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January 2, 2019
FCC To Suspend Most Operations Mid-Day Thursday If Funding Still Lapsed
With the federal shutdown still in progress, the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION made public that it will wind down most of its operations on THURSDAY. THE VERGE reports, "Should its lapsed funding not be restored, the commission says 'all FCC … more »
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October 11, 2018
The Music Modernization Act Is Signed Into Law
It's official, as PRESIDENT TRUMP has signed the ORRIN G. HATCH-BOB GOODLATTE MUSIC MODERNIZATION ACT. THE VERGE reports, "The bill, heralded by labels, musicians, and politicians, unanimously passed through both the House and Senate … more »
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July 11, 2017
Spotify Secures Licensing Deal With Sony Music
It took a while, but SONY MUSIC and SPOTIFY have finally reached a licensing deal, effective immediately. While no details of the agreement have been made public, THE VERGE reports the deal is likely similar to those in the SPOTIFY/UMG deal. That … more »
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December 1, 2016
AT&T To Offer 'Taylor Swift Now' Programming
At the unveiling of DIRECTV's new Now service, AT&T executive BRAD BENTLEY announced a new partnership with singer TAYLOR SWIFT called TAYLOR SWIFT NOW, reports THE VERGE. AT&T customers will have streamed access to exclusive SWIFT content … more »
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April 5, 2016
John Tesh Meets Kanye West For NBA Theme Song Mash-Up
THE TESHMEDIA GROUP found a mash-up on THE VERGE that merged JOHN TESH's "Roundball Rock", NBC's NBA theme song for the past decade, with KANYE WEST's "I Love Kanye." To check it out, click here. … more »
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February 3, 2016
Reports: Signs Point To Imminent Launch Of Google Play's Podcast Platform
Is GOOGLE PLAY's podcast platform about to launch? TECHCRUNCH reports that some users of the Android app are seeing a podcast section appear in the menu, and podcasts are now available for subscription to those users, although most users are not yet … more »
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August 6, 2015
Report: More Apple Radio Stations Could Be On Their Way
After BEATS 1, could there be a BEATS 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6? MASHABLE.COM, citing reports, said APPLE MUSIC may be planning to add more live radio stations to its recently launched BEATS 1. APPLE reportedly has the option to add five more BEATS 1-like radio … more »
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July 31, 2015
Prince Debuts New Single, 'Stare,' On Spotify After Pulling His Music From Streaming Service
To stream or not to stream, that is the question for artists like PRINCE, TAYLOR SWIFT and NEIL YOUNG, who have each recently pulled their music off SPOTIFY and other services. Now PRINCE, who has kept his music on TIDAL, tweeted yesterday morning that … more »
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July 2, 2015
Report: Facebook Is Talking With Music Labels, But Why?
The music business just saw the launch of APPLE MUSIC and its webcasting BEATS 1 station -- but a report from THEVERGE.COM says the folks from CUPERTINO aren't the only major player eyeing our industry. Multiple sources are indicating it's a … more »
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May 19, 2015
Sony Music's Deal With Spotify Leaked Online
SONY MUSIC's contract with SPOTIFY was leaked online today by the tech website THE VERGE, and it contains some juicy morsels to chew over in the current battle between online streaming and the labels. There is much speculation that SPOTIFY … more »