FRIDAY UPDATE: With its Thursday figures tallied, Disney’s rerelease of James Cameron’s Avatar has grossed $3.5M from 37 international box office markets. On a like-for-like overseas basis, that two-day number places the return to Pandora […]
Photo Credit: Pandora SiriusXM’s Pandora has officially emerged victorious in a long-running patent infringement lawsuit concerning playlist technology, but the plaintiff is already appealing. Digital Music News first reported on the courtroom confrontation back in […]
Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) are officially facing patent infringement lawsuits from an entity called Blue Spike, which claims that the defendants violated its IP “when performing the MQA [Master Quality […]
Lewis Black, one of several comedians suing Pandora for copyright infringement. Photo Credit: Anirudh Koul / CC by 3.0 About one week ago, George Lopez became the latest comedian to sue Pandora over allegedly unpaid […]
NMPA President/CEO David Israelite speaking at the NMPA Annual Conference in June (Photo: Digital Music News) The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and the Digital Media Association (DiMA) have […]
iStockphoto It’s been close to two decades since Starbucks inadvertently opened up the Pandora’s box that housed the various aromatics that define the essence of the Pumpkin Spice Latte the chain first served up in […]
Twitter is officially getting into podcasts. The app will launch a test version of Twitter Spaces today that includes podcasts, letting you listen to full shows through curated playlists based on your interests. The redesigned […]
George Lopez. Photo Credit: Maggiejumps George Lopez has officially become the latest comedian to sue Pandora for copyright infringement amid a broader rights-related battle. The 61-year-old actor and stand-up star just recently submitted the straightforward […]
Buckle up (again), because James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar is coming back to theaters. The sci-fi phenomenon is returning to the big screen on September 23rd, now in 4K High Dynamic Range (that’s four times […]
Gordon Lightfoot performing live in 2009. Photo Credit: Arnielee The ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund (ICM CMRF) has officially announced the acquisition of manager Albert Grossman’s “commission rights” to recordings from Janis Joplin and Gordon […]
Photo Credit: Bruno Emmanuelle Last month, stand-up star Lewis Black became the latest comedian to sue SiriusXM’s Pandora amid a broader royalties dispute. Now, evidence suggests that SiriusXM is attempting to compel different comedy professionals […]
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich Fitbit is removing Mac/PC syncing and music transfer this year. Fitbit is discontinuing support for Mac and PC syncing, and the company will remove the option for users to sync their […]
Photo credit: Priscilla Du Preez I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to make a living as a songwriter. But it is definitely possible. In today’s world, you’ll need to be many different things – […]
Another video game has joined the bevy to be delayed into 2023, as Inflexion Games has today announced that Nightingale will miss its original launch window. Previously, the gaslamp fantasy survival game had been scheduled […]
J-Hope says being a solo artist has allowed him to start a journey of growth. The BTS star – who recently made history as the first South Korean artist to headline Lollapalooza festival in the […]
Performers can reach some fans even more directly now that Ticketmaster is selling tickets inside the TikTok app. The partnership means Ticketmaster can take advantage of TikTok’s recommendation feed that helps get artists — and […]
MANILA, Philippines – After almost three years, GOT7’s BamBam was finally back in the Philippines! The 25-year-old singer held a press conference and fan meeting in Cebu and Manila, where he shared his Philippine bucket […]
Photo Credit: Jakob Polacsek / CC by 2.0 Spanish prosecutors say they will seek an 8-year sentence in the Shakira tax evasion case. Shakira faces charges of failing to pay the Spanish government more than […]
ON July 11, 2022, season 19 of The Bachelorette premiered on ABC. Both Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia star in The Bachelorette together in a historic first. 2 Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia on the […]
KHLOE Kardashian shared a photo of her looking shockingly slim in a thong bikini and fans are concerned for her wellbeing. The reality star has been slimming down as of late, leading to much buzz […]