“Certainly, we’re in the age of copyright trolling.” James Sammataro, partner at Pryor Cashman, is one of the top music industry attorneys. And like many music biz barristers, he’s witnessing an alarming swell in copyright infri… Continue Reading
Taylor Swift is singlehandedly shutting down the licensing of her valuable catalog for advertisements, TV, and movies — even though that could cost her millions. Taylor Swift is now taking extreme measures to sabotage the recent $300 million sale of he… Continue Reading
Yellowcard’s aggressive copyright lawsuit against Juice WRLD has run into a slight complication. Over the weekend, the fast-rising rapper reportedly overdosed while ingesting his pills stash to evade prosecution by federal agents. Not exactly a … Continue Reading
Grammys parent company NARAS (aka the Recording Academy) is now at war with its longtime printing partner. According to legal paperwork shared with Digital Music News late Monday night, NARAS is now suing its longtime program-producing partner, FX Grou… Continue Reading
Rapper Juice WRLD (aka Jared Higgins) has been pronounced dead after suffering a massive seizure at Chicago’s Midway airport. The rapper was 21. Juice WRLD reportedly collapsed in a violent seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport before being … Continue Reading
Katy Perry and her legal team are officially striking back against a recent $2.78 million copyright infringement ruling related to the hit song “Dark Horse” — with the first counter-arguments scheduled for January of 2020. The $2.789 millio… Continue Reading
Last month, Coldplay declared that it would cease all touring, at least until concerts could become ‘environmentally beneficial’. But perhaps a few one-off shows won’t kill the planet? Accordingly, Coldplay has now signed onto iHeartm… Continue Reading
Slipknot and Evanescence decided to abruptly cancel Knotfest in Mexico City because of problems with a security barricade. Which turned out to be a very, very bad idea. Abruptly canceling a major performance in front of 50,000 pumped-up fans is rarely… Continue Reading
The newly-minted — and funded — Mechanical Licensing Collective has just awarded a plum contract to the Harry Fox Agency, owned by private equity firm the Blackstone Group. Critics are quickly pointing to a ‘no-bid contract’ based on polit… Continue Reading
Warning: Spotify playlists may be damaging to your career. Ari Herstand explains why. What? You’re not subscribed to the Digital Music News Podcast? We’re available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, and pretty much everywhere else. Or, simp… Continue Reading
