Grooveshark is becoming a major problem for many artists and labels. And as of today, the company is getting sued by every major label. Yet Grooveshark still counts 865 different label partners. And just last week, Grooveshark inked licensing deals with five new labels, specifically American Myth Recordings, Partisan Records, Daly City Records, Zodlounge and Foundation Media. “We’re thrilled to be working with Grooveshark,” stated J.J. Jensen, President of Foundation Media. “We’ve heard nothing but good things and are excited to get our clients’ music into their system.”
The latest batch adds to this roster tally, supplied by Grooveshark to Digital Music News in late September. This week, the company declined to offer anything more updated, or even verify the earlier number.
1. 24 Chillout Music
2. 3C Music, LLC dba 3345 Music
3. 4th Sun
4. 8 Ball Music B.V.
5. A-D
6. ABB Records LLC
7. Absolut Ambient S.L.
8. Absolute Marketing and Distribution
9. Abundant Life Recording and Entertainment Ltd T/A Zoe Records
10. Access Denied
11. Acid Planet
12. Activaire
13. Addict Records
14. Aesthetics
15. Aggro Berlin
16. Agua de Mayo / Delsur Producciones
17. Alabel Mizik
18. Alien Prod
19. Aligator
20. Alive Natural Sound
21. All Parts Move
22. All’s Well Music
23. Alligator Records
24. Alter Bridge Recordings
25. Amapola Records
26. Amfibius Recordings
27. Amiata Records
28. Anaconda Productions
29. Ancient Future Music
30. AnD Press Ltd
29. Angel Air Records
30. Angelo
31. Ant-Zen
32. Antonjazz
33. Approximate Records
34. Armada Music B.V.
35. Art2com
36. Artec Sound Vision Productions Pty Ltd
37. Artemis Records (SS)
38. Artists’ Addiction Records
39. Arts & Crafts Productions
40. Asian Stage
41. Asnazzy Productions
42. AST Records
43. ATO
44. ATR Administratie -- en Trustkantoor voor Registergoederen N.V.
45. Audio Reconnaissance Digital Music
46. AudioSanity Records
47. Australian Music International dBA Rasa Music
48. Axially Symmetric
49. Azizuddin Ahmad
50. B Cat Records
51. B-Elite
52. B-music
53. B&M Records
54. Backscatter
55. Bad Beat Producciones
56. Bandit Records
57. Banshee Worx BVBA
58. Bar None Records
59. Baria
60. Barracuda Sound
61. Barsuk Records
62. Baseboard Heaters
63. Basileus Music
64. Bass Walk Records
65. Bass Way Records
66. Beat The World
67. Beat Trap
68. Beatpick
69. Because
70. Beggars Group
71. Bella Union
72. Ben WC
73. Ben Westerman-Clark Band
74. Big Dada
75. Bijal
76. Black Ice Records
77. Black Star Records
78. Black Sun [Naxos]
79. Blackberry Jam Records
80. Blanco Y Negro Music
81. Blank Tapes
82. Blaspheme Entertainment
83. Bliss Corporation s.r.l.
84. Bloodshot Records
85. Blue Canoe Records
86. Blue Disguise Records
87. Boa Music
88. Bobo Tunes
89. Bohemian Jukebox
90. Bombay Records
91. Bomp
92. Bonefinger Records Pty Ltd
93. Bonko Agencia
94. Bonzai Music
95. Boomtown Records
96. Brainjam Records / Decomplex Audio
97. Brassland
98. Bridge 9
99. Brizmuzik
100. Broklyn Beats Records
101. Brothryn Records
102. Brown Power Records
103. Buddyhead
104. Bula Music
105. Bunker Records
106. Burnin’ Down The House Productions
107. Burning Petals Music Ltd
108. Burning Spear
109. Burninternational
110. Butlegs Records
111. C.I. Management
112. Caciocavallo
113. Camp Hood Records
114. Candlebone Records
115. Candlelight US
116. CanZion Group LP
117. Caracol
118. Career Records
119. Carosello C.E.M.E.D. SRL
120. Carrot Top Records, Inc.
121. Catapult Distribution
122. Catz Records
123. Cedar Eden Music
124. Celestial Harmonies [Naxos]
125. Century Media
126. Challenge Records International BV
127. Champion Records Limited
128. Cheap Lullaby
129. Chemikal Underground
130. Chez Music
131. Chloe
132. Chris Muhs
133. Chrisal Music
134. Circus Company
135. Clearlight Music
136. Club House Records / Dangerous Entertainment
137. CMM
138. CMW
139. CNR Entertainment
