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    Joni Mitchell Returns Music to Spotify After Two-Year Protest

    Mitchell had pulled her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young, and both artists are...

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    Mo Troper Dropped by Label, Manager, and Publicist Following Abuse Allegations

    “We are sending healing thoughts to Maya and victims of abuse everywhere,” wrote Lame-O Records

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    Neil Young to Return Music to Spotify, Accuses Streaming Services of Hosting Disinformation

    Young had left Spotify in protest against its exclusive deal with Joe Rogan, whose podcasts now...

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    New Music Streaming Bill Aims to Boost Streaming Royalties for Artists

    Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman introduced the bill to Congress, working alongside the Union of...

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    Sony Music Settles Years-Long Class-Action Lawsuit With New York Dolls’ David Johansen and More

    Johansen, John Lyon, and Paul Collins alleged that the label was engaging in copyright infringement by...

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    More Songs Disappear From TikTok as Standoff Extends to Universal Music Publishing Group

    The cull of UMG-owned songs now expands to the major label behemoth’s publishing arm

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    Beyoncé Makes History as “Texas Hold ’Em” Tops Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart

    The superstar, whose “16 Carriages” also charted, is the first Black woman to reach No. 1...

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    Grateful Dead Break Record for Most Top 40 Albums on Billboard 200

    Dave’s Picks Vol. 49 became the jam band’s 59th album to land on the charts

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    Universal Music Group Severs Ties With TikTok, Alleges “Indifference” and “Intimidation” in Open Letter

    UMG will not renew its contract with TikTok, claiming that the platform would not adequately address...

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    Roger Waters Dropped by BMG Over Israel Comments

    The music rights company reportedly parted ways with the Pink Floyd co-founder amid renewed attention to...

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    Taylor Swift Accounts for 1 in 78 U.S. Song Streams as Global Streaming Grows by a Third, Luminate Data Shows

    Afrobeats, K-pop, and Latin music exploded in a record year for the U.S. streaming market, but...

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    Nicki Minaj Achieves Chart Milestone as Pink Friday 2 Debuts at No. 1

    Minaj has become the female rapper with the most chart-topping albums in history

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    Taylor Swift Fan Files to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit Against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster

    Michelle Sterioff, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, had alleged after the Eras Tour ticketing debacle...

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    Senate Bill Aims to Revamp the Concert Ticketing System

    The Fans First Act would improve price transparency and crack down on predatory practices, its sponsors...

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    Tidal Lays Off Over 10% of Its Staff

    Jack Dorsey’s company Block recently announced sweeping cuts across the board

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    Spotify to Lay Off One-Sixth of Its Workforce

    After a period of aggressive spending, the streaming giant will cut some 1,500 jobs

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    Beyoncé’s Renaissance Movie Tops U.S. Box Office in Its Opening Weekend

    In its first weekend, the concert film bested The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds &...

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    Kiss Announce That They Will “Rock Forever” by Performing as Digital Avatars

    Their final show at Madison Square Garden turned out to be their last in their corporeal...