DMN Pro Weekly: Accused Streaming Fraudster Michael Smith Notched 17 Billboard Placements In Two Years — So Why Won’t Billboard Fix Its Charts?

DMN Pro Weekly: Accused Streaming Fraudster Michael Smith Notched 17 Billboard Placements In Two Years — So Why Won't Billboard Fix Its Charts?

Before his September 2024 indictment, accused fraudster Michael Smith allegedly used bot plays to artificially inflate his Billboard chart positions. Now, DMN’s ongoing investigation, led by Dylan Smith, reveals that the artist charted 17 times […]

DMN Pro Weekly: Who Paid Out Michael Smith’s $10 Million Royalty Scam? The Latest Clues Point to Tidal — Though Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and Boomplay Remain Suspiciously Quiet

DMN Pro Weekly: Spotify & Apple Music Now Claim More Than Two-Thirds of Total Subscribers In the US — Here’s the Latest DSP Market Share Breakdown

DMN’s extensive investigation into one of the largest streaming music royalty heists in history, led by DMN’s Dylan Smith, is producing some eye-opening revelations and potentially huge takeaways for an industry trying to plug the […]

Scheana Shay on Being Eddie Cibrian’s ‘Weekly Booty Call,’ Says He Denied Being Married

Scheana Shay on Being Eddie Cibrian's 'Weekly Booty Call,' Says He Denied Being Married

Eddie Cibrian was married to Brandi Glanville at the time he and the then-21-year-old Vanderpump Rules alum started seeing one another — later, he also started seeing seeing now-wife LeeAnn Rimes. Eddie Cibrian was stepping […]

DMN Pro Weekly: Are Tech Bros Hijacking the Music Industry? An Urgent Look at the Latest AI Developments

DMN Pro Weekly: Spotify & Apple Music Now Claim More Than Two-Thirds of Total Subscribers In the US — Here’s the Latest DSP Market Share Breakdown

The music industry is battling another flurry of AI-related developments, with few positive developments for IP owners and creators. Here’s a look at the latest whirlwind of AI-related developments and possible next steps. . . […]

DMN Pro Weekly: Spotify & Apple Music Now Claim More Than Two-Thirds of Total Subscribers In the US — Here’s the Latest DSP Market Share Breakdown

DMN Pro Weekly: Spotify & Apple Music Now Claim More Than Two-Thirds of Total Subscribers In the US — Here’s the Latest DSP Market Share Breakdown

YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Premium, and other streaming platforms struggled to gain subscribers in 2024, as Spotify and Apple Music notched their collective leads higher. . . You are trying to view our premium […]