Paul Resnikoff

What If Artists Could Finally See Their Data? Chartmetric Introduces ‘Artist Plan’ for Direct Data Access

March 22, 2022

Spanish guitarist Bryan Lubeck. Who says labels get to have all the fun? Now, Chartmetric is aiming to upend music marketing by giving artists direct access to a trove of their own data. If an artist is gain... Read More...

Is the Music Industry Wasting Money on Viral Artists? “People Are Signing These Artists and They’re Screeching to a Red Light”

Paul Resnikoff

March 21, 2022

Disney Music Group Head Of Creative/Publishing/A&R Mio Vukovic (c) speaks at Musexpo's Creative Summit in Burbank, CA on March 21st, flanked by moderator Ritch Esra, Publisher, Music Registry (r) and Sas M... Read More...

PROs Are Quietly Reinventing Themselves — By Potentially Counting Every Single Song Played

Paul Resnikoff

March 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Marcus Herzberg What if performance rights organizations (PROs) counted nearly every song played – in every bar, cafe, restaurant, shopping mall, and public place? That’s a future being etched b... Read More...

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives

Paul Resnikoff

March 9, 2022

Bank of America will be fueling the $200 million fund for Downtown Music (photo: Javier Haro) Announcements involving hundreds of millions of dollars are now commonplace in the music industry. But this time, ... Read More...

Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp — Cofounder Ethan Diamond Will Remain as CEO

Paul Resnikoff

March 2, 2022

The fiercely independent Bandcamp is no longer. Epic Games — owner of the formidable Fortnite and the Unreal gaming engine — consummated its acquisition of the platform this morning (March 2nd). Gaming mega-... Read More...

Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta: “My Last Three Hires for Our Label Are People Who Are Working TikTok”

Paul Resnikoff

February 25, 2022

Big Machine Label Group Founder, President & CEO Scott Borchetta speaking at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville (Photo Credit: CRB/CRS | Kayla Schoen) Big Machine topper Scott Borchetta isn't convinced th... Read More...

Spotify Stock (SPOT) Drops Below Its 2018 IPO Price — Nearly $17 Billion In Market Cap Wiped Out In 2022 Alone

Paul Resnikoff

February 24, 2022

Spotify's closing price on February 24th, 2022. Back in 2018, Spotify was the disruptive darling of Wall Street and a pioneer in direct listings. Now, the once-surging Spotify stock (SPOT) has officially cras... Read More...

The Music Industry Is Changing at a Dizzying Pace — Now Reprtoir Has a SaaS Solution to Help Indie Labels Manage It All

Paul Resnikoff

February 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Reprtoir In an effort to help independent labels and publishers streamline operations in the hectic digital age, Cannes-headquartered Reprtoir is developing an all-in-one SaaS solution featuring... Read More...

Kodak Black Shot at Super Bowl Pre-Party — Attends the Super Bowl the Next Day

Paul Resnikoff

February 13, 2022

The chaotic scene in which Kodak Black was shot outside The Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywood, February 12th. Kodak Black was among four individuals shot outside of The Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywo... Read More...

Snoop Dogg Buys Death Row Records

Paul Resnikoff

February 9, 2022

Snoop Dogg (Photo Credit: TechCrunch CC by 2.0) “It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members," Snoop Dogg remarked after announc... Read More...

Spotify Stock Has Lost 50% of Its Value In the Past Year Alone — $32.3 Billion In Market Cap Wiped Out

Paul Resnikoff

February 8, 2022

Spotify stock (SPOT) valuation at the closing bell, February 8th, 2022 Spotify stock has lost an astounding 50% of its value over the past year alone, a drop of more than $32 billion in market cap. Once upon... Read More...

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Spotify Stock Has Lost 50% of Its Value In the Past Year Alone — $32.3 Billion In Market Cap Wiped Out

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