Carl Cox Teams Up with WaterBear for Music Education Scholarship
Techno legend Carl Cox has announced a scholarship program in collaboration with WaterBear, The College of Music. Carl Cox Scholarship Award ...
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Jay-Z Reportedly Selling TIDAL to Jack Dorsey’s Square Inc. for $350 Million
Jay-Z is reportedly selling his music streaming service TIDAL for $350 million in cash and stocks. According to multiple reports, ...
Spotify Is Now Testing Unlimited Skips For Free Users
One of the main differentiations between paid subscribers and free users of Spotify has been the ad-free experience that paying customers get to ...
The Chainsmokers & Zedd Dominate Nielsen Music’s Mid-Year 2018 Dance/Electronic Charts
Earlier today, Billboard released their mid-year report on the Dance/Electronic charts based off the sales data from a tracking period starting December ...
Best Buy To Stop Selling Physical CDs As of Today
It's no secret that as far as music consumption goes, physical product is a thing of the past. Somewhere along ...
Spotify’s First Public Earnings Report: 75m Paid Subscribers, Expanded Hulu Partnership, New Countries + More
Earlier in the year Spotify filed its IPO to become a public company and as a part of their new-found fiduciary responsibility ...
House of Representatives Unanimously Pass Music Modernization Act
Earlier today, the Music Modernization Act unanimously passed through the House of Representatives ushering in a new era of the ...
Sources: Jimmy Iovine To Leave Apple In August
Since joining Apple, music industry legend Jimmy Iovine has cut an impressive figure by creating and bringing Apple's flagship music streaming service Apple Music to life. ...
YouTube Secures Licensing Agreement With Universal Music Group
YouTube has just wrapped up licensing deals with two out of three three major labels earlier today with Universal Music Group ...
Beatport Shares Their Most Popular Song, Label, & Artist of 2017
With the advent of streaming over the last few years plus the failed acquisition by SFX, Beatport's relevance has certainly been on ...
Spotify’s $43.5 Million Class Action Lawsuit Faces Complications At Final Hearing
Back in early August, Spotify settled a major class action lawsuit to the tune of $43.5 million. The lawsuit was filed by Melissa ...
Spotify Purchases Cloud-Based Recording Studio Company Soundtrap
Since 2015, Swedish start-up Soundtrap has been offering users the ability to work in real time with other users on musical projects ...