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Neil Young threatened to pull music off Spotify over Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation in open letter

In an open letter on his website that seems to have been taken down, Neil wrote “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both.“

Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony

”I’m glad that all my recordings can stay where they belong,” says Bob.

Bloodshot Records will continue under new owners Exceleration Music

Though its fate seemed up in the air earlier this week, Chicago indie label Bloodshot Records has been acquired by investment company Exceleration Music…

James Murphy responds after co-founder Jonathan Galkin talks being ousted from DFA

Back in June, Black Dice announced new album ’Mod Prog Sic,’ which would be the first release on FourFour Records, the new label started by DFA Records founding partner Jonathan Galkin. This week, Galkin talked about the new label and his exit from DFA…

Jay-Z sells his majority stake in TIDAL to Square (owned by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey)

The $297 million deal makes Square, the financial services company owned by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, TIDAL’s controlling shareholder.

Soundcloud launches "fan-powered royalties" system (Portishead approve)

Streaming service Soundcloud has announced what they’re calling “fan-powered royalties,“ where “independent artists can get paid more because of their dedicated fans“…

'The Village Voice' is being relaunched in 2021

The Village Voice, which ceased publication in 2018, has been purchased by L.A. Weekly owners Street Media and will return with quarterly print issues beginning in early 2021.

Bob Dylan sells his entire publishing catalog to Universal Music

The details of the deal, for over 600 songs, were not disclosed but are estimated to be worth $300 million.

Spotify to let artists boost songs in recommendations, for lower royalty payments

”Labels or rights holders agree to be paid a promotional recording royalty rate for streams in personalized listening sessions where we provided this service,” Spotify writes.

'Surfer' magazine shuts down after 60 years; Snowboarder, Bike & Powder too

Surfer, the iconic magazine which has chronicled surfing and surf culture since 1960, has shut down after 60 years in publication, another victim of the COVID economy.
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