Hip-hop streaming and discovery platform Spinrilla is officially set to cease operating and pay the major labels $50 million following a years-long copyright infringement legal battle. Judge Amy Totenberg just recently signed off on an […]
Billboard has officially announced plans to reincorporate select merch bundles into its album charts beginning on June 30th. This latest sales-eligibility pivot was just recently announced, after Billboard in the summer of 2020 revealed that […]
Photo Credit: NoiseTrade One of the early pioneers of direct-to-fan distribution appears to have gone dark after 15 years. The NoiseTrade platform is no more. Founded in April 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee, the platform allowed […]
Photo Credit: Coolcaesar / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group issues its sternest warnings yet on AI-generated content in its quarterly earnings call amidst solid earnings in 2023. Universal Music Group’s earnings call on Wednesday was notable […]
Michael J. Fox had recently been thinking about the mortality associated with Parkinson’s, the disease he’s dealt with for the last 30 years. “It’s banging on the door,” Fox tells Jane Pauley during a “CBS […]
A breakdown of Sony Music Entertainment streaming revenue by quarter. Photo Credit: Sony Group Corporation Sony Group Corp. generated ¥1.36 trillion ($10.02 billion at the present exchange rate) from its music division during the 2022 […]
During the close of his final performance with Queen in 1986, Freddie Mercury sauntered across the stage at Knebworth Park and held aloft a bejeweled crown while wearing a red fur cloak draped over his […]
Photo Credit: Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO of PRS for Music PRS for Music reports a dramatic recovery from the pandemic, with record-breaking revenues as collections approached £1 billion in 2022. PRS for Music, the UK-based […]
Martin Lawrence is reassuring fans about the health trajectory of fellow actor-comedian Jamie Foxx amid questions following the Oscar winner‘s recent medical issue. “I hear he’s doing better. … My prayers go out for him […]
NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell has stepped down after three years in the top role due to “an inappropriate relationship,” parent company Comcast Corp. announced Sunday, making him the latest high-powered Hollywood player to lose […]
The second weekend of this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival is not turning out to be a simple rerun of Weekend 1. Aside from the fact that the first weekend’s closing night headliner Frank […]
Earlier this month, we predicted that Jack Black’s piano ballad “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie could be a dark horse for Song of the Summer, and now, it’s become his first solo hit. […]
Experiencing FOMO after Blackpink ruled the desert at Coachella on Saturday night? Don’t worry, Blinks — you can still watch the K-pop super-group’s electrifying performance, even if you didn’t score tickets to this year’s Coachella […]
Reality TV personality Raquel Leviss has checked into a counseling program in Arizona to receive treatment for her mental health, according to reports. The “Vanderpump Rules” star is a month removed from the revelation that […]
It’s here. The big change we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it would merge HBO Max and Discovery+ content to create a new streaming product. And that streaming […]
Photo Credit: RIAA US-based Latin music revenues reached an unprecedented $1.1 billion in 2022 with a 6.9% market share, according to a new report from the RIAA. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported […]
Photo Credit: Lemon8 What is Lemon8? Meet ByteDance’s new Instagram + Pinterest competitor quietly surging in the App Store. TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has been pushing its Instagram-like app in the US. Lemon8 is a […]
Photo Credit: 7digital Songtradr’s acquisition of global b2b music tech company 7digital has now been officially sealed — a move that further bulks Songtradr’s model. Back in February, Digital Music News first reported that Songtradr […]
A sibling rivalry is unfolding between brothers and former bandmates Rudolph and Ronald Isley in the Illinois court system. On Monday, Rudolph Isley filed a lawsuit against Ronald Isley accusing his younger brother of secretly […]
Global recorded music industry revenue by year. Photo Credit: IFPI Following a nearly 19% year-over-year jump in global recorded music industry revenue during 2021, continued streaming growth drove a comparatively modest 9.2% increase during 2022, […]