Do You Have AirPods Pro With a Crackling Issue? There’s a Lawsuit for That
Photo Credit: Jerin John Apple is now facing a class action lawsuit over its AirPods Pro model and its crackling issue. DMN has reported on…
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Trolley Announces $23 Million Series B, Tees Up Product Optimizations Designed ‘To Transform Music Industry Payouts’
The board of Trolley, which has announced a $23 million Series B, at a November 8th meeting. Photo Credit: Trolley Canadian fintech Trolley has announced…
GEMA Sues OpenAI for Copyright Infringement Amid Broader AI Regulatory Push: ‘A Test Case to Clarify Numerous Legal Issues’
GEMA CEO Tobias Holzmüller, whose society is suing OpenAI in Germany for alleged training-related copyright infringement. Photo Credit: GEMA It turns out GEMA’s push to…
Spotify Reports $100 Million In Royalty Savings Since Rolling Out Bundled Offerings Since March
Photo Credit: Daniel Ek by Stuart Isett / Fortune Brainstorm Tech / CC by 2.0 Spotify’s bundling pays off, but not for songwriters and publishers.…
SoundCloud’s New Upload Experience Offers Distribution, Too
Photo Credit: SoundCloud SoundCloud launches a new upload experience to change the game for creators with what it calls ‘the best damn upload experience on…
Diddy Fallout Intensifies As Ray J Alleges High-Profile Celebs are Paying Victims to Keep Quiet
Photo Credit: TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: Inside the Freak-Offs / Tubi Ray J claims to know of multiple celebrities who are offering money…
Turntable Labs’ Hangout Launches with Sony Music, UMG, WMG, Merlin On Board
Photo Credit: Hangout.fm Turntable Labs is launching Hangout.fm, a new virtual listening community that draws inspiration from the now defunct Turntable.fm. Turntable.fm was shuttered in…
Record Labels Say ISP Should Pay More for User Piracy — Per Song, Not Per Album
Photo Credit: Lee Campbell After a court victory against an internet provider, record labels want more, demanding the ISP should pay per song and not…
Apple Music Classical Finally Gets Siri & CarPlay Support
Photo Credit: Prasad Panchakshari The latest version of Apple Music Classical (2.1) now offers support for both Siri and CarPlay. Apple experimented with CarPlay support…
Why Stop At $400? Spotify Stock Tops $465 Per Share Following Q3 Earnings Release — Execs Target ‘First Full Year of Profitability’
Spotify stock jumped to $465 per share following the release of the streaming platform’s Q3 2024 earnings report. Why stop at $400 per share? Spotify…
The Weeknd and Apple Tee Up ‘Breathtaking’ Vision Pro ‘Music Experience’ for November 14th Release
Apple and The Weeknd are bringing an exclusive ‘immersive music experience’ to the Vision Pro. Photo Credit: Kevin Doyle Apple and The Weeknd are officially…
Eminem, N.W.A., Walter Afanasieff, Janet Jackson Top Songwriters Hall of Fame 2025 Nominees List
Photo Credit: Eminem performing at the Anger Management Tour in 2003 by Scott Kinmartin / CC by 2.0 The Songwriters Hall of Fame announces its…
Los Angeles Station KFI 640 Decimated Following iHeartMedia Cuts
Photo Credit: Chris Little Most of the news team at Los Angeles’ KFI 640 was decimated following the rampant iHeartMedia cuts, with 17 people at…
Apple Music Selling $450 Coffee Table Book of ‘100 Best Albums’
Photo Credit: Assouline Apple has partnered with lifestyle publisher Assouline to curate a coffee table book of the 100 Best Albums on the streaming service.…
Jelly Roll Blasts ‘Chart Manipulation’ — Congratulates Rod Wave on Being the Actual #1 Chart-Topping Artist
Photo Credit: SiriusXM A few weeks ago, Jelly Roll said he would “put the music industry on blast” in October, promising to expose slimy behind-the-scenes…
Hybe Grapples With Continued Fallout Over Leaked Document — Weverse Magazine Issues Formal Apology
A promo image for Hybe’s Weverse superfan app, which is welcoming non-K-pop acts including Megan Thee Stallion. Photo Credit: Hybe Multiple weeks and angry fan…
TikTok Launches Photo Sharing Integration with Lemon8 as a US Ban Looms Large
Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok launches integration with Lemon8, ByteDance’s newer social media platform, making photo sharing more feasible between the two. TikTok has announced integration…
John Mayer, McG Dropping a Reported $60 Million to Buy Jim Henson Studio Lot in Hollywood
Photo Credit: John Mayer by Christina / CC by 2.0 John Mayer and McG are dropping a reported $60 million to buy the historic Jim…
Warner Music India Takes a Minority Stake in SkillBox as WMG Bets on Emerging Market Growth
Photo Credit: Amarjeet Singha, Jay Mehta, Sujar Parekh, Anmol Kukreja, Roydon Bangera Warner Music India takes a minority stake in ticketing and live events platform…
T-Pain Put Tallahassee On the Map — Now The City Is Renaming a Street ‘T-Pain Lane’
Photo Credit: Tallahassee Today Tallahassee native T-Pain received honors from his hometown with a street naming dedication, a key to the city, and a sold-out…