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Pray tell: where do indies really stand on streaming services?  Whisper calculations show that indies typically get paid less than their major label counterparts on platforms like Spotify (and that doesn't even... Read More...

No, no... we said YouTube Music, not Google Music.  But Google is about to launch its Spotify-killing subscription play, according to several reports this morning (including the Wall Street Journal).  This alre... Read More...

Imagine: 'Warner Music Group' and 'profitability' in the same sentence.  Well, it's happening, right now: according to just-released financials, the oft-hemorrhaging WMG produced a modest $2 million profit duri... Read More...

It looks like Apple has roped the biggest label into its very big 'iRadio' service.  The Financial Times says the deal is inked with Universal Music Group, which leaves Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music... Read More...

This could be a big first step towards solving the credits issue.  That is, the glaring lack of detailed contributor credits in most digital metadata, a situation Rhapsody is now trying to address.  The on-dema... Read More...

There's more to Twitter music than just Twitter #music.  Enter Chirpify, the in-tweet commerce engine that just rustled a $2 million series A from Voyager Capital.  That brings the broader financing level to $3... Read More...

Will big radio ever be forced to pay recording royalties in the US?  Increasingly, the answer seems to be no.  Over the weekend, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) confirmed the addition of seven ne... Read More...

The subscription-based music service formerly known as 'Daisy' has just raised a massive, $60 million funding round, with none other than Access Industries' Len Blavatnik powering the consortium.  All of which ... Read More...

What's transpired over the last 24.  Not that the 'Home Depot Center' didn't have that special ring, but the naming rights to the AEG-owned, 27,000-capacity sports arena in Carson, California is now shifting... Read More...