by Paul Resnikoff The most difficult part about the debate over streaming royalties is that nobody seems to know what streaming services actually pay.  Which is why Digital Music News started an initiative to collect streaming […]
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Court Order Could Force Spotify to Reveal Private Correspondence
by Charlotte Hassan An activist artist demands transparency in a Spotify case… Back in December of last year, Spotify faced a lawsuit brought forward by musician David Lowery, frontman of bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker.  Lowery, who […]
Snapchat Seriously Disrespects Bob Marley on 4/20
by Charlotte Hassan Snapchat under fire for its 4/20 filter… April 20th, also known as 4/20, is now a national cannabis smoking day and informal national holiday.  And in true Snapchat style, the social media platform has […]
Sony/ATV Signs Multi-Territory Deal With SoundCloud
by Charlotte Hassan Get ready for SoundCloud Go in Europe. Sony/ATV, the world’s leading music publisher, and SoundCloud, one of the world’s largest music platform, have announced a multi-territory agreement for Europe. Soundcloud has already […]
Kanye West and Tidal Sued Over The Life of Pablo Exclusive
by Charlotte Hassan Back in February, Kanye West released his The Life of Pablo album exclusively on Jay Z’s streaming service, Tidal. West then later proclaimed that his album would ‘never never never be available on Apple Music,’ […]
Ice Cube: ‘Donald Trump Is What Americans Love’
by Charlotte Hassan In a recent sit-down with Bloomberg, former NWA member Ice Cube spoke upon Donald Trump and why Americans ‘love’ him. “Donald Trump is what Americans love.  Donald Trump is what Americans aspire to be — rich, […]
How I Defrauded Warner Music Of $1.3 Million
by Charlotte Hassan DMN first wrote about this case back in 2014, when former Warner Music exec Danielle Smith was accused ofembezzling $1.3 million from Warner Music. Smith worked at Atlantic Records in the Urban Music division, and […]
Kendrick Lamar Faces Lawsuit Over Bill Withers Sample
by Charlotte Hassan Kendrick Lamar is facing legal action for copyright infringement, according to TMZ. On the track  ‘I Do This’ Kendrick Lamar is allegedly rapping on top of a Bill Withers song titled ‘Don’t You Want To Stay’ that […]