BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o Januray 26th):
1. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
2. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
3. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
4. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
5. “We Found Love,” Rihanna
6. “Rack City,” TYGA
7. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
8. “Without You (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
9. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
10. “Domino,” Jessie J
Spotify Now Has 3 Million Paying Subscribers Worldwide...
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The concern is that all this success comes at an unsustainable cost. Spotify says scale will pay for it all.
What Really Killed MegaUpload? MegaBox, That's What...
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It never saw the light of day, for obvious reasons. But the beta-stage MegaBox is now part of a growing conspiracy theory over why MegaUpload was so abruptly shut down.
And the Latest SOPA Opponent? A Major Label Executive...
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Major label executives always assume the party line, right?
Disney Just Ripped Off Joy Division. And It Was All Totally Legit...
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This is a story about how perception can be bigger than the law. Here's a recent Mickey Mouse t-shirt design put on the market by Disney.
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Midem starts this weekend, and a number of announcements are already getting prepped.
Insanely Complicated Royalty Negotiations? There's Now an App for That...
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We're now giving away a pair of premium 'Ultra' versions of this app. Just drop a comment with a registered username and we'll pick two random winners.
Oh Yeah! Beyond Oblivion Bankruptcy Debt Approaches $500 Million...
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They say to embrace failure, not give it a bear hug! According to bankruptcy court documents just filed in New York, Beyond Oblivion carries as much as $500 million in debt on the high end, and at least $100 million to start.
In Many Cases, More Than 80% of an Artist's Search Results are Still Infringing...
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Why raid MegaUpload, block the Pirate Bay, and endlessly pressure Grooveshark? Isn't Google - which is oftentimes getting licensed by the majors - the biggest problem of them all?
UMG Responds: The Notion That Spotify Cannibalizes Sales Is "Totally Bogus..."
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It's one of the sharpest statements yet from a major label executive. And it comes
Zoë Keating: The Battle Over Piracy Doesn't Really Include Artists...
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Why is it that every major label and publisher supported SOPA, yet so many artists rallied against it? Why was one of the biggest hip-hop producers accepting a CEO position at MegaUpload, and still getting support from Busta Rhymes, Diddy, and other rappers?
46 Billion Reasons Why the iCloud Can Still Beat Spotify...
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You can debate the merits of Spotify versus iTunes Match all day; you can even dismiss the discussion as apples-to-oranges. But in order to win this game, you need money ― a ton of it. That is, just to survive the insane licensing costs, year after year! And for all the advantages that Spotify (and its competitors) bring to the table, the financial picture on streaming still doesn't quite make sense.
Busta Rhymes Says MegaUpload Was a Much Better Deal for Artists Than Spotify...
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Not everyone thinks MegaUpload was such a bad thing. That includes Busta Rhymes, who recently came to the defense of recently-named MegaUpload CEO Swizz Beats, while pointing to a model that actually monetizes free downloads.
So, Who's Next? FileSonic, FileServe Disable Sharing; Upload.to Down...
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Mega's been seized and its leaders locked up, but who's next?
BigChampagne Ultimate 100
Marketing Manager (North America)
Beatport
Los Angeles, CA
Project Manager/Producer, Artist Websites
Sony Music Entertainment
Mack Avenue Records
Sonos
Santa Barbara, CA or Cambridge, MA
Study: Spotify Is Detrimental to Music Purchasing...
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If nice guys finish last, then perhaps Steve Jobs is the type of guy who finishes first.
30 Years Of Music Industry Change, In 30 Seconds Or Less....
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This might be the most stunningly interactive graphic you've ever seen.
Steve Jobs: What an Asshole...
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If nice guys finish last, then perhaps Steve Jobs is the type of guy who finishes first.
King Crimson Can't Get Their Music Off of Grooveshark. So They cc'd Digital Music News...
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The following are excerpts from a lengthy and angry email exchange between King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, his team, and Grooveshark. It dates back at least two months, and reveals a fruitless attempt to clear Grooveshark of Fripp's materials. We were cc'd on the thread.
A Major Label Artist Makes 8 Cents On a 99-Cent iTunes Download...
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That is, according to federal court documents filed Wednesday by attorneys for Chuck D. The detailed breakdown shows that for every 1,000 iTunes downloads sold, a UMG-signed artist gets paid $80.33. Which means that for every one download, the payout is roughly 8.033 cents.
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