Recognizing No-Win Situation, Cox Settles BMG Copyright Trolling Case [Op-Ed]
As the long running saga of BMG v. Cox finally draws to a close, the ISP finally realized that it was in a no-win situation, according to this op-ed by. Continue reading
BTS Sets YouTube 24 Hour Debut Record with ‘IDOL’
BTS, the hot South Korean boy band, now holds the record for biggest music video debut in YouTube history, earning over 4.5 million views in its first 24 hours. The. Continue reading
Billboard #2 Sells Just 1K Downloads As Decline Accelerates
How quickly are download sales declining? It took just over 1000 track sales to grab the #2 spot on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart for the week ending August. Continue reading
BMG, COX Settle As Major Labels Lawsuit Begins
BMG has reached a settlement with Cox Communications in its 2015 lawsuit alleging the ISP contributed to copyright infringement. BMG called the sealed settlement, originally set by a jury at. Continue reading
A Look At How Little Music Revenue Is Going To Artists
You'd be hard pressed to find a musician who is happy with how much money is going to artists, and with good reason. Mike Masnick looks at collection of data. Continue reading
Nicki Minaj Accuses Irving Azoff Of Smear Campaign
Nicki Minaj is using her Beats 1 radio show to launch a new front in her campaign to blame those that she alleges prevented her new album from debuting at. Continue reading
JJ Abrams Launches New Record Label ‘Loud Robot’
[UPDATED] Film and tv director and producer JJ Abrams has announced his Bad Robot production company is launching an independent record label. Abrams is best known for television shows "Lost" and. Continue reading
Ariana Grande Breaks Spotify Female Streaming Record
Move over Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande just broke the Spotify debut week streaming record for a female artist only five days after the release of 'Sweetener'. Grande's new album had. Continue reading
Kanye West Tweet Leads To Class Action Lawsuit
A Kanye West tweet has led to a class action lawsuit. In February, 2016, West tweeted that his album Life of Pablo would be available on Tidal, and “never never never”. Continue reading
Eagles Pass Michael Jackson For #1 Album Of All Time
The Eagles album "Their Greatest hits 1971-1975" has been certified 38X platinum buy the RIAA to surpass Michael Jackson's 37X platinum album "Thriller" to become the top selling album of. Continue reading
Dear Spotify, Tencent’s Struggles Offer Cautionary Tale
As Chinese internet giant Tencent struggles with profitability and maintaining a strong stock market valuation, Spotify, which owns a significant stake in Tencent Music (and visa versa), should pay attention. Continue reading
