• Independent Labels Call For Single Streaming Rate Amidst Copyright Royalty Board Review

    Under the current regime, all labels, artists and distributers are paid the same royalty rate from every streaming service or licensing operator like SoundExchange regardless of their size or genre. However this fundamental truth in the music industry could potentially get changed with the Copyright Royalty Board asking the Copyright Office whether or not it can set different rates for different music suppliers. With this review coming in the next few weeks, WIN, (the Worldwide Independent Network) has released a statement on their view of a potential decision, which could shake the music industry to its core.

  • Late Diem Brown Wanted to Win Final MTV 'Challenge' for Money to Start Family

    The death of Diem Brown in November seemed to really strike a nerve with a lot of people. She had risen to fame on MTV's "The Challenge" series and competed in several seasons. Almost from the moment Brown was introduced to viewers we knew she had cancer. She seemed to successfully beat it twice before getting sick all over again last August while filming "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2." Last night's premiere of the show, Jan. 6, was sad because Brown and her costar Ryan Knight have died since filming. What is really bittersweet was the motivation behind why Brown wanted to not only compete on the show again, but win the cash prize, she wanted to finally start a family at age 34. "If I won this money, it would be my fairy tale dream. I know people are sick of me talking about cancer, trust me, I was sick of living with cancer. But it did change my life. They had to remove my ovaries, and if I'm going to have kids, I need a surrogate. I have to pay anywhere from $20,000 to $30,000 per kid, so winning this prize, I could have four kids in the oven at the same time and get back on track and start my life," explained Brown.
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