Kelis calls out Beyoncé and Pharrell over uncleared Milkshake sample
Singer Kelis has called out Beyoncé and her team of producers, including Pharrell Williams, for use of an uncleared sample from Kelis’s Milkshake on a song called Energy. The so
Bluetooth technology is a receiving a major upgrade
Bluetooth is set to receive a long overdue upgrade. First announced in 2020, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reports that the new Bluetooth LE Audio standard is set to be upda
Spotify acquires online music guessing game, Heardle
Spotfiy has acquired the music guessing game, Heardle. A version of popular New York Times owned Wordle, Heardle challenges users to guess songs based on increasing snippets of mus
Former Studio54 owner Mark Fleischman dies by assisted suicide
The former owner of the legendary Studio 54 Mark Fleischman has died. Flesichman’s former business partner confirmed that the nightlife icon passed away on Wednesday by ass
Napster to relaunch as NFT and cryptocurrency marketplace
Notorious music streaming service Napster has announced plans to relaunch their business as a platform for cryptocurrencies and NFTs, reports Bloomberg. Napster is infamous for pro
Marshall Jefferson sues Kanye West over unlicensed ‘Move Your Body’ sample
House music legend Marshall Jefferson is suing Ye, AKA Kanye West, over the use of a sample from his seminal track, Move Your Body. In his lawsuit, Jefferson claims West used the s
Copyright Royalty Board raises mechanical royalties rate while Spotify launches an industry guidance website for new musicians
The Copyright Royalty Board has voted to set new rates for mechanical royalties for publishers and songwriters, raising the rate to 15.1%, applicable from 2018 through 2022. The U.
Tomorrowland to release series of fantasy novels based on the festival’s previous themes
Electronic music festival Tomorrowland is releasing a series of fantasy novels inspired by the themes and their corresponding worlds created for various editions of the festival ov
Four Tet wins royalties battle with former label Domino
Kieran Hebden, better known as producer Four Tet, has settled his recent legal battle with former label Domino. Hebden confirmed in a social media post on June 20th that the case h
Body found in Amazon confirmed to be former Mixmag editor, Dom Phillips
It has been confirmed that a body found in the Amazon region of Brazil is former Mixmag editor, Dom Phillips. He was identified on dental records. Phillips served as editor of Mixm
