Led Zeppelin Could End “Stairway To Heaven” Lawsuit For $1
Led Zeppelin are facing a jury trial for alleged copyright infringement of their seminal hit "Stairway to Heaven." A District Court Judge has ruled that the hit was similar enough to. Continue reading
This Startup Used A Chatbot To Sell $1M In Vinyl Records In 8 Months, Scores $3.5M Investment
Chatbots – "a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet" – are all the rage in tech circles. Mark Zuckerberg says they'll transform Facebook,. Continue reading
PRINCE, An Artist Who Controlled Every Aspect Of His Music And Career, LEFT NO WILL
Prince famously controlled of every aspect of his music and career. But his legacy may be left to warring relatives and the courts. That's the almost inevitable result of news that. Continue reading
Inside The Taylor Swift Anti-Piracy Battle: Regulatory Filing Reveals UMG’s Massive Effort To Block Pirates
Few musicians or labels are fans of music piracy. But with Taylor Swift's decision to keep her music anticipated album '1989' off streaming music services, UMG, her label's distributor, became. Continue reading
Prince Sells 3 Million Tracks, 650K Albums In Just 4 Days
In the 4 day period April 21-24, following Prince's untimely passing, he sold 654,861 albums and had track sales of more than 3 million, according to new stats from Buzz Angle. Continue reading
Prince’s “The Very Best Of” Tops U.S. Chart This Week
The Very Best of Prince is the #1 album in the U.S. this week (April 15 – 21, 2016) with over 121,000 album project units, according to BuzzAngle Music. The number. Continue reading
Remember This? Prince’s Warner Bros Deal Precipitated Ripple Effect Of Copyright Terminations
Years ago, Prince negotiated with Warner Brothers to regain control of his catalog of music. While among the first to do so, many artists from 1978 onward have the option to renegotiate their contracts,. Continue reading
Beyoncé Releases Surprise Album ‘Lemonade’ Will Stream Exclusively On TIDAL Forever
[UPDATE 2] Saturday night Beyoncé became the latest superstar TIDAL artist-owner to release their new album exclusively on the platform, following Kanye West and Rhianna. The much anticipated 12 track album,. Continue reading
