Paul Resnikoff

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

January 19, 2022

One of these days, the billions of dollars in unmatched and unpaid annual music royalties will shrink into the millions. And then, down to de minimis thousands. But what will it take to get there? For years,... Read More...

Releasing Music Is Easy, Marketing Music Is Hard. Here’s How Chartmetric Is Leveraging Data to Make Marketing a Lot Easier.

Paul Resnikoff

January 11, 2022

Where’s the traction, exactly? Chartmetric tracks major music platforms for the biggest signs of life. Today's fans have instant access to a tremendous amount of music in the digital age. But few releases ris... Read More...

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” Crosses 1 Billion Spotify Streams — And the Christmas Cash Machine Continues

Paul Resnikoff

December 23, 2021

Mariah Carey's holiday classic "All I Want for Christmas" just crossed 1 billion Spotify streams, according to the streaming platform. The accomplishment adds another 'cha-ching' to Carey's lucrative Christma... Read More...

Drakeo the Ruler Pronounced Dead After Brutal Backstage Attack at L.A. Festival

Paul Resnikoff

December 19, 2021

Twitter update from Once Upon a Time in LA, posted Saturday (December 18th) evening. Once Upon a Time in LA was abruptly ended on Saturday night, thanks to a coordinated murder attempt against Drakeo the Rule... Read More...

Bruce Springsteen Sells Entire Catalog to Sony Music Entertainment In Estimated $500 Million Deal

Paul Resnikoff

December 15, 2021

Bruce Springsteen performing in 2008 (Photo Credit: Craig ONeal CC 2.0) Bruce Springsteen has just inked one of the biggest music rights acquisition deals — ever. The reportedly $500 million-plus deal with So... Read More...

VEVA Sound Partners With PPL, MLC, Jaxsta, NSAI, The Creative Passport & More to Dramatically Expand Song Credits Collection

Paul Resnikoff

December 8, 2021

Building upon its pioneering efforts to improve music credits – and eliminate unmatched royalties – at the label level, VEVA Sound has inked partnership agreements with the PPL, the MLC, and more as part of a... Read More...

Drake Turns Down His Grammy Nominations — So What’s Next for ‘Music’s Biggest Night’?

Paul Resnikoff

December 6, 2021

Drake before getting cut off during his 2019 Grammy Awards speech: "If there's people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come ... Read More...

Sonarworks Wants to Revolutionize Music Mixing — Without the Need for High-Priced Studio Equipment or Expertise

Paul Resnikoff

November 18, 2021

Photo Credit: ProdbyDaan Like many facets of the music production process, music mixing and mastering are quickly getting demystified. Now, Sonarworks is on a mission to democratize the mixing process with So... Read More...

Why Was Young Dolph Murdered? Here’s the Latest (Updated)

Paul Resnikoff

November 17, 2021

The scene on Wednesday (November 17th) in Memphis, TN, where Young Dolph was confirmed murdered. Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr. — aka Young Dolph — was murdered on Wednesday, November 17th while buying cookies i... Read More...

Did DaBaby Really Murder Someone Inside a Walmart?

Paul Resnikoff

November 4, 2021

The scene immediately after the Walmart shooting in Huntersville, NC in 2018; DaBaby faced murder charges after the incident. During his recent Netflix special The Closer, Dave Chappelle accused rapper DaBaby... Read More...

Spotify Quietly Sells Two-Thirds of Its Distrokid Stake for $167 Million. Is This the End of Spotify’s ‘Disintermediation’ Dream?

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2021

DIstrokid + Spotify (Circa 2018) (Photo: Digital Music News) It was the deal that had music distributors shaking in their boots. Now, three years later, Spotify is quietly dumping a majority of its stake in D... Read More...

Indie Artists Are Spread Too Thin — HUDL Music Is Building a Consolidated Platform To Fix That

Paul Resnikoff

October 18, 2021

Photo Credit: Melanie van Leeuwen From marketing to distribution and royalty management to sync – not to mention creating and performing live – there’s a tremendous amount for independent artists to handle in... Read More...

The New World of Sync: How Two Sync Music Pros Are Surviving COVID-19

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Sync Licensing Is Helping This Tropical Music Star Find Fans on the Global Stage

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How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t)

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Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” Crosses 1 Billion Spotify Streams — And the Christmas Cash Machine Continues

Drakeo the Ruler Pronounced Dead After Brutal Backstage Attack at L.A. Festival

Bruce Springsteen Sells Entire Catalog to Sony Music Entertainment In Estimated $500 Million Deal

VEVA Sound Partners With PPL, MLC, Jaxsta, NSAI, The Creative Passport & More to Dramatically Expand Song Credits Collection

Drake Turns Down His Grammy Nominations — So What’s Next for ‘Music’s Biggest Night’?

Sonarworks Wants to Revolutionize Music Mixing — Without the Need for High-Priced Studio Equipment or Expertise

Why Was Young Dolph Murdered? Here’s the Latest (Updated)

Did DaBaby Really Murder Someone Inside a Walmart?

Spotify Quietly Sells Two-Thirds of Its Distrokid Stake for $167 Million. Is This the End of Spotify’s ‘Disintermediation’ Dream?

Indie Artists Are Spread Too Thin — HUDL Music Is Building a Consolidated Platform To Fix That

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