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DRM Soul-Searching Continues, Speculation Surrounds Majors

January 23, 2007

One of the biggest topics at Midem this year is the effectiveness of DRM, and whether majors will abandon the technology in the near-term. Panel discussions and after-hours chatter have been incredibly heavy... Read More...

Early-Year CD Sales Struggle, Fresh Questions Surround Major Labels

Paul Resnikoff

January 22, 2007

The demand for music could be stronger than ever, though critical questions surround the long-term health of certain segments the music industry. Major labels, the most under siege, now face a potentially fa... Read More...

Music Choice Boasts 600 Million On-Demand Requests

Paul Resnikoff

January 18, 2007

Music Choice, a provider of cable and satellite television-based audio and video content, recently counted its 600 millionth on-demand order. The accomplishment follows a heavy push into on-demand content by... Read More...

US Weekly Album Sales Remain Problematic

Alexandra Osorio

January 17, 2007

Album sales in the United States remained problematic during the recent week, and new lows emerged. Total sales dipped 14% from the comparable period last year, though the most concerning development surroun... Read More...

Pirate Bay Ponders Island Purchase, Legal Evasion Scheme

Paul Resnikoff

January 14, 2007

The Pirate Bay, a notoriously massive BitTorrent tracker, is now pondering the purchase of a small island. The evasive destination, currently based in Sweden, would use the purchase to position itself as a s... Read More...

EMI Dismisses Levy, Munns; Revenue Warning Issued

Paul Resnikoff

January 11, 2007

EMI has just announced a massive restructuring, one that involves the departures of EMI Music chairman and CEO Alain Levy and vice chairman David Munns. "The Board thanks them both for their contribution to ... Read More...

Yankee Group Projection Offers Good News, Bad News

Paul Resnikoff

January 8, 2007

US-based digital music will remain high growth over the next few years, according to a recent Yankee Group projection. But the research firm noted that major labels will only realize a portion of the gains, an... Read More...

iTunes Store Crosses Two Billion Song Downloads

Paul Resnikoff

January 8, 2007

The iTunes Store has now sold more than 2 million songs, 50 million television episodes and 1.3 million feature-length films. The company bundled the news within its larger Macworld Conference and Expo present... Read More...

Subscription Question Goes 2.0, Theoretical Possibilities Abound

Paul Resnikoff

January 6, 2007

Subscription-based formats sputtered once again last year, but visionaries remain attached to the possibilities. In the current terrain, consumers continue to lean heavily towards ownership of discrete downl... Read More...

Late-Stage Surge Bolsters Annual Paid Download Volumes

Paul Resnikoff

January 4, 2007

A record, late-stage surge helped to boost year-end download totals past 581.9 million, a 65% jump over 2005 figures. During the last week of the year, consumers grabbed 30.1 million downloads from outlets l... Read More...

US-Based Album Sales Drop 4.9% During 2006

Alexandra Osorio

January 4, 2007

Album sales in the United States dipped 4.9% last year, according to figures published by Nielsen Soundscan. The total tally, which includes CDs, digital album downloads, and LPs, moved to 588.2 million unit... Read More...

Napster Warns Users of Monthly Subscription Increases

Paul Resnikoff

January 3, 2007

Napster is bumping its monthly subscription price tag by 30 percent, and warning users in advance. The company alerted subscribers of the increases in a recent email. "We wanted to let you know about an imp... Read More...

A Look At Post-Oscars Streaming Boosts for Performers at 2023 Ceremony

Spanish Recorded Music Revenues Jump 12.43% in 2022 to Nearly $500 Million

Streaming Is Taking Off In Japan, 2022 Data Shows — As Both Vinyl and CD Sales Remain Strong

U.S. Recorded Music Revenue Approached $16 Billion In 2022 Amid Continued Vinyl and Streaming Growth, Report Shows

Roughly 60,000 ‘Professionally Aspiring Artists’ Generated $10,000 Or More In 2022 From Spotify (According to Spotify)

DRM Soul-Searching Continues, Speculation Surrounds Majors

Early-Year CD Sales Struggle, Fresh Questions Surround Major Labels

Music Choice Boasts 600 Million On-Demand Requests

US Weekly Album Sales Remain Problematic

Pirate Bay Ponders Island Purchase, Legal Evasion Scheme

EMI Dismisses Levy, Munns; Revenue Warning Issued

Yankee Group Projection Offers Good News, Bad News

iTunes Store Crosses Two Billion Song Downloads

Subscription Question Goes 2.0, Theoretical Possibilities Abound

Late-Stage Surge Bolsters Annual Paid Download Volumes

US-Based Album Sales Drop 4.9% During 2006

Napster Warns Users of Monthly Subscription Increases