140. Coco Machete Records
141. Coco Soul
142. Code 5
143. Collapse Recordings / Decomplex Audio gbr
144. Columbia River Records
145. Coma / Coco Machete
146. CommonWealth Records
147. Compass Records Group
148. Compendia (SS)
149. Constanze AS
150. Context
151. Coprico 761 cc t/a African Dope
152. Cozy Music
153. CR2 Records Ltd
154. Crash Music
155. Craze Productions / Hip Hop Land
156. Crunchy Frog
157. Crush Management
158. Cult Records Ltd
159. Cultural Foundation
160. Custodian Records
161. Cynosure Records
162. D.O.R.
163. D13
164. D4Dirty Records
165. Daly City Records
166. Damitow Records
167. Dan Polant
168. Dangerbird Records
169. Dangerous Entertainment Group
170. Daptone Records
171. Darkroom Dubs
172. Darkroom Studios
173. DashGo Inc
174. DC3 Music Group
175. DCM Agency Decomplex Audio gbr
176. Decomplex Deluxe
177. Decon Records
178. Deep Bass Records
179. Def Lyrics
180. Delicious Vinyl
181. Delira Musica
182. Desarrollo de Contenidos Audiovisuales, S.L.
183. Digital Music Marketing
184. Digital Sac--a’--Lait Records
185. Dik Hayd Records
186. Diogenes Music Ltd
187. Dirrty Records
188. Dirt Farmer Music
189. Dirtbag Music Inc.
190. Dirty Elegance Publishing
191. Discos Necesarios
192. Ditto Ltd
193. Ditto Records
194. Diva Deluxe Records
195. Diverse Music Productions Ltd.
196. DJ Apocolypse7
197. Do Right Records
198. Dome Records
199. Domino Recording Co Ltd
200. Double Peace Records / Fat Pie Records
201. Doubling Cube
202. Dovecote Records
203. Drake Entertainment
204. Dramatico Entertainment
205. Dualttone Music Group
206. DUB
207. Duck Down Records
208. Dunedinmusic.com Ltd
209. Duran Duran d/b/a Skin Divers
210. Dusty Shoes Music
211. Dylan Hawkins
212. Dynamic Arts Records Oy
213. Earache Records Ltd
214. Earth Project
215. Earthscape Media
216. Easy Listening
217. Echelon Productions
218. Eclectone Records
219. Eclipse Music Limited
220. Edel Entertainment
221. Edwin Lugo - Love Kiss Music
222. Egoboo.bits
223. Egret Records
224. Eight Ball Records
225. EJE Records
226. Electrokitty Records
227. Electronic Gardens
228. Elefant Dreams
229. Elefant Records SL
230. Elektrofurz Records
231. Eleven Seven
232. Elevenfiftyseven Records Ltd
233. Elias Baez
234. Elokim Global Inc.
235. EMI
236. EmuBands Ltd
237. End of Earth Records
238. Enja Music
239. Ensemble Robot, Inc.
240. Environ Epitaph Eroktica
241. Eros International Limited
242. Essential Music & Marketing LTD
243. Evensong Music
244. Everest Records
245. Everlasting Records
246. Eversound
247. Exowax Recordings
248. Expression Records F.O.F.
249. Fabric
250. Fanatic Records
251. Fantoma Films
252. Fat Beats Inc.
253. Fat Bottom Records
254. Fat Face Records
255. Fearless Records
256. Felipe Vergara Torres
257. FestivaLink LLC
258. Finders Keepers
259. Finetunes GmbH
260. Firenze Records
261. Fog City
262. Folk Reel Productions
263. Foo Music
264. Force Inc.
265. Force Trax
266. Fortuna Records [Naxos]
267. Foundsound Records
268. Fountainbleu Entertainment
269. Four Day Weekend Records HB
270. Fox on a Hill Productions, LLC, Earthwork Music
271. Freedom Records
272. Fugdale
273. Full Frame Records
274. Funky Dreamer Music
275. Future Gods Recordings
276. Future Inc.
277. FXS Records / Reel Entertainment Group
278. G-Unit
279. Galapagos4
280. Galileo Music Communication GmbH
281. Gangbang Records
282. Gas Oil Records
283. Gator Done Music
284. Gemini Sun Records
285. Gentilly Records
286. Georgia Wonder Records
287. Ghetto Records
288. Ghostly International
289. Giant Pets
290. Gigantic Music
291. Girl in the Doorway Productions
292. Global Creative Group
293. Global Ritmico
294. Go Ahead Music Ltd
295. Go Smooth
296. Goin’ Native Records
297. Gold Club
298. Grace/Parkinsong
299. GRANDPA productions
300. Grayhound Recordings
301. Great American Music
302. Groov’Earth Records
303. GrownUp Records
304. Gruve Records
