Photo Credit: Dave Weatherall For members of the music industry, sync licensing’s far-reaching potential benefits are hardly a secret. But besides affording artists considerable upfront compensation and meaningful exposure, placements are spurring renewed fan interest […]
Photo Credit: OneSheet Chartmetric has acquired OneSheet, a simple tool for creating instant artist data representations. OneSheet creates beautiful artist sheets in just seconds, pulling data from multiple sources across the web. The acquisition will […]
Continue Reading Below But, arguably drawing the most ridicule, is good old “Unobtanium,” the ultra-valuable mineral found on Pandora. Why would the MacGuffin that drives the entire plot of this $200 million dollar movie be […]
Photo Credit: Sumerian Records Sumerian Records signs a distribution pact with Virgin Music’s Label & Artist Services. Independent rock label Sumerian Records has signed a long-term distribution deal with Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. […]
credit: Avatar 2 That might not be accurate, really, but at this time, it has been noted that James Cameron was worried for a bit that the sequel to one of the most popular movies […]
There are some children who might be experiencing the magic and madness inside director James Cameron’s mind for the first time when they watch 2009’s Avatar in theaters this weekend. The film is being rereleased 13 years after its […]
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 […]