Paul Resnikoff

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

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...

Adele’s “Easy On Me” Smashes Spotify’s One-Day Streaming Record — Easily Beating BTS’ “Butter”

Paul Resnikoff

October 17, 2021

Adele's "Easy On Me" is now the most-streamed song on Spotify over a 24 hour period. Other streaming platforms are also likely to report similar records. Do the industry rules simply not apply to Adele? A... Read More...

Blackstone Is About to Drop $1 Billion on Music Copyrights — With Merck Mercuriadis Managing the Fund

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2021

The Blackstone Group is in serious discussions to inject more than $1 billion into a dedicated music copyright investment fund — with Hipgnosis Songs Fund founder Merck Mercuriadis potentially running the sho... Read More...

When Will Concerts Finally Come Back? For Many Bands, They Already Have

Paul Resnikoff

October 4, 2021

Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society plays to a crowded house in Ventura, CA on October 2nd (photo: Digital Music News) As cancellations and postponements continue worldwide, frustrated fans are understandably w... Read More...

The Rolling Stones Keep Rolling — Despite Charlie Watts’ Passing, The ‘No Filter’ Tour Starts In a Few Days

Paul Resnikoff

September 22, 2021

Photo Credit: Jim Pietryga (CC by 3.0) If you're wondering how old the members of The Rolling Stones are, the average age is now a healthy 76 years of age. But despite the recent passing of drummer Charlie Wa... Read More...

Universal Music Group IPO Shares Surge In Early Trading as Valuation Tops $50 Billion

Paul Resnikoff

September 21, 2021

A snapshot of early Universal Music Group trading on the Euronext exchange, September 21st. Universal Music Group's IPO got off to a healthy start this morning, with shares debuting 35% above the initial refe... Read More...

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms (Our Latest Podcast)

Paul Resnikoff

September 16, 2021

The custom-built UFC Ultimate Sound streaming music platform, crafted by Tuned Global and ACX Music Turns out there's an interesting niche for custom-created streaming music platforms — one that giants like S... Read More...

Apple Declares Victory After Major Antitrust Ruling — So Where Does This Leave Spotify?

Paul Resnikoff

September 10, 2021

United States District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Gonzalez Rogers (CC0) Apple is now doing a victory dance after a somewhat favorable App Store antitrust decision on Friday (September... Read More...

tt.fm ‘The All-New Turntable’ Reemerges After 8 Years to ‘Unleash the Inner DJ’

Paul Resnikoff

September 7, 2021

For those who remember the original Turntable, a glorious rebirth is afoot. But tt.fm, ‘The all-new Turntable,’ is reemerging into a vastly different streaming landscape (and that’s a good thing). Back in th... Read More...

Drake Easily Beats Kanye’s Apple Music and Spotify Album Debut Numbers

Paul Resnikoff

September 3, 2021

Kanye West's Donda was Apple Music's biggest album debut this year — until Drake snapped that record 48 hours later. Shortly thereafter, Spotify announced a similar result. Update: After a full 24-hour relea... Read More...

Spotify Stock Jumps After Apple Relaxes Its App Store ‘Tax’ — But Is a Windfall Ahead?

Paul Resnikoff

September 2, 2021

Photo Credit: Cottonbro Shares of SPOT jumped nearly 7% in Thursday (September 2nd) trading following a favorable concession by Apple over its App Store purchasing restrictions. Overall, Spotify stock is up ... Read More...

Streaming Is Big — But Where’s the Community? Vertigo Introduces Collaborative ‘Artist Lounges’

Paul Resnikoff

August 31, 2021

The action on Vertigo Music: Artist Lounge for Tyler Rich. Major streaming music platforms have attracted hundreds of millions of users. Vertigo Music wants those users to talk to one another — and their favo... Read More...

Working Through the Pandemic: Three Prominent Music Supervisors Discuss the Music Industry’s Way Forward

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

Here’s How a Volume-Based Sync Licensing Approach Helped These Musicians Score a VRBO Placement

Here’s What Drives Sync Licensing Success — According to a Veteran Creator Fresh Off a Samsung Placement

How I Landed a Juicy Sync Deal With SZA and TAZO

Fitness Apps Are Using Indie Music to Revolutionize Workouts — With Additional Growth and Licensing Opportunities Forthcoming

How to Avoid DMCA Strikes Against Your Twitch Channel — A Short Guide

'Bone Conduction' Headphones Don't Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms (Our Latest Podcast)

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

Investing In Music Catalogs? It Ain’t All Daisies & Butterflies — Our Latest Podcast

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

Adele’s “Easy On Me” Smashes Spotify’s One-Day Streaming Record — Easily Beating BTS’ “Butter”

Blackstone Is About to Drop $1 Billion on Music Copyrights — With Merck Mercuriadis Managing the Fund

When Will Concerts Finally Come Back? For Many Bands, They Already Have

The Rolling Stones Keep Rolling — Despite Charlie Watts’ Passing, The ‘No Filter’ Tour Starts In a Few Days

Universal Music Group IPO Shares Surge In Early Trading as Valuation Tops $50 Billion

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms (Our Latest Podcast)

Apple Declares Victory After Major Antitrust Ruling — So Where Does This Leave Spotify?

tt.fm ‘The All-New Turntable’ Reemerges After 8 Years to ‘Unleash the Inner DJ’

Drake Easily Beats Kanye’s Apple Music and Spotify Album Debut Numbers

Spotify Stock Jumps After Apple Relaxes Its App Store ‘Tax’ — But Is a Windfall Ahead?

Streaming Is Big — But Where’s the Community? Vertigo Introduces Collaborative ‘Artist Lounges’

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