providing offline video access, will be shutting down in August. Designed with users with intermittent internet access in mind, YouTube Go received more than 500 million downloads […]
Major label and publishing conglomerates Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, as well as other publishers represented by the NMPA, have tentatively agreed to increase mechanical royalty rates on physical products […]
In mid-April, reports suggested that Atlanta-based radio-station operator Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) was considering a $1.2 billion takeover bid from Connoisseur Media founder Jeff Warshaw. Now, however, Cumulus has formally rejected the “unsolicited” offer. Cumulus […]
Photo Credit: Bandcamp Bandcamp has filed legal papers seeking an injunction to stay in the Google Play Store. The Epic-owned direct-to-fan site is joining the litigation vs. Google. Both Google and Apple are insisting that […]
Photo Credit: Erwi Are you a musician who is curious about how to add your music to TikTok? Here’s what you need to know about TikTok’s new music distribution platform, SoundOn. TikTok has launched its […]
U.S. Latin music revenue in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Photo Credit: RIAA Latin music revenue cracked a record high of $886.1 million in the U.S. during 2021, according to a new report from the Recording […]
The days of DVD menu screens are a bygone era. As hard as it may sound to believe, just five short years ago, DVD and BluRay was still the preferred format for home entertainment. Streaming services […]
Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Late last month, the three-judge Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) rejected a proposed mechanical-rate freeze for physical formats (including vinyl and CDs) and permanent […]
Throwback jams and power duets set the tone for the second weekend of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, featuring surprise appearances from Lizzo, Hayley Williams and Kendrick Lamar. On Friday, headliner Styles […]