305. Gumption Records (2009)
306. Guy Davis
307. H.D.B. Music Production
308. Hallway Records
309. Hammock Music
310. Hands Solo Music
311. Hans Kusters Music N.V.
312. Happy Music
313. Hardman House Records
314. Harold Short
315. Havavision Entertainment
316. Havavision Records
317. Healthrock
318. Heidstar Entertainment
319. Hell’s Hundred Records
320. Hellfire Recordings
321. High Tide Records
322. Hill Valley Records
323. Homecourt Records
324. Horus Music Ltd
325. Hospital Records
326. House Dimensions
327. House Music Millenium
328. House of Restitution Records
329. Houseplanet Distribution
330. Hydra Head Records
331. Hydrophonics
332. Hymen
333. I Eat Records
334. ICEE Records
335. ICEH20 Records
336. IDLA
337. Idol Records
338. Idsa L’Integre Produktions
339. IG Recordings
340. Independent Distribution On Line (IDOL)
341. Inertia Pty Ltd
342. Inner Current Recordings
343. Innervisions GmbH
344. Insideout
345. Intersound Records (SS)
346. intr_version records
347. Intune Records
348. Involved Productions / anjunabeats
349. Inzec Records
350. IRIS
351. Iris Records
352. J2G Records
353. James Smith
354. Jan--yngve Vornes
355. Jason Miles Music
356. Jeff Chaz Productions
357. Jeff Rolka Productions
358. Jessica Delfino Records
359. Jingo Records
360. Joan Crowe
361. John Coster
362. Johnny222
363. Jonathan Clay
364. JPX Records
365. Juan Mutant
366. Jug Band Records
367. Jumpsuit Records
368. Just Music
369. Just Play Records
370. K Records
371. K7
372. Kalinkaland
373. Kamakaze Music
374. Kamen Entertainment Group, Inc.
375. Karma Frog
376. Karuna Records (SS)
377. Kayo Stereophonic
378. Kemado Records
379. Khula Records
380. Kieran McKenna
381. Kill Rock Stars
382. Kimchee Records
383. Kindling Music
384. Kitchenware Records
385. Kiui
386. Kiver SRL
387. Klearnote Production
388. Klitekture
389. Klotzberg Recordings / Decomplex Audio
390. Kobalt Digital
391. Koch Records
392. Kontor New Media
393. Kranky
394. Kuckuck Schallplatten [Naxos]
396. Kudos Records / Distribution LTD
397. L.A.P. Entertainment
398. La Cupula Music
399. LAB Records (2007)
400. Labeltune
401. Laboratory Instinct
402. Labrador
403. LaRue Productions
401. Late Night Tales
402. Late Show Records
403. Laurel Street Records
404. LCM (Life Church Media)
405. Le Tigre Records
406. Leader Euro Music SL
407. Leif Garrett
408. LemonDrop Records
409. Lench Mob Productions
410. Les Blachut
411. Let’s Play Stella
412. LHood Publishing, LLC
413. Lightyear
414. Liquor & Poker
415. Lismor Recordings Ltd t/a Isa Music
416. Live Once Records
417. LIXO Sonido y Discos EU
418. LMS Records
419. Loaded Records Ltd t/a Skint Records
420. Logosound
421. Lojinx
422. Long Live Crime Records
423. Loose Booty Records
424. Lost Again Records
425. LTPD Record Company Inc
426. Luaka Bop Records
427. Lucky Number Music Ltd
428. Luminal
429. Lyckan
430. Lykill Records
431. MacLabel
432. MADE IN eTALY
433. Maestro Holdings
434. Magnatube Records
435. Magnatune
436. Main Man Ltd.
437. Make A Move Records
438. Makuakane Music
439. Malecon Music Inc.
440. Mapi
441. Marina Music Publishing SLU
442. Marquis Classics
443. Matt Stamm
444. Me and The Machine Records, LLC
445. Media Luna Gbr
446. Media Records
447. Mediaskare
448. Meek Records
449. Megaforce
450. Megamix
451. Melodic
452. Memphis Industries
453. Merge Records
454. Merlin Group
455. Mermaid Mafia Records
456. Merovingian
457. Metapath Recordings
458. MghtyMo32
459. MI5 Recordings
460. Microcosm Music
461. Middle pillar Presents
462. Mighty Horn Records
463. Mike Edmond Paynter
464. Mikrohouse.net
465. Mill Pond Records
466. Mille Plateaux
467. Miller Inc.
468. Minerva Road Entertainment
469. Missionary Records
470. Mix Me Up
471. mobilee records – kollmann & schneider gbr
472. Moderato Records
473. Modern Radio
474. Modern Whomp
475. Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music [ml/i]
