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If you've ever tried to show your mates just how good Prince's 'When Doves Cry' music video, chances are that you've managed upon a stumbling block of sorts. Namely that the video wasn't exactly…

YouTube, its place in the music ecosystem and the so-called value-gap were issues dissected and studied under the microscope during a series of scholarly panel discussions in central London. Figures…

The labels don't decide what's cool anymore... the people do. See how Chance The Rapper and Joey Badass defined a new era without gatekeepers.

Jay-Z may have founded Roc Nation back in 2008, but that doesn't mean he can just slap the logo over anything he pleases. At least, that's according to Iconix Brand Group, who are alleging they…

Finally, Facebook is taking a strong-arm approach to video pirates. The social network is letting video content creators claim ad revenue when their work is stolen. Similar to YouTube's Content ID…

Australian record labels have won a court case against a number of internet service providers which will require them to block popular torrent website KickAssTorrent. The rub is that the labels will…

Ed Sheeran has settled a US$20m plagiarism lawsuit for his ARIA #9 song 'Photograph'. In 2016, songwriters Thomas Leonard and Martin Harrington claimed Sheeran's hit single had a similar structure to…

Harry Shearer has penned an op-ed to "highlight the longstanding and improper accounting practices in the music and film industries." In 1984, director-actor Rob Reiner and comedians Christopher…

Paul McCartney has had a rough trot in his mission to regain the rights to the 267-strong catalogue of mega-hits he penned for The Beatles as they've been handballed back and forth over the years…

The downside to selling trillions of records in your first week is that people pay attention. A lot of people. And often these people will point out that certain parts of songs sound an awful lot…