Wixen Music Publishing is suing short-form video-sharing app Triller for $50 million alleging copyright infringement on more than 1,000 songs. Wixen claims that Triller has been “willfully infringing” its musical compositions by allowing its users to include them in videos …
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A U.S. magistrate judge has rebuked an effort by Kaskade to withhold information on concerts the DJ played in the wake of the closure of the KAOS nightclub is Las Vegas and ordered the performer to pay the hotel’s attorneys’ …
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After the concert company shut down in mid-March, Bobby Garza unexpectedly shifted from placing on live events to ripping down them — his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live after that month, and …
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has signed new licensing and distribution deals with Kobalt Music Group and the European independent record label Cooking Vinyl that will help those companies establish a firmer foothold in the Chinese market. Under the Kobalt agreement, Tencent …
Geffen Records has made industry veteran Nicole Bilzerian into the newly-created position of executive vp, it was announced Wednesday (July 15). Bilzerian extend and will oversee advertising operations at the label alongside executive vp/GM Lee L’Heureux, that arrived at the company. …
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Armaan Malik’s “Next 2 Me” leads both of Billboard’s inaugural charts featured data from social video app Triller, announced today, July 13. The pair of charts, named Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global, highlight the biggest songs on the …
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Marc Geiger and Sara Newkirk Simon have left their posts atop WME’s music division, it was announced Thursday. Sources tell Billboard that Geiger left the world’s top music agency on amicable terms amid larger strategic changes at the agency that has been …
At his home in Atlanta, Ben Hiott has never been busier. The 32-year-old is your co-founder of digital advertising agency Get Engaged, which specializes in influencer marketing. Ever since artists started canceling tours and press runs & ldquo;We’ve noticed a …