Industry

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  Music Streamers Propose "Lowest Royalty Rates" for Artists Since 2008

  PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2021

  Spotify, Amazon, Apple, Google and Pandora have filed proposals with the Copyright Royalty Board to adjust music streaming royalty rates ov...

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  Details of Kesha's Contract with Dr. Luke to Be Released Ahead of Trial

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2021

  There's been a landmark development in the seven-year libel lawsuit between pop star/original "Tik Tok"-er Kesha and producer Dr. Luke as t...

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  Netflix's Trans Employee Resource Group Release List of Demands Amid Walkout

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2021

  Netflix's trans employee resource group has released an official list of demands for the massive streamer, coinciding with today's employee...

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  As the Vinyl Boom Continues, Unified MFG Is Helping Indie Artists Catch Up

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2021

  No, the peak of the vinyl record resurgence wasn't when even Sears (R.I.P.) started selling Fleetwood Mac's Rumours LP — the biggest sonic...

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  Sold-Out Coachella Festival Reverses COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

  PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2021

  Notorious California music and arts festival Coachella has reversed the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for its sold-out April 2022 e...

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  Drake's Toronto Concert Venue Delays Opening

  PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2021

  The Drake-helmed History — a new concert venue on Queen Street East in collaboration with Live Nation — seems to be running fashionably lat...

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  Olivia Rodrigo Addresses Songwriting Credit Controversy: "Nothing in Music Is Ever New"

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021

  God, it's brutal out here. Olivia Rodrigo's retroactive songwriting credits on her acclaimed debut album SOUR have opened up a greater disc...

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  YouTube Removes R. Kelly's Official Channels

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021

  Now that R. Kelly has been found guilty on multiple charges of racketeering and sex trafficking by a New York court, YouTube is finally tak...