Irving Azoff Calls Out ‘Liar’ Cohen, YouTube Over Payments
YouTube Global Head Of Music Lyor Cohen is making the media rounds touting the launch of YouTube Music as the dawning of new day for music discovery and promising bigger. Continue reading
R. Kelly Streams Increase After Spotify Ban
A week after Spotify made R. Kelly the poster boy for its "Hate Content and Hurtful Conduct" policy, total streams of his music actually went up slightly. Last week, Spotify. Continue reading
TuneGo Raises $7.7M For Music Industry Data Platform
TuneGO, a data driven music A&R startup has completed a Series B financing totaling more than $7.7 million. Private equity firm Falcon Capital led the round. TuneGO will use the funds. Continue reading
Sony Takes $2.3B Controlling Stake In EMI
With a check for $2.3 billion, Sony has become the world's largest music publisher. The deal adds a catalog of more than two million songs from EMI Music Publishing, including hits. Continue reading
BTS Breaks YouTube 2018 Record, 36M Views In 24 Hours
K-Pop stars BTS' video for their single "Fake Love" received 35.9 million views in its first 24 hours, making it the biggest 24-hour debut of 2018 and the third biggest 24-hour. Continue reading
TIDAL Denies Streaming Fraud, But Not Late Payments
Just days after it was reported that Beyoncé and Kanye West's TIDAL streaming stats had been manipulated with hundreds of millions of false plays, the music streamer denied the claim. Continue reading
Billboard Music Awards 2018 – Full Winners List
Kelly Clarkson began the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night with a tribute to the victims of Friday's mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. "I'm a Texas girl and my. Continue reading
UMG Revenue Up 4.5% As Vivendi Confirms IPO, Sale Plans
Serious exploration of an IPO or the sale of Universal Music Group was confirmed by parent Vivendi during an earnings call Thursday. A Board committee has been tasked with exploring. Continue reading
Smokey Robinson Gives Moving Defense Of Artists Rights At Hearing Over Music Modernization Act
Singer songwriter Smokey Robinson too the stage in a somewhat different capacity recently to act as a moving and powerful advocate for artists' rights, delivering a passionate defense to the. Continue reading
Rap vs Pap: Dr Dre Loses Trademark Battle With Gynecologist Dr Drai
In a surprising clash of music and medicine, Dr. Dre faced defeat at the conclusion of a trademark battle he waged against Pennsylvania OB/GYN Dr. Drai, with the former rapper. Continue reading
