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Pandora Keeps Rdio on Life-Support with $2.5 Million Emergency Injection

Rochell Abonalla
November 18, 2015
The question is when all of this goes 'kaboooom!'  Pandora (P) shares are down nearly 40% in the last month alone, with Wall Street wondering WTF is going on with a two-month, $600 million acquisition spree ... Read More...
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There Are 4 Million Songs on Spotify That Have Never Been Played Once…

Rochell Abonalla
October 11, 2013
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Spotify is a wonderful place to spread your music and get discovered.  But that assumes that anyone knows you exist. According to data just released by Spotify, 80 percent of the 20 million songs on the serv... Read More...
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What Else? Muve, Pitchfork, iHeartRadio, EMI, Capitol CMG, Bandsintown, App Store, Stats (Or Lack Thereof)…

Rochell Abonalla
January 8, 2013
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If inexpensive mobile bundling is the future, be very afraid of Muve Music.  The Cricket-powered play now counts 1.1 million subscribers, according to details shared early this morning with Digital Music News. ... Read More...
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I’m a Successful Artist. And Here’s Why Things Have Never Been Worse…

Rochell Abonalla
February 14, 2012
These are the voices that seem to be getting drowned out. In a talk at SF MusicTech Summit this week, Cracker and Camper van Beethoven founder David Lowery argued that near-zero investment and greediness from c... Read More...
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Grooveshark Subpoenas Digital Music News for Confidential Whistleblower Information…

Rochell Abonalla
January 17, 2012
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Grooveshark attorneys are now exerting heavy legal pressure on Digital Music News, with the goal of outing a very problematic whistleblower.  Just this weekend, our offices received a mountain of subpoena paper... Read More...
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Impressive? Rhapsody + Napster = 1 Million Paying Subscribers…

Rochell Abonalla
December 22, 2011
I'd love to say 'subscription has finally arrived!' or something equally euphoric, but this just isn't that moment.  According to details shared on Thursday, Rhapsody now has one million paying subscribers, a d... Read More...
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Grooveshark, UMG Preparing to Subpoena Digital Music News…

Rochell Abonalla
November 29, 2011
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Looks like we've got a ringside seat for the latest legal boxing match between UMG and Grooveshark. And the cost of admission?  A subpoena. The reason is that an anonymous comment on Digital Music News forms... Read More...
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Grooveshark Is Now Facing $17 Billion In Damages…

Rochell Abonalla
November 23, 2011
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Grooveshark had better hope their defense stands up in court. According to court documents obtained by Digital Music News early this morning, the latest lawsuit from Universal Music Group would saddle Groovesha... Read More...
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King Crimson Can’t Get Their Music Off of Grooveshark. So They cc’d Digital Music News…

Rochell Abonalla
October 13, 2011
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The following are excerpts from a lengthy and angry email exchange between King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, his team, and Grooveshark.  It dates back at least two months, and reveals a fruitless attempt to ... Read More...
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We Asked Grooveshark What They Pay Artists. And This Is What They Said…

Rochell Abonalla
October 8, 2011
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It's one simple question. But getting Grooveshark to answer it was a complicated affair - and ultimately, one that produced a very complicated answer. Attempt #1: Email Digital Music News (to Grooveshark SVP ... Read More...
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