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by Charlotte Hassan Streaming surge drives double-digit revenues at Warner Music Group. Today, (May 6th) Warner Music Group released their Q2 financials showing double-digit revenue growth.  The company’s revenue increased by a massive 10% — or […]
by Charlotte Hassan Spotify is now securing a billion dollar loan.  But is an acquisition spree a smart idea? Spotify has announced the acquisition of CrowdAlbum, a San Francisco-based photo aggregator.  The company aggregates photos and videos […]
by Paul Resnikoff The most difficult part about the debate over streaming royalties is that nobody seems to know what streaming services actually pay.  Which is why Digital Music News started an initiative to collect streaming […]
by Charlotte Hassan An activist artist demands transparency in a Spotify case… Back in December of last year, Spotify faced a lawsuit brought forward by musician David Lowery, frontman of bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker.  Lowery, who […]
by Charlotte Hassan Snapchat under fire for its 4/20 filter… April 20th, also known as 4/20, is now a national cannabis smoking day and informal national holiday.  And in true Snapchat style, the social media platform has […]
by Charlotte Hassan Get ready for SoundCloud Go in Europe. Sony/ATV, the world’s leading music publisher, and SoundCloud, one of the world’s largest music platform, have announced a multi-territory agreement for Europe. Soundcloud has already […]
by Charlotte Hassan Back in February, Kanye West released his The Life of Pablo album exclusively on Jay Z’s streaming service, Tidal. West then later proclaimed that his album would ‘never never never be available on Apple Music,’ […]
by Charlotte Hassan DMN first wrote about this case back in 2014, when former Warner Music exec Danielle Smith was accused ofembezzling $1.3 million from Warner Music. Smith worked at Atlantic Records in the Urban Music division, and […]