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Discogs announces Crate Diggers 2019

The largest international vinyl festival in the world Discogs has partnered with Vinyl World Congress for Crate Diggers 2019. Crate Diggers will become the largest international festival series in the world dedicated to vinyl collecting and music merchandise ever with…

Pitbull partners with Sound Royalties

Sound Royalties advances royalty payments while allowing artists to retain ownership Rapper Pitbull has partnered with music finance firm Sound Royalties. The company helps artists advance their careers while retaining ownership of their own creative works by advancing royalty payments…

President Trump signs Music Modernization Act

Orrin G. Hatch—Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act will be effective Jan 2, 2021 President Donald Trump has signed the Music Modernization Act, now know as the The Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act (MMA) into law. The bill will go into…

Discogs announces inaugural Cassette Week

Cassette Resurgence Arrives; 35% Increase In Sales Through 2018 Discogs has announced the inaugural Cassette Week from October 8-13th, supporting and leading up to Cassette Store Day in Japan, UK and USA on Saturday, October 13th. With cassette sales growth…

SiriusXM acquiring Pandora

SiriusXM to Acquire Pandora in All-Stock Transaction Valuing Pandora at $3.5 Billion SiriusXM and Pandora are set to merge, creating the world’s largest entertainment company. The two companies have announced a definitive agreement under which SiriusXM will acquire Pandora in an…