476. MoreThan4 Ltd
477. Morr Music
478. Mosaic Nation
479. Moshi Moshi
480. MOSZ Motorwolf
481. Mozart Jones Entertainment
482. MPM (McGhee-Proffer Media)
483. MPress Records
484. Mr. Henry Recordings
485. Mud Hut Digital
486. Mudville
487. Muller
488. Mushroom Pillow Music SL
489. Music Mail Tonträger GmbH
490. Music Works
491. Musicmez
492. MustangJo
493. Mutant Records
494. Mute Records
495. Muwookie Digital
496. MWS Media
497. My Kung Fu
498. N.M.G. Recordings
499. N5MD
500. Nacional Records
501. Naive
502. National Street League Records
503. Natoarts Limited NAXOS of America Inc
504. Neo Music Legacy Records LLC.
505. Neo Pacifica Recordings
506. Neptunus Records
507. Nettwerk Music Group
508. Nevahno Bustahs Ent.
509. New Sheriff
510. New State Entertainment ltd
511. New Weave
512. News N.V
513. Next Plateau Entertainment, Inc
514. NEXTERA
515. Nightshift Music
516. Nilaihah Records
517. Nine Mile Records
518. Ninja Tune
519. Nitrosound Records
520. Nlmp
521. No Idea, Inc.
522. Nordic Trax
523. Northern Music
524. NorthernBlues Music
525. Not About Me Records
526. Nozzle Records
527. Nuclear Blast America
528. Nuerra
529. Nylon Recordings
530. O.U.T. Spoken
531. Obese Records Pty Ltd
532. Ohoo Music
533. Om Records
534. One Man Industry
535. One Note Records
536. Oneway Inc
537. Open All Night Entertainment
538. Orac Records
539. Orange Deuce
540. Orange Records
541. Ordis Gnbr Distribution
542. Orthlorng Musork
543. P.Bergstrand
544. P.M Records
545. P.W. Elverum & Sun
546. Pa’s Fiddle Recordings LLC
547. Pacific Moon
548. Pain Train Records
549. Painted Red Music
550. Pants On Fire
551. Paradise Entertainment Distribution GmbH
552. Paradise Music Ltd
553. Parsifal Bvba
554. PAS Entertainment
555. Patadeloro
556. Peacefrog
557. Pearly White Records
558. Peetah!
559. People Like You Records
560. Persona Records
561. Petrol Music
562. Phonofile-Artspages
563. PIAS Group
564. Picap, S.L.
565. Pinecastle Records
566. Pineview Studio Group
567. Pioneer Unit Records CC
568. Pixie Records
569. Platform Records and Promotions
570. Play Records
571. Plug Label
572. Plus One Records
573. PM Productions/ Dubtech Records
574. Podenco Recordings
575. Polyvinyl Records
576. PonyRec I/s
577. POPeLINE
578. Position Chrome
579. Positron Records
580. Power Move Records
581. Powerage
582. Pravda Records
583. Preservation Hall Recordings
584. Primary Wave Music
585. Productions Kallixti
586. ProFound Records-- Rock Doc Productions
587. Projekt
588. Propaganda pel fet! SCCL
589. Proptronix Proptronix/Onitor
590. Prospect Park
591. PS
592. Psy – Production
593. PsyFiction
594. Q Division Records
595. Questionable Entertainment
596. Quiverdisc
597. Rachel Sage Productions
598. Rage 8
599. Raincoast Records
600. Raisin’ Records
601. Real Playaz Limited
602. Real World Productions
603. Reckless Records Record Camp
604. recordJet
605. Recovery Recordings
606. Red Bullet Productions B.V
607. Red House Records, Inc
608. Red Nile Music
609. Redemption Records
610. Redeye Inc (Yep Roc Records)
611. Redmond d/b/a Magnatune
