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The past week has been a dizzying one for Hipgnosis Songs Fund, which now finds itself in the earliest stages of a bidding war, a legal war, or both. Here’s a quick, five-minute catch-up on everything that’s happened over the past few days. If you’re twenty emails behind and skimming through the Hipgnosis chaos, then ..read more
Digital Music News
6h ago
Independent music publisher and record label Bella Figura Music announces the acquisition of RAK Publishing, whose extensive and varied catalog spans over 50 years and features over 1,500 copyrights. Bella Figura Music, the independent music publisher and record label founded by Alexi Cory-Smith and Neelesh Prabhu in 2022, has announced the acquisition of RAK Publishing ..read more
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6h ago
Ten years after his phenomenal hit ‘Take Me to Church,’ Hozier officially beats the one-hit wonder curse with his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, ‘Too Sweet.’ Irish singer-songwriter Hozier seemingly came out of nowhere in 2014 with his incredibly successful ballad, “Take Me to Church.” While he accrued an unquestionably devoted fanbase over ..read more
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11h ago
Live Nation and Madonna “are a consumer’s worst nightmare” – at least according to a new class-action lawsuit filed over the artist’s alleged lip-synching habit and late concert start times. Individuals who claim to have attended Madonna’s Celebration Tour just recently submitted the action in Washington, D.C., about three months after a decidedly similar suit ..read more
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13h ago
BTS agency Hybe is embroiled in a dispute with Ador over the subsidiary’s alleged attempt to spin off into a standalone company. Regional outlets including the Korea Times just recently shed light on the confrontation, complete with a Hybe-ordered audit of Ador (short for “All Doors One Room”) and a push to remove the business’s ..read more
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13h ago
Audiodrome Record Pressing, the first entirely in-house solar-powered vinyl pressing plant in the US, opens its doors in Gainesville, Florida. Audiodrome is the project of Dave Newell and Betsy Bemis, with a holistic focus on mitigating the environmental impact of pressing records while meeting the growing demand of vinyl. The rapid regrowth of vinyl has ..read more
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13h ago
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame reveals the names of 16 artists who will be inducted in 2024, including Cher, Dionne Warwick, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, and more. This year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame make up a diverse list spanning R&B and rock pioneers from the ..read more
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15h ago
TikTok is denying reports it plans to remove Erich Andersen, the general counsel responsible for negotiating with the U.S. government. Andersen was hired by TikTok in 2020 as its global head counsel and has led talks for the social media giant with the American government. Those talks were supposed to convince the government that TikTok ..read more
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16h ago
After Taylor Swift fans sent death threats to a music journalist reviewing a previous album, Paste Magazine has published their review anonymously. The magazine cites safety reasons for the decision, bringing up the death threats the author experienced while reviewing Lover in 2019. “There is no byline on this review due to how, in 2019 ..read more
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17h ago
Digital Music News is hosting an event for DMN Pro members on the state of radio in 2024—“What Is Radio In 2024?” Lee Abrams will be one of several panelists joining the discussion on the state of radio in the music industry in 2024 and all its various iterations—AM/FM, internet radio, satellite radio, DSP-based radio ..read more