74% of Lana Del Rey's First Week Album Sales Were Digital...

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Coldplay waited 100 days to license Spotify, and their iTunes album sales were stellar! But wait: would they really have sold less - and made less - if Spotify was licensed from day one?

CDBaby: iTunes Still Accounts for 77.4% of Digital Revenues...

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We're guessing rivals like Tunecore have similar ratios, and this probably extends beyond the unsigned and indie space. According to a year-2011 revenue analysis shared by the company, CDBaby artists pulled a massive 77.4 percent of digital revenues from the iTunes Store, on an aggregated basis.

RIAA President Attacks Wikipedia, Google Over 'Misinformation,' 'Abuse,' 'Dirty Tricks...'

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Who's really controlling the agenda on copyrights, infringement, and anti-piracy?

These Dressing Rooms Change Their Music to Match the Clothing Being Tried...

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The motivational power of music can be astounding, which is exactly why retailers use it to sell products everyday. In fact, there are a number of companies that are focused

Top Publisher: VEVO Isn't Paying Anything to Indies...

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If you thought VEVO was too good to be true, you might be right ― especially if you're an indie. According to a troubling critique from Songs Music Publishing CEO Matt Pincus, VEVO is sytematically skipping payments to indie publishers. The bilk seems to be happening through highly-inclusive deals involving Vevo's major label, joint venture partners, according to the Pincus' op-ed (published in the Wrap).

Federal Judge: This ReDigi Thing Is a "Fascinating Issue..."

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Looks like Capitol Records has to beat ReDigi the old-fashioned way: through a long, expensive, and seemingly-endless court battle.

One of the Biggest BitTorrent Sites Just Shut Itself Down...

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You can almost smell the fear at this point. Because the FBI didn't just shut MegaUpload down; they've now terrified an entire group of potentially infringing peers.