Mixcloud Pacts With EU Licensor ICE For 12M DJ Sets

European digital music rights organization ICE announced a new multi-territory licensing deal with dance music-focused digital music service Mixcloud.  Mixcloud’s new ‘Core’ licence deal with ICE covers PRS, STIM and. Continue reading

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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

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Staying Safe And Secure This Festival Season

With summer almost in full swing, a variety of fun and vibrant festivals across the nation are likely calling your name, and while these provide a great opportunity to cut. Continue reading

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Mark Eisenberg Exits SoundExchange For SoundCloud

SoundCloud has hired veteran music exec Mark Eisenberg as Senior Vice President, Content Partnerships at the streaming music service.

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This Week In Music Commentary

In commentary this week, we hear from TIDAL on why an inflated streams report is a smear campaign, what's going on at the ASCAP EXPO, and why it is that. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week we heard commentary from country punk Sarah Shook on her creative process, the lead singer of CAKE on how Big Tech abuses outdated laws to the detriment of. Continue reading

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Pandora Q1 2018 Beats Expectations, Listener Hours Fall

Pandora reported smaller than anticipated losses in Q1 2018, sending the stock up 8% in after hours trading. Total Pandora Plus and Premium subscribers grew 19 Year over year to. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Spotify [NYSE:SPOT] Ends Day Down 5.66%

UPDATED: Spotify stock began trading Thursday at $151.43, 11% lower than its $170 Wednesday close, after the streamer missed revenue estimates  Wall Street analysts. The stock ended trading on Thursday. Continue reading

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Sony Sells $750M Spotify Stock, Will Artists Get Fair Share?

Sony has sold half its 5.7% stake in Spotify, Sony Corp. CFO Hiroki Totoki told Wall Street yesterday. At Spotify's average stock price, the sale netted Sony more than $750. Continue reading

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Gibson Guitars Files For Bankruptcy

Guitar maker Gibson Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company said it will continue to operate during the reorganization, but will wind down Gibson Innovations, which. Continue reading

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