612. Reel Entertainment
613. REL Records Ltd
614. Remedy Records
615. Remote Control Records PTY
616. Rench Audio
617. Resonant Noise Records
618. RETARD DISCO
619. Revega Publishing Company
620. Reverse Spin Records
621. Revolver Music Ltd
622. Revolver Records
623. Right Place Records
624. Righteous Babe Records, Inc.
625. Rita Wales
626. Ritornell
627. Roba Music Verlag GmbH
628. ROBRECORDS
629. Rocket Science
630. Rockroad Limited trading as Jelly Maid Music
631. Roll Records
632. Ron White Records
633. Rong Music
634. Roots Music Group
635. Ropeadope
636. RosebloodRuby Star Records
637. Ruffworld
638. Rustbelt
639. Sabot Productions
640. Saddle Creek Records, Inc
641. Saguaro Beach Records
642. Sapphire
643. Sarathan Records
644. Sargent House
645. SARINJAY ENT
646. Saustex Media
647. Scape Music
648. Scarab Records
649. Scatalogics Records
650. Schrodinger’s Cat Records
651. SCI Fidelity Records
652. Scion
653. Scylla Records Limited
654. Sean Harley
655. Season Of Mist
656. Second Motion Records
657. Second Wind Digital/ One Little Indian
658. Sentient Sound
659. SENTRALL Records
660. Sentric Music
661. Seventh Voice Productions
662. SGM Records
663. Shannon.hu
664. Shark Meat Music & Media, LLC d/b/a Shark Meat Records
665. Shed Publishing Ltd
666. Sheila A. Miller Sheridan Square (SS)
667. Sheridan Square Entertainment
668. Shock & Fall
669. Shoeless Records
670. Show Up Music
671. Shubhayan Industries
674. Side Effects
675. Sidecho
676. Sidestar Music
677. Sidewalk Fiction
678. Signature Sounds
679. Siluh Records
680. Silva Screen Records Ltd
681. Silverback Records
682. Simple Answer
683. Sin City Records
684. Singined
685. Sirlady Records
686. Sismic Music
687. Sixgunlover Records
688. Skookum Records
689. Skycoke
690. Skysong Records
691. Slip N Slide
692. SmartGuy Records
693. Smash Hit Music Co.
694. Smasheasy
695. SMC Entertainment
696. Sole Prep
697. Soleilmoon Recordings
698. Son Records
699. SonaBLAST! Records
700. Sonar Kollektiv GmbH
701. Sonic Pyramid
702. Sought After Entertainment
703. Soul Appeal Records
704. Soul Kat Music Group
705. Sound Design Pty Limited T/AS ToneFreak Records
706. Soundclash
707. Soundguest Music
708. Sounds Blue Music
709. Southern Studios
710. Southpaw Entertainment
711. Spectral Sound
712. Spitfire Records (SS)
713. Spoken x digital media group
714. Stadium Entertainment
715. Stanton St. Records
716. Star 69 Records
717. Starpool Records
718. Static Discos
719. Static Music
720. Stay Warm
721. Stiff Records Ltd
722. Stillborn Records
723. Stinky Records
724. Stones Throw Records
725. Stranger Music
726. Stuntin
727. Subliminal
728. Subsonic Recordings
729. subVariant
730. Suedisk Recordings
731. Sugar Hill
732. Sunburn Recordings
733. Sunflower Entertainment
734. Sunset Music Group
735. Superball Music
736. Swedish Label Rights
737. Sweet Bottom records
738. Sweet City Action
739. Swim Slowly Records
740. Symphonic Distribution
741. Syntax Distribution
742. Ta-Da
743. Takes The Biscuit
744. Tangent Records
745. Tapete Records
746. Tappersize
