Despite vaccines slowly being rolled out across the world, it’s sadly still not safe to have a big, in-person New Year’s Eve celebration. In light of this disappointing reality, Insomniac has whipped up a collection of replay sets—packaged into a New Year’s Eve countdown livestream—perfect for socially distanced partying at home. The iconic promoter recently …
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COVID-19 relief bill includes new law that would make illegal streaming a felony
by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 23, 2020 Congress’ 5,000-page COVID-19 relief bill holds promise for US citizens, small businesses, and independent music venues alike, but below the surface, it carries a hefty penalty: a 10-year prison sentence for illegal streaming. Included among the pages of the bill is the “Protecting Lawful Streaming Act,” which seeks to …
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Legacy’ soundtrack is now streaming for the first time
Daft Punk have released a new deluxe edition of their TRON: Legacy soundtrack on streaming platforms, featuring songs that have never previously been available on services. The dance duo created the soundtrack to the movie, which was released in 2010. While all of the tracks on the new edition have been available in some form, …
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Rave Responsibly: EDM.com’s 2020 New Year’s Streaming Guide
We’ve finally reached the time of the year when we can say—with a sigh of relief—these four words: “2020 is almost over.” New Year’s 2020 will look and feel much different thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns that seem to become more strict by the minute. Staying at home on New Year’s Eve isn’t the worst thing, though. …
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US Congress passes COVID-19 stimulus bill that would make illegal streaming a felony
The US Congress has passed a COVID-19 stimulus bill that includes an anti-piracy proposal that would punish for-profit, illegal streaming services with felony penalties of up to 10 years in jail. Passed by Congress on Monday night (December 21), the US$900billion stimulus package will revive unemployment benefits and launch a round of $600 stimulus payments …
David Guetta Announces NYE “United at Home” Charity Stream Live from Paris
Third time’s the charm for David Guetta, who has announced a massive “United At Home” charity stream on New Year’s Eve 2020 in Paris. The barnstorming dance music superstar raised a whopping $1.5 million with his first two “United At Home” streams, which went down in Miami and New York, respectively. 50 million global viewers tuned …
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A comprehensive version of Daft Punk’s ‘TRON: Legacy’ soundtrack just hit streaming platforms, bonus tracks and all – Dancing Astronaut
by: Rachel Narozniak Dec 20, 2020 On September 30, Mondo reissued Daft Punk‘s TRON: Legacy soundtrack, packaging bonus tracks along with the score’s time-honored originals in a double-disc vinyl format. Although the two-part timetable treat celebrating the film’s 10th anniversary sold out almost instantaneously, the TRON drop isn’t stopping there, as TRON: Legacy – The …
Grimes shares new ‘Miss Anthropocene’ artwork on streaming services
Grimes has changed the cover of her album ‘Miss Anthropocene’ on streaming services – see the new artwork below. In April, Claire Boucher shared an Instagram photo of the cover now seen online, calling it the “original” album cover, and her favourite version. “I polled a bunch of ppl and everyone said not to use …
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Zeds Dead and PEEKABOO’s Long Sought-After “POWA” ID Finally Hits Streaming Platforms
It’s tough to follow up a project as epic of proportions as this, but Zeds Dead have done it. The famed dubstep duo finally released the wolves today when they dropped “POWA,” a monster collaboration with fellow bass music heavyweight PEEKABOO. Ever since Zeds Dead unveiled the track at the 2019 edition of Ultra Music …
Proposed Law Could Make Streaming Copyrighted Material on Twitch Without Permission a Felony
In the latest omnibus spending bill making its way through Congress, a provision has been added that would effectively render the streaming of copyrighted music without permission a felony offense. The provision has been added to the bill by Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina. If passed, the provision would likely land streaming platforms—including Twitch—in …