Matt Simons performing live in Berlin in 2016. Photo Credit: Denis Apel “Catch & Release” singer-songwriter Matt Simons has taken legal action against Universal Music Group’s Republic Records for allegedly breaching the terms of their worldwide licensing agreement by withholding royalty payments. Netherlands-based Maspeth Music, which “furnishes the services” of the Brooklyn native Matt Simons, […]
Photo Credit: Sally / CC by 3.0 The FBI has released its archive of files on Kurt Cobain, revealing requests for an investigation. The 10-page file contains letters from individuals who wrote to ask for the suicide to be investigated. “The police who took up the case were never very serious in investigating it as […]
Photo Credit: Alphacolor Sennheiser has sold its headphones business to Sonova, a Swiss medical audio manufacturer. Sennheiser announced it was looking for a buyer for its consumer electronics division in February. The German audio firm cited ‘strong competitive pressure’ as the reason for selling its business. Despite setting record sales in 2019, Sennheiser still lost […]
Photo Credit: Cameron Venti A new report alleges Daft Punk has lifted the sound of a homeless man to create “One More Time.” The 70-year-old homeless Eddie Johns released an album called More Spell on You in 1979. The track was released in Europe but didn’t see much success at the time. Daft Punk chopped […]
Photo Credit: Bitski Jay-Z leads a $19 million funding round for Bitski, a new NFT platform that wants to take over. Bitski says it wants to be the Shopify of NFTs sold online, dominating the market. It aims to enable brands to create and sell non-fungible tokens through its platform. Content creators are encouraged to […]
PRS for Music has officially issued a 10 percent backdated livestream tariff – though not everyone is thrilled with the rate’s temporary “discount.” The 107-year-old UK collecting society – which in late January launched a licensing platform for small-scale livestreams, before walking back the pivot due to criticism from indie creators – just recently unveiled […]
Morgan Wallen recording ‘The Dangerous Sessions’ Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album remains the top-charting album of 2021, the unexpected result of a mass-industry cancellation in February. But the controversy surrounding Morgan Wallen has also drawn attention to older releases. Back in early February of 2021, it looked like Morgan Wallen’s career was done. After […]
Ahead of crowd-based entertainment’s full-scale return, Live Nation stock (LYV on the NYSE) is surging. At the time of this piece’s publishing, Live Nation stock (LYV) was up 5.78 percent from yesterday’s close, for a per-share price of $79.46. And while this figure is about $15 less than the Beverly Hills-based company’s 52-week high stock […]
Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer now supports native HomePod integration with support for HiFi lossless playback. The API for other music streaming services to take advantage of the HomePod was released with iOS 14.3 last year. Pandora was the first service to announce native HomePod integration after those APIs rolled out. Spotify is yet to adopt […]
Photo Credit: Kameron Vincent Philbert / CC by 3.0 Rapper Waka Flocka Flame says the current NFT marketplaces are exploiting artists – so he’s launching his own. Non-fungible tokens are the newest monetization craze to grip the music industry. Several platforms like OpenSea and Rarible are gaining traction as a place for artists to sell […]