by Charlotte Hassan On Monday, a California Federal Judge ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke will not have to pay Marvin Gaye’s family’s $3.5 million in legal fees.  The battle has been ongoing for some time […]
Corporate Corner
Jay Z’s Blueprint Albums Yanked from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, & Deezer
by Charlotte Hassan In a bid to boost subscriber numbers at Tidal, Jay Z has quietly swiped his Blueprint albums from competing music streaming sites.  These coveted releases are now Tidal exclusives.  Anyone surprised? As first unearthed […]
Executive Shuffles: BMI, UMG, SoundExchange, Madison House, CAA
by Charlotte Hassan A list of executive shuffles across the music business… BMI has hired Nina Carter as Associate Director/Writer, Publisher Relations in Nashville.  Carter’s role will be to sign and provide services to writers across […]
Streaming Startup CÃœR Pays $8 Million for Major Label Licenses
by Charlotte Hassan According to the Wall Street Journal, CÃœR Media has received â€licenses from all three major record companies, giving them a collective $8 million in advance money.†In return for the $8 million, CÃœR […]
Massive, $200 Million Class Action Served Against Rhapsody
by Paul Resnikoff Yesterday, sources pointed Digital Music News to a string of upcoming class action lawsuits involving Spotify competitors.  Now, the first of those lawsuits is being served against Rhapsody. The massive class action lawsuit against Rhapsody is […]
SoundCloud Will Become a Paid Service ‘Within 9 Months,’ Sources Say
by Paul Resnikoff SoundCloud is about to become a totally different musical destination, with a subscription service happening by October of this year, according to sources to DMN. At the present time, everything on SoundCloud is […]
Tidal, Microsoft, Google Play, Rhapsody, Slacker Now Facing Class Action Litigation
by Paul Resnikoff What started as a $150 million class action against Spotify is now threatening to snowball into one of the largest legal fights the music industry has ever witnessed. Spotify’s attorneys at Mayer Brown LLC […]
Is Rhapsody Next? Annual Losses Balloon to $35.5 Million
by Paul Resnikoff Last year, the once-promising Rdio slipped into bankruptcy, with annual losses approaching $25 million annually.  Is Rhapsody next? According to financial details now disclosed, the struggling Rhapsody suffered losses of $35.5 million last year, a […]