If the world has arrived at all-you-can eat subscription, why hasn’t sync music licensing? Now, leading indie licensing platform Jamendo has launched a sync-subscription service that aims to benefit indie creators and artists alike. Jamendo’s concept i…
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Chase Rice Responds to Backlash Over Packed Concert
Earlier today, Digital Music News was first to report on the outrage and backlash country music star Chase Rice is facing over his playing a packed concert in Tennessee over the weekend – and uploading a clip of the gig to social media. Now, Rice has r…
Cardi B’s $5 Million ‘Tattoo Lawsuit’ Will Face Jury Trial In the Fall
The long-running “tattoo lawsuit” against Cardi B will face a jury trial this fall, roughly three years after its submission to a California federal court. Judge Cormac J. Carney recently confirmed an updated date for the legal showdown between Cardi B…
Live Nation Will Dramatically Reduce Performing Artist Payouts In 2021 — Here’s the Leaked Memo
Owing to the immense fiscal and operational impact that the novel coronavirus has had on the live music sphere, leading concert promoter Live Nation is preparing to dramatically reduce artist payouts in 2021. Live Nation officials recently shared the c…
Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment Unilaterally Support the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 — Here’s Their Statement
The ‘Big Three’ major labels were joined in their support of the Justice in Policing Act by music industry organizations A2IM, ARA, BMAC, FMC, MAC, RIAA and SONA. Mega-label groups Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music G…
Akon Receives $6 Billion Construction Grant to Build ‘Akon City’ In Senegal
Akon has closed a multibillion-dollar contract to build a futuristic city – aptly named Akon City – in Senegal. The Senegalese-American singer announced Akon City’s construction plans via a press release, but hadn’t personally elaborated on the highly …
Jay Sean Kicks Off New Comedic Podcast Series, ‘Basement Banter’
In partnership with The Heavy Group and podcast-management company Kast Media, artist and producer Jay Sean is set to release a comedic podcast entitled Basement Banter. Jay Sean and his team disclosed Basement Banter’s details exclusively to Digital M…
Lady Antebellum’s New Name, Lady A, Is Already Taken by a Black Blues Singer
Yesterday, Digital Music News was first to report that Grammy-winning country band Lady Antebellum had changed its name to Lady A. However, it appears that the group failed to research the history of the title, which blues singer Anita White has been u…
SoundCloud Partners With Snapchat for Sharing Tracks, Albums, and More
SoundCloud is partnering with Snapchat to make it easier to share tracks, albums, playlists, and profiles to Snaps. SoundCloud is taking advantage of the newly announced Snap Kit Creative Kit to allow creators to share music. The idea is to turn Snapc…
Lady Antebellum Changes Their Name to ‘Lady A’ — ‘We Are Deeply Sorry for the Hurt This Has Caused’
Grammy-winning band Lady Antebellum has now changed their name to ‘Lady A’ to eliminate any reference to pre-Civil War slavery and injustice. Grammy-winning country trio Lady Antebellum has officially changed their name to ‘Lady AR…