Rogan’s Spotify deal actually worth $200 million, despite Spotify’s initial claims
A recent article published by Pitchfork has revealed that podcaster Joe Rogan’s exclusive content deal with streaming giant Spotify is worth $200 million. This is double than wha
Pig&Dan’s Dan Duncan launches CryptoDJs as the music industry continues to shift towards NFTs
Yesterday, DJ/producer Dan Duncan (one half of tech duo Pig&Dan) launched CryptoDJs, a new platform that hosts collectable NFTs (nonfungible tokens) from electronic music artis
Four Tet signs global publishing deal with UMPG amidst ongoing legal battle with Domino
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has announced that Kieran Hebdan (Four Tet) recently signed a global publishing deal with the company. Pete Simmons, director of A&R for
UK rock band announce album in protest of Spotify’s business model, while Daniel Ek does not believe “silencing Joe Rogan is the answer”
An independent rock band from the UK, The Pocket Gods, have announced plans to release an album that hacks Spotify’s royalties system. The album, called 1000×30 – Nobody Makes
As Grammy Awards announce April date, we take a look at this year’s Dance/Electronic categories
A new date has been confirmed for the 64th Grammy Awards. Originally scheduled to take place on January 31st in Los Angeles, the awards and show were delayed indefinitely due to th
Major labels pledge to be net-zero by 2050
Major record labels Warner, Sony and Universal have pledged to halve their total carbon emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. They join an increasing number of independent
Music community angered over Spotify CEO’s major investment in AI defence technology
Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, recently announced that he had made a €100 million investment in an AI defense technology company called Helsing. According to Helsing, the company aim
Domino Records removes Four Tet albums from streaming services amidst ongoing royalties claim suit
Following a lawsuit filed by Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, against his former label Domino, the label has removed the three albums Four Tet recorded during his time with them from s
Artists sign open letter in protest of Amazon’s palm scanners being used at music venues
Image: HaleyScottXO / Flickr Amazon recently announced that its palm scanning technology Amazon One will be used at sports stadiums, concert venues and other live entertainment ven
Universal Music Group set to launch virtual band made up of NFTs
Image: 10:22 Universal Music Group has announced it will launch a ‘supergroup’ band made up of NFT (non-fungible tokens) characters. The major label will be working with creato
