YouTube Music’s chief Lyor Cohen is warning that his platform will be forever changed by Article 13. Several music industry associations have now issued a formal response. YouTube and its parent Google/Alphabet has a very serious crisis on its hands. …
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Multiple AMLC Board Members Quit as a Post-MMA Turf War Breaks Out
Last week, DMN first reported on the formation of the American Music Licensing Collective, or AMLC, which is focused on fulfilling the duties the MMA’s Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). Now, that group has quickly lost a pair of board members, for…
Multiple AMLC Board Members Quit as a Post-MMA Turf War Breaks Out
Last week, DMN first reported on the formation of the American Music Licensing Collective, or AMLC, which is focused on fulfilling the duties the MMA’s Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). Now, that group has quickly lost a pair of board members, for…
Glassnote Officially Leaves the Major Label Farm With a Kobalt/AWAL Deal
Glassnote Music, one of largest and most celebrated indie labels, has just inked a distribution partnership with Kobalt’s AWAL. For years, Glassnote Music has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with mega-label Universal Music Group. Now, that deal is over…
Hipgnosis Songs Strikes Again — This Time Buying 100% of Poo Bear’s Hit Catalog
Justin Bieber, Usher, David Guetta, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Fifth Harmony, JLo, and Skrillex. These are just some of the artists with songs penned by Poo Bear, aka Jason Boyd. Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited (HSFL), headed by Merck Mercuriadis, has been …
At Least Two Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Contenders Have Emerged — Here’s the First One
The American Music Licensing Collective (AMLC) is just one group vying to fulfill the duties of the MMA’s Music Licensing Collective (MLC). Last month, the Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law by President Trump. Now, the hard work of cre…
Beyonce Takes 100% Control Over Ivy Park After Allegations of Worker Abuse, Sexual Impropriety, and Racial Discrimination
The Ivy Park fashion brand is now wholly-controlled by Beyoncé amidst numerous allegations of impropriety involving partner Topshop. Last year, we pointed to a raft of accusations that Beyoncé’s Ivy Park clothing line was effectively running sweatshops…
MGM Acquires the Rights to Chance the Rapper’s Upcoming Movie Musical, Hope
In need of some Hope? Chance the Rapper and MGM will soon be delivering just that — in the form of a movie musical. MGM has just acquired the rights to Chance the Rapper’s ambitious new project, Hope. The movie musical will trace a group of Chicago te…
Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Robin Thicke, Michael Plen Have All Lost Their Homes In the California Wildfires — Here’s the Latest List of Those Impacted
The music industry, like many other entertainment sectors, has been heavily impacted by raging California wildfires. Over the past decade-plus, Los Angeles has gradually become a hub for the music industry. So the impact of a natural disaster like thi…