Amazon Music, UMG, WMG Partner For Ultra HD, 3D Audio Streaming

Amazon Music has partnered with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs and albums to Ultra High Definition. Ultra HD is the highest available quality. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Weekly Music Charts

Spotify has launched multiple US and global song, album, and Top 10 Debut charts. The new charts are in addition to Spotify’s long-standing Top Daily Songs chart and will live. Continue reading

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Illegal Music Stream Ripping Soars 1390%

Music piracy is on the rise, but not thanks to some basement pressing plant. Modern music piracy comes mostly in the form of stream ripping. According to digital rights monitor. Continue reading

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SXSW 2021 Goes Online, Showcases To Feature Artists Scheduled For 2020

SXSW has announced that it will be a largely online event in 2021. “The challenge of building a new future is one that we’re excited to tackle,” Roland Swenson, CEO. Continue reading

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Secrets of K-Pop Revealed with Bernie Cho [Part 1]

In part one of this two-part article, DFSB Kollective President Bernie Cho draws on his 20+ years of experience in the Asian entertainment industry to give us a look behind. Continue reading

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Is Kanye West The Modern Day Prince?

Not ‘prince’ in the Machiavellian sense of the term – though there is an argument for that too – but as in the artist formerly known as. Back in 1992, Prince fought his. Continue reading

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Kanye Offers 7 Surprisingly Sane ‘Guidelines’ For Fairer Recording, Publishing Deals

Kayne West is on a mission to get control of all of his recording and publishing rights back. As part of his very public campaign, West took to Twitter with. Continue reading

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Are Record Labels Still Relevant?

While record labels still exist, many in the industry question whether they’re still relevant to the modern music business, and if they still hold the power to elevate an artist. Continue reading

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Billboard Launches Two New Global Charts

Billboard and MRC Data have launched to new charts ranking the top songs globally. The weekly charts, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S., are based on both worldwide streams and. Continue reading

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What Exactly Is A Record Label?

The role of the record label has evolved dramatically over the past couple of decades, and while it isn’t fair to say that the record label is dead, its function. Continue reading

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