Former AdRev President Noah Becker Seemingly Escapes Culpability Following MediaMuv Scam — While Landing a Job Well Outside the Music Industry
Last August, a source informed DMN that Noah Becker, formerly the president of AdRev, was a cooperating witness in a federal investigation into the MediaMuv royalties scam. Now, with one of the scheme’s perpetrators having been sentenced to 70 months behind bars (his accomplice will be sentenced next month), Becker has seemingly escaped culpability – and landed a gig well outside the music industry.
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Ninth Circuit Refuses to Hear Nirvana Artwork Infringement Lawsuit: ‘The United Kingdom Provides An Adequate Alternative Forum’Close to two years back, a district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a UK-based individual who claimed that Nirvana had infringed upon a family member’s artwork. Now, an appellate court has affirmed the ruling by formally rejecting the plaintiff’s request to proceed with the suit in the US.The Story Continues Here.
Danish Music Festival Langelandsfestival Goes Bankrupt — 2023 Event Canceled Langelandsfestival, one of Denmark’s longest-running music festivals, has filed for bankruptcy, leading to the cancellation of this year’s event.The Story Continues Here.
Billboard Reportedly Disqualifies Song Downloads Sold on Artists’ Websites According to Chart Data, Billboard is changing how it calculates what counts towards its Hot 100 chart. The Story Continues Here.
Rihanna Becomes First Female Artist to Have 10 Songs Reach 1 Billion Streams on SpotifyRihanna becomes the first female artist to have ten songs reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, despite not releasing an album since 2016.The Story Continues Here.
Apple Doesn’t Disclose Apple Music Subscriber Totals — The NMPA Just Leaked the Numbers The NMPA reveals Apple Music subscriber totals and other DSP subscriber counts at the agency’s annual meeting in New York.The Story Continues Here.
ZEROBASEONE Mini-Album ‘Youth in the Shade’ Tops 1 Million Pre-OrdersPre-orders for K-Pop boy band ZEROBASEONE’s debut mini album, ‘Youth in the Shade,’ have surpassed an impressive 1 million copies.The Story Continues Here.
Bids to Overturn Apple App Store Antitrust Decision Rejected by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Apple and Epic Games failed to convince the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling in an antitrust dispute over Apple’s App Store.The Story Continues Here.
Universal Music Group Takes 70% Interest in the Catalog of Thailand’s RS Music — $46 Million Deal With Thailand’s music and entertainment spaces continuing to achieve rapid growth, Universal Music Group (UMG) has acquired a 70 percent interest in the catalog of RS Music – a Bangkok-based company that’s involved with a number of prominent regional acts.The Story Continues Here.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Could Gross a Record $1.4 Billion, According to ‘Fairly Conservative’ Estimates Late last month, reports indicated that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour could become the first concert series to gross $1 billion. Now, a different analysis says the tour’s revenue will blow past the billion-dollar mark to crack an astonishing $1.4 billion.The Story Continues Here.
Sweden’s STIM Reports Record Revenue for 2022 Amid Live Music Comeback, International Streaming Growth: ‘No One Else in the Industry Has the Connections That We Do’ Thanks in large part to an over 200 percent year-over-year (YoY) boost in live revenue as well as a 47 percent YoY hike in international streaming and UGC income, Sweden’s STIM has reported record royalty collections of over $250 million (SEK 2.71 billion) for 2022.The Story Continues Here.
Create Music Group Acquires Music for Pets with $10 Million in Future Investment Planned Create Music Group acquires Music for Pets, the pioneer in pet entertainment, with more than 12 million hours of music created for cats and dogs, with $10 million in future investment planned.The Story Continues Here.
Adele Addresses the Recent Rash of Fans Throwing Objects On Stage — ‘I F—ing Dare You’ Adele addresses the recent rash of people throwing objects at artists on stage: “I f—ing dare you. Dare you to throw something at me, and I’ll f—ing kill you.”The Story Continues Here.
After Topping 100,000 Video Podcasts, Spotify Is Reportedly Adding Full-Length Music Videos As it continues to expand its presence on the video-podcast side, Spotify is reportedly preparing to integrate full-length music videos. The Story Continues Here.
Most Read: How To Treat Your Home Recording StudioI just set up my recording stuff in one of my bedrooms at my new place. So setting up and treating my home recording studio has been on my mind. This post will show you all the steps to get your home studio up and running.The Story Continues Here. The latest positions and posts! Check out the full list here, and email noah@digitalmusicnews.com for details on how to post.VerseOne Distribution Publishing & Sync CoordinatorLocation: Remote |
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