Cuban-American singer Malu Trevejo has won a huge victory against Universal Music Group. But there’s still a long battle ahead. A U.S. Circuit Court in Miami has granted Trevejo’s request for an injunction against Universal Music Latino, a…
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Notorious Hacker Group ‘Music Mafia’ Remains Online — Despite Heavy RIAA Pressure
Unreleased music tracks are generating bitcoins for hacker group Music Mafia. The group that leaked Kanye claims to have more unreleased material from hundreds of popular hip-hop, R&B, pop, and electronic music artists. A cursory glance at the gro…
SoundExchange First-Half Payouts Increase 17.4% to $399 Million
Despite significant pullouts from Pandora, SoundExchange is steadily increasing its royalty payouts to recording artists and rights owners. SoundExchange has just announced its Q2 2018 results, and the results are up. The company revealed more than $2…
Charter Communications & Spectrum Officially Banned from Doing Business In New York
In 2016, Charter Communications gained approval for its buyout of Time Warner Cable (TWC), giving broadband consumers one fewer option in most states. Now it looks like New York has gotten fed up with the lack of fulfillment from Charter’s side …
Latest Industry: Facebook, Elton John, Austrian Sales, LiveXLive, ANiUTa, More…
Facebook becomes Universal Music UK’s neighbor. Facebook will move to a new office at Kings Cross by 2021. The social media company will acquire 611,000 square feet across three buildings. Facebook’s British headquarters will be close to Universal Mu…
GSO Capital Partners Is the Latest Creditor to Reject Gibson Guitar’s Bankruptcy Plan
Gibson Guitar’s financial mess has only been worsening since declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After months of speculation, Gibson Brands, Inc. finally filed for bankruptcy protection back in May. But it’s unclear if the company is going to…
GSO Capital Partners Is the Latest Creditor to Reject Gibson Guitar’s Bankruptcy Plan
Gibson Guitar’s financial mess has only been worsening since declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After months of speculation, Gibson Brands, Inc. finally filed for bankruptcy protection back in May. But it’s unclear if the company is going to…
Latest Industry: Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More…
Sting will star in his own musical. Mirvish Productions, a Canadian theatrical production company, has announced Sting will star in the Canadian premiere of his musical, The Last Ship. Based on the singer’s 1991 album The Soul Cages, the musical tells…
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 Grammys
The New York imbroglio is over. Now the 61st Grammy Awards are shifting back to LA, to the familiar Staples Center roost. It’s been a really, really rough year for the Grammys and its guiding force, the Recording Academy. But maybe a return to …
“November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses is Oldest Music Video to Reach One Billion YouTube Views
Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” makes YouTube history with one billion views… decades later. Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” came out in 1992, 13 years before YouTube launched. The nine-minute video …