by Paul Resnikoff YouTube faces its strongest accusations to date, from one of the biggest companies in the world. Apple has now joined a chorus of voices decrying YouTube, accusing the company of profiting enormously while ruthlessly […]
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Spotify – Facing Possible Patent Troll Lawsuit
by Charlotte Hassan Spotify is facing yet another lawsuit…but this time it’s over trademarks and patents. Today, a lawsuit was filed against Spotify by Post Media Systems LLC.  Post Media claims that the streaming service breaches […]
Twitter Makes A Massive $70 Million Investment In SoundCloud
by Charlotte Hassan Is one broke platform investing in another? According to reports, Twitter has invested $70 million in SoundCloud’s music streaming service as part of a funding round that could top $100 million.  That […]
Music Company Forced To Pay $400,000 After Faking Evidence In Sony Music Lawsuit
by Charlotte Hassan Nice try Mayimba, but now you must pay… DMN have been following the fraudulent case since the beginning. In short, New York-based Mayimba Music LLC filed a suit against Sony Music regarding the […]
Vinyl Sales Reach Their Highest Level Since 1988
by Charlotte Hassan Nobody knows how high this will go… For a moment, we thought that vinyl sales were slowing down due to exclusive preliminary data shared by Nielsen Music in April of this year.  The […]
Soundcloud Has Inked a Deal With UMPI and SACEM
by Charlotte Hassan Soundcloud has inked a deal with UMPI – Universal Music Publishing International and SACEM – France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music. The new agreement brings the catalogue of UMPI’s and […]
CBS Radio Dodges Royalties Through Clever ‘Remastering’ Defense
by Charlotte Hassan Big win for CBS and other radio operators… ABS Entertainment has been battling CBS Radio over its use of pre-1972 classic recordings for some time now. ABS says CBS isn’t authorized to play […]
Live Nation – Starts Cancelling Hip Hop Shows After T.I. Incident
by Charlotte Hassan Live Nation is being extra cautious after the T.I. concert shootout… Last week at a T.I. concert, a gunman opened fire at Irving Plaza at approximately 10:15 pm.  That was right before T.I. […]