747. Tarantulas Records
748. Tarantulas/IRIS
749. aste Media Limited
750. TBA AG
751. TCB
752. TEEC Recordings
753. Ten12 records
754. Terrence McManus
755. Thank God It’s Friday Gbr
756. The Agriculture
757. The Animal Farm LLP
758. The CO
759. The Council
760. The Hornblow Group
761. The Militia Group
762. The Mushroom Group/liberation
763. The state51 Conspiracy Thirsty Ear Recordings, Inc
764. Thought Universe Music
765. Three Little Fish PTY Ltd
766. Thrill Jockey Records
767. Timeroom Editions
768. Tiny Beat Records
769. Together Again Productions/Image Entertainment
770. Tommy Boy Records
771. Tompkins Square
772. Tone-Cool Records (SS)
773. Tonic Records
774. Toolroom Productions Ltd
775. Top Beat Records
776. Toronado Records
777. Transdreamer
778. Transit Music Group/Nova Records
779. Transition Records
780. Tree of Lies
781. Trewetha Records
782. Trilateral Records
783. Triloka Records (SS)
784. TripKnight
785. Tritone Media
786. Tropidelic
787. Troy Rucarean
788. Tru Thoughts
789. TruArt Records
790. True Classical
791. TSR Records
792. TuneShock
793. Tygergirl Productions
794. Tyler Bryant
795. Tympanic Records
796. UE3
797. Ultra Records
798. Uncanny Planet
799. Uncle Ostrom Records
800. Undercover Music United For Opportunity
801. Up Above
802. Up In The Air Productions
803. Urban Gospel Records/ Urban G Music.com
804. Uvula Music
805. V2 Music Group Ltd.
806. V2k
807. Vagrant
808. Vanguard
809. VanMaanen
810. VASO MUSIC SPAIN
811. Vasto
812. Ventilation Records (UK) Ltd
813. Vered da Gamba
814. Version City Records
815. Vilma Jarvinen
816. Vinylistic
817. Virtual Label
819. Vison Producoes Artisticas Ltda T/A Visom Digital/ Visom Records
820. Volvox Music
822. Voodoo
822. Vortexan Wagram Music
823. Walnut Tree Records
824. Warp Records
825. Waxy Silver Records
826. Western World Media
827. Whatmusic Holdings Ltd
828. Whimsical Songs
829. Whiskey Records
830. Whitegates Publishing
831. Wichita Falls Records
832. Wildflower Records
833. Willowtip
834. Windmark Records
835. Wize Recordings
836. WMI sas
837. Wondering Records
838. Wondersound
839. Woodson Lateral Records
840. Wrecked Records
841. Wtfwit Records
842. XLR8R/IRIS
843. XmasmusicX
844. XYZ Entertainment
845. Yep Roc Records
846. Yesca Vinyl
847. Yesh Music
848. Ylimit
849. YOU BE EXTREME!
850. Za Discs
851. ZTT Records Ltd
852. Zum
853. 101 Distribution
854. 11-7 Recording Corp.
855. 111 Music
856. 12 Inch Productions
857. 205B
858. A Little Space
859. Rather Lucky Records
860. Reachout International Records Inc (dba ROIR)
then why don’t they just use the content from these labels? why use content that aren’t licensed for?
I know 4 of the lables listed here personally and not only are they not grooveshark ‘partners’ but they would actively sue the service if they had the spare cash to do it.
this list is bullshit
If your friends are based in the US, they don’t need any spare cash. Lots of laywers to take over in exchange for a nice cut after they win (and they will, you have to be blind, deaf and mute to lose this case!).
