SPOTIFY $40 BILLION IN ALL-TIME PAYOUTS TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Spotify has paid out $40 billion to artists and rightsholders since its founding as of 2022 according to the company's updated annual...
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- Mar 24
JONAS BROTHERS' COMEBACK ‘THE ALBUM’
The Jonas Brothers are getting groovy. The pop trio revealed in a recent interview that their upcoming album, The Album, will be inspired...
- Mar 20
SNOOP DOGG BRINGS THE DEATH ROW CATALOG BACK TO STREAMING SERVICES
Snoop Dogg's acquisition of Death Row Records in 2022 caused the record label's catalog to disappear from streaming services. Last month,...
- Mar 16
ILLNESS FORCED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND TO POSTPONE U.S. SHOWS
Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band have postponed several U.S. concerts due to illness. The band was forced to postpone their concerts at...
- Mar 14
TIDAL HAS CANCELLED DIRECT ARTIST PAYOUTS ‘EXPERIMENT’ TO FOCUS ON NEWCOMER PROGRAM “TIDAL RISING”
TIDAL has stopped the Direct Artist Payouts (DAP) and now redirects funds to its TIDAL RISING program. The DAP program saw a percentage...
- Mar 13
COSTA TITCH (SOUTH AFRICAN RAPPER) DIES AFTER COLLAPSING AT ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL JOHANNESBURG
South African rapper Costa Titch has passed away at the age of 28 after collapsing onstage during the Ultra South Africa music festival...
- Mar 11
JISOO (BLACKPINK) HAS ANNOUNCED DEBUT SOLO RELEASE
Still don’t know who BLACKPINK is? The K-pop group has been making waves in the music industry since their debut in 2016. The group, made...
- Mar 10
LIZZO PERFORMED RAMMSTEIN COVER IN GERMANY
Have you ever wondered how an artist can seamlessly transition from pop to heavy metal? Look no further than Lizzo. The pop star added...
- Mar 9
NICKI MINAJ NEW RECORD LABEL UNDER REPUBLIC RECORDS
Nicki Minaj has announced the upcoming launch of her very own record label as a subsidiary of Republic Records. While the rapper has yet...
- Mar 8
GERMANY’S RECORDED MUSIC BUSINESS YOY INCREASED
What’s the state of the music industry in Germany? According to a report by the German Music Industry Association, the market has...
- Mar 8
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
International Women's Day is a global event celebrated annually on March 8th to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political...
- Mar 7
LYRIC CAPITAL HAS RAISED $800M FOR MUSIC RIGHTS ACQUISITION
Lyric Capital Group Closes Second Fund with $410m in Total Commitments. Lyric Capital Group, the New York-based private equity firm, has...
- Mar 6
SPOTIFY’S NFT-KICKOFF: TOKEN-GATED PLAYLISTS
Spotify is taking steps to incorporate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into its platform. In 2021, reports suggested that the company had...
- Mar 1
AMAZON MUSIC WORKS ON AI SOUND WELLNESS APP
Amazon Music has partnered with Endel, an AI sound wellness app, to create personalized wellness playlists to help users relax, focus and...
- Feb 28
DEEZER AND SONOS PARTNER UP TO PUSH SONOS RADIO GLOBALLY
Deezer and Sonos team up to deliver music streaming services to 16 countries globally. The partnership will see Deezer deliver its vast...
- Feb 27
BRYAN-MICHAEL COX IS NOW SVP, A&R AT R&B LABEL LVRN
Have you heard of Love Renaissance (LVRN), the hip-hop and R&B record label based in Atlanta? If not, you may want to take note of this...
- Feb 26
SPOTIFY’S PERSONALIZED ‘DJ’ POWERED BY AI IS OUT
Spotify has launched a new feature that utilizes personalization, voice AI, and generative AI to provide users with a personalized AI DJ....
- Feb 26
BAD BUNNY HIT BIGGEST ALBUM IN THE WORLD IN 2022 ACCORDING TO IFPI
The IFPI recently announced the winners of its Global Chart Awards for 2022. The Global Albums Chart revealed the top 20 albums that...
- Feb 22
LIL PEEP LAWSUIT FINALLY SETTLED
Lil Peep's Mother Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Late Rapper's Former Label Lil Peep's mother, Liza Womack, has settled a wrongful...
- Feb 21
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER WROTE KING CHARLES III’S CORONATION ANTHEM
Have you ever wondered what kind of music plays during a royal coronation ceremony? On May 6, 2023, King Charles III will be crowned at...
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