Digital Music News

01/09/2025

The 25th edition of MUSEXPO is slated to take place from March 16 – 19, 2025 in Burbank, California. Celebrating 25 years of its impact on the music business, this edition of the conference will celebrate MUSEXPO history while highlighting the evolution of the music landscape.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/08/musexpo-2025-celebrating-25-years-of-the-global-music-industry/

MUSEXPO 2025 is taking place March 16 - 19 in Burbank, California with one of the largest panels in music business ever assembled.

12/19/2024

How much bigger can the global live concert space grow? Boston-based Hearby is betting that AI-generated concert searches can crack the discovery riddle and boost attendance across the board. Here’s a look at the just-launched ‘Ask Hearby.’

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/19/hearby-ai-concert-listings/

Hearby launched 'Ask Hearby', an AI chatbot to help users discover local live music events and find new artists easily.

12/16/2024

Music Masterminds produced by Rebeat presents an in-depth interview with Digital Music News Publisher and Founder, Paul Resnikoff.

An in-depth interview with Paul Resnikoff, founder of Digital Music News.

12/05/2024

Celebrate your music milestones with Muso.AI’s Encore 2024—a celebration of people behind the music who make the industry thrive. From producers, songwriters, engineers, to the companies themselves, this powerful end-of-year campaign highlights music achievements with exclusive shareable stats, personalized highlights, and the opportunity to purchase a custom Encore profile or milestone plaques.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/05/muso-ai-encore-2024-artists-individuals-companies/

Muso.AI has launched Encore 2024 for artists, individuals, and companies to recognize music excellence with plaques and shareable stats.

12/04/2024

Dead & Company are returning to the Las Vegas Sphere in 2025 after a highly successful 30-show run in 2024. The new 18-show residency will celebrate the band’s 10th anniversary.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/04/las-vegas-sphere-dead-and-company-residency/

After a highly successful 30-show run at the Las Vegas Sphere, Dead & Company is returning in 2025 for an 18-show residency.

12/04/2024

Thanks to appearances from Snoop Dogg and others, Fortnite has set an in-game attendance record with Remix: The Finale, which is said to have attracted north of 14 million concurrent players.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/02/fortnite-remix-finale-attendance/

Thanks to appearances from Snoop Dogg and others, the Fortnite Finale concert for the Chapter 2 Remix scored record in-game attendance.

12/03/2024

Spotify bet the farm on podcasts by dumping hundreds of millions of dollars on high-profile hosts and content factories. But the podcasting format is now morphing into something different. Here’s a closer look at what happened.

DMN Pro Exclusive: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-spotify-podcasting-dethroned/

11/29/2024

Gibson wastes no time in hitting Trump Guitars with a cease and desist for their resemblance to Les Paul’s body design.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/25/gibson-hits-trump-guitars-with-cease-and-desist-over-design/

11/29/2024

As both Cox Communications and the major labels seek a Supreme Court review in their marathon legal battle, the nation’s highest court has asked the Justice Department to weigh in.
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/26/cox-communications-supreme-court-doj-input/

11/27/2024

Finding the next big musical hitmaker means accessing tons of data. Chartmetric offers a tool to help the live and recorded music industries identify artists who have the greatest potential for success. Sign new artists before they blow up!
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/21/chartmetric-talent-search-tool-how-it-works/

11/26/2024

Music credits are no longer relegated to the back of a CD insert or a vinyl sleeve. Yet 63% of popular tracks have missing credits. https://ow.ly/EVzB50Ug79m aims to fix that by bringing together the industry’s entire credit and analytical data.
https://ow.ly/AW3r50Ug79j

11/26/2024

The massive unpaid-royalties lawsuit filed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst against Universal Music should be tossed – at least according to the major label itself, which says the complaint “is based on a fallacy.”
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/25/limp-bizkit-universal-music-lawsuit-response/

11/26/2024

Understanding your audience is essential to growing a fan base of dedicated superfans. Too Lost offers advanced analytics for drilling down data by source so you can focus your promotional efforts where they’ll have the most impact.
https://ow.ly/yqoo50Ug7mb

11/18/2024

Revelator aims to transform how rights management and royalty payments are handled for the music business. The company focuses on transparency, ownership, and monetization for music IP holders—from artists, labels, distributors, and rights holders across many different regions. With a newly minted partnership with Tipalti cross-border payments are lightning quick.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/18/revelator-tipalti-partnership/

Revelator has chosen Tipalti as its partner to handle cross-border payments with lightning quick efficiency. Here's the latest.

11/14/2024

Will TikTok Get Dumped Under Trump? How Everything Changed Overnight — And Why Many In the Music Industry Would Love to See Them Go

DMN Pro Weekly Exclusive Report: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-trump-tiktok-dump/

11/07/2024

Here’s a hard, inflation-adjusted look at the actual state of recording music sales in 2024 – and where things might go next.

Exclusive DMN Pro Weekly: US-Based Recorded Music Sales Are Still 36% Below 1999 Inflation-Adjusted Peaks, Latest Data Reveals - https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-recordings-inflation-adjusted/

Here’s a hard, inflation-adjusted look at the actual state of recording music sales in 2024 – and where things might go next. Somewhere, in the gigantic and conflicting jumble of music industry statistics being bandied about, recorded music sales made a clean comeback. The phrase, ‘streaming s...

11/05/2024

Don’t Forget These Critical Details When Building A Music Streaming App: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/11/05/dont-forget-these-critical-details-when-building-a-music-streaming-app/

Learn how to build a music streaming app with top features, legal insights, scalable tech, and user-focused design to ensure long-term success.