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Less than one year after revealing $10 billion in cumulative distributions, SoundExchange says it’s topped $11 billion in total payouts since 2003. SoundExchange, the entity tasked with collecting and distributing royalties for the use of recordings on non-interactive digital services, just recently unveiled this latest milestone via a brief release. For reference, SoundExchange towards the...
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Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of March 28th, 2024. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to noah@digitalmusicnews.com. And, keep track of all the […]
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The male producer who sued Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault and harassment has added actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. to the list of defendants. Music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, who sued Sean “Diddy” Combs for sexual assault and harassment in February, has amended his lawsuit to include actor Cuba Gooding Jr. as a defendant. […]
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Travis Scott has scored a legal victory in another Astroworld lawsuit brought forth by Sony Music partner Ceremony of Roses. Here’s the latest. Ceremony of Roses (CoR) was contracted to provide various attractions and carnival games during the Astroworld festival. CoR covered the costs of providing the entertainment with a deal made with Live Nation […]
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Amazon has announced it has concluded its $4 billion investment in AI giant Anthropic, contributing a further $2.75 billion after its initial $1.25 billion investment. Here’s the latest. As part of a strategic collaborative agreement, Anthropic will be using Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider for mission critical workloads, including safety research […]
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Days after finalizing a bolstered pact with Hybe, Universal Music Group (UMG) has expanded its relationship with Spotify to include social features and more. UMG and Spotify formally announced their broadened tie-up this morning, as the major label’s catalog remains conspicuously absent from TikTok. Soon after that much-publicized licensing dispute entered the media spotlight, Universal […]
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In an exciting development, Chartmetric has relaunched its Learning Hub, a cutting-edge platform designed to equip artists and aspiring industry professionals with the knowledge and analytical tools necessary for navigating today’s data-driven music landscape. The following comes from Chartmetric, a company DMN is partnered with. The relaunch, detailed on Chartmetric’s Learning Hub,...
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IFPI releases three more Global Charts for 2023, celebrating the biggest albums of the year across different formats — Taylor Swift, SEVENTEEN, and Morgan Wallen come out on top. IFPI, the organization representing the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced three additional Global Album Charts to highlight the biggest releases of 2023 by sales and […]
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Live Nation is under fire with the former Attorney General of Louisiana, whose law firm is investigating the company and certain executives over allegedly false or misleading statements about Live Nation’s business operations. Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., announces that the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti LLC (KSF), […]
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SOCAN has revealed that its revenue topped $368.50 million (CA$500 million) for the first time in 2023, when distributions are said to have spiked by over 20% to $325.75 million (CA$442 million). The Canadian performance rights organization (PRO) reached out today with an overview of its 2023 financials, including $385.45 million (CA$523 million) in revenue, […]
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has watched his net worth skyrocket over 30-plus years, but that may rapidly dwindle in the face of legal trepidation and federal raids on his properties. Just weeks after the latest lawsuit emerged accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual misconduct and trafficking, Homeland Security raided the music industry mogul’s homes in Miami […]
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A trend on Instagram showcasing album tracks as store receipts kicked off a trend after programmer Michelle Liu released ‘Receiptify.’ While Apple Music users could use the service in a limited capacity from 2020-2023—the ability was removed last year. Liu introduced Receiptify in 2020 as a unique way to showcase Spotify data in a store […]
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Watching your artist following grow on Spotify can be one of the most rewarding aspects of growing your online music presence—but also one of the most frustrating. If your Spotify follower count dropped overnight, read on for some potential reasons it happened. Spotify regularly monitors its service for bot followers, artificial streams, and other forms […]
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Following a Homeland Security raid on two homes tied to Diddy (real name Sean Combs), the artist’s attorney has responded to the “gross overuse of military-level force” with a statement. Attorney Aaron Dyer just recently penned a lengthy “statement on behalf of Sean Combs,” whose Miami and Los Angeles residences were reportedly the subject of […]
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Too Lost has announced it is expanding its offering with an ‘Office Hours’ weekly in-house community meeting group to help creators expand their playing field. The music and technology company already offers SaaS solutions for independent music creators—Office Hours builds upon that with knowledge sessions tailored to budding creators. The following was created in collaboration […]