Do some research.
they are not based in the U
becuase the list of labels is a lie… the once claimed they had a deal with merlin who represents those labels, but merlin never did a deal with grooveshark, they were only discussing the POTENTIAL of a deal.. grooveshark none the less ran with the lis of merlins labels, which is false.
huge lols that Hospital are listed as a label partner – we are most certainly not! wouldn’t be seen dead partnering with the den of thieves that is Grooveshark. In fact I wish that for christmas the Grooveshark building were to catch fire with all the staff inside and someone would record their pitiful screams of agony while they burn to death, and then upload the sound file to Grooveshark.
Tony, you sound like a douche
that’s the best thing I have ever read on the internet.
wonder how many really have licensed to them……
Tony, you sound like a douche.
Hey! That’s what I was saying!
Fuck grooveshark.
Tony’s no douche — he is simply repelled by companies that profit by ripping off artists.
Tony!
Long Live London Electricity and Hospital!
Tony, you sound like an ass
Tony is right.
Grooveshark are pretty horrible. How do they sleep at night.
I work for one of the labels mentioned in that list. 486 DMCA notices *and counting* sent from our laywer to them during the last 12 months. Yes, you read that right. Four hundred and eighty six DMCA notices, all from one single label. Every time they take the tracks down for a while and then automatically put them up again. And after the first 40 notices or so, they started calling our lawyer names, mocking him a la Pirate Bay style, telling him that he “is not experienced enough to understand a business opportunity”.
Kevin — i’d urge you to publish any correspondence on these comments pages. chances are they’ll get added as exhibits to the suit.
MW
If this guy Jensen has heard ‘nothing but good things’ about Grooveshark, he doesn’t get out much.
Same thing,
I represent 4 labels on this list that have never done a deal with them.
-LA
Record label execs vs tech profiteers…
i love this story.
except many of the names on that list aren’t ‘record label execs’, they’re small boutique labels run by the artists themselves on shoestring budgets.
you prick
Record label execs–
Shutting down Grooveshark isn’t going to matter in the long-term. It is only going to piss people off even more than they already are about the greed in the industry. People aren’t going to go running to the nearest record store or Walmart to buy your albums, if they’re even in stock. They’re going to go to your other friend Megaupload, and if that gets shut down then they’re going to go to Mediafire. Or they’ll go to Spotify who you are already bitching about too.
There will always be a service.
Did you learn nothing from Napster? That is how things are appearing.
riiiight. so because there will always be someone ready to exploit the people who actually make something for their own personal gain then the creators should just bend over and take it from whoever gets there first?
nice logic.
or you could look at the money lost from sales as advertising dollars. if a band is good enough, I will NEED the highest quality versions and go to itunes. Sorry I’m just not gonna pay for Waka Flocka. Does anyone consider maybe the money artists were earning in the past was completely too much. Did you consider maybe your shitty little label has no talent, and thats why you don’t sell shit, or book enough shows? People are still making money online. Ever heard of THE LONG TAIL?!!
AndyDexter, yeah, they kind of are going to have to take it. They need to adopt. The consumers won this battle. The labels lost. Tech companies won. Music discovery is better now than it was ever before, because people aren’t locked out of being able to listen to what they want. Suing isn’t going to change that.
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Man, the internet is a cruel place. We get it, the music industry is in turmoil, blah, blah., but these kind of comments are just downright hateful to what end? To wish death upon someone in jest is a little fucked up. We’re not talking about genocide here dude. Happy friggin Holidays.
is grooveshark an ethnic group?
They invited the vitriol. I hope they never take a music-related paycheck for the rest of their petulant lives.
ok ok obviously i don’t want the Grooveshark staff to die in a fire. that would be too easy. ok, leave the post boy/girl or the interns out of it. they get off with 50 lashes. non management permanent staff – 50 lashes plus they lose the first and second fingers from each hand and one ear. management – they need to be kept alive somehow while burning so we can record several albums worth of their screams to upload to Grooveshark. As users, we can upload whatever we want, copyright be damned after all! Happy Christmas Grooveshark, you may try your best to kill off blameless record labels for your short term gain but you will fail. You are toxic. Anyone who uses your service is an unwitting accomplice.
AMEN.
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What percentage of Grooveshark’s catalog is this?
Ten labels I regularly work with/for are on that list. I checked with them. Guess what, they never signed anything with Grooveshark!
This list is a fraud!
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