Time to cancel those surveys asking whether anyone would confuse the logo of Deadmau5 with the head of Mickey Mouse. Deadmau5 — aka EDM star Joel Zimmerman — has come to an agreement with Disney over his registration of a caricature of a mouse head with black ears, black face, white eyes and white mouth….
Taylor Swift’s Open Letter to Apple Music: Artists, Executives & Techies React
Taylor Swift‘s open letter to Apple Music has spawned an industry-wide reaction from artists, executives, and techies who are also sharing their thoughts on the subject. Voicing their two cents, some are applauding Swift while others are drawing attention to the monetary picture at large. …
Apple Changes Course After Taylor Swift Open Letter: Will Pay Labels During Free Trial
Apple has decided to change course and pay labels for the rights to stream their music during a 90-day free trial. The move comes after Taylor Swift penned an open letter to the hardware giant, writing that she found the company’s insistence “disappointing” and shocking….
Sonos boss: ‘We’ve reached a watershed for streaming music’
The following MBW blog comes from Sonos co-founder and CEO John MacFarlane. A fortnight ahead of Apple Music’s launch, he suggests that a new dawn has arrived for streaming music – one in which only those who provide a true ‘home solution’ can dominate….
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker on his ‘Justin Timberlake-type’ new album: ‘I thought, fuck it’
Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker has revealed more details about what to expect from the group’s forthcoming third album….
1989 Won’t Be On Apple Music, And That’s Bad News For Apple
Joke about TaySway and her army of loyal Tumblr tweens all you want (go on, I dare you), but Swift is an undeniable powerhouse in pop music. Eight months after the launch of 1989, it’s still the fourth-best selling album in the country. And that makes it doubly bad for Apple that she’s just stuck…
Walk The Moon Teams With Pepsi For ‘Pop Open Music’ Campaign
Nicholas Petricca, lead singer of Cincinnati-based rock band Walk The Moon, has never been shy about being ambitious. “I think we always wanted to be one of those bands like Coldplay or Green Day or The Killers who’ve just been true to themselves but found their way into the world and brought more rock ‘n…
Voodoo Experience 2015 Lineup: Florence + the Machine, Ozzy Osbourne, Jane’s Addiction, and More
New Orleans’ Voodoo Music + Arts Experience has announced its 2015 lineup….
British, Swedish and German Collection Bodies Unite, Look to Simplify Digital Royalties
Three of Europe’s biggest collection societies, PRS for Music, STIM and GEMA, have been granted clearance from the European Commission to establish a pan-European online music rights licensing and processing hub….
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