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If the Internet Is Global, Why Is Music Still So Regional?

June 11, 2012

Sure, great music transcends borders. But music apps, for the most part, do not. It's a strange state of affairs: the web is global in theory, yet in the 'legit' digital music world, it's all about country-by... Read More...

Who’s Really Managing Your YouTube Relationship? You Might Want to Check

Paul Resnikoff

May 4, 2012

Last week, we published stats that demonstrated the utter dominance that YouTube wields over streaming music, not to mention music consumption overall. But who's actually managing your YouTube collection? In ... Read More...

India: A Seriously Strange Music Market

Paul Resnikoff

May 1, 2012

If you're perplexed by the absurdities of the music industry in, say, the United States, then consider India. At Musexpo on Monday, Indian entrepreneur Vijar Nair described a situation that involves 1.2 billio... Read More...

Acquisition Rumors Now Surround IRIS Distribution

Paul Resnikoff

April 9, 2012

Overdosing on consolidation, acquisition, and general industry collapse? Well, now there's this: over the weekend, several top-level executives pointed Digital Music News to an expected acquisition deal involv... Read More...

The Orchard+IODA: It’s Part Consolidation. And Part Collapse

Paul Resnikoff

March 6, 2012

There's nothing wrong with a smaller music industry, unless it's constantly being compared to a much bigger music industry. Especially one predicated upon radically different buying patterns, radically differe... Read More...

Believe It, or Not: Major Labels Say Sales Improved In 2011

Paul Resnikoff

December 27, 2011

Everyone loves a good fairytale for the holidays, so here's another one. Ahead of the official count, major labels are now claiming a slim 1 percent album sales increase over last year, based on preliminary ... Read More...

Combined UMG+EMI Marketshare Right Now: 46%

Paul Resnikoff

November 30, 2011

There's a reason why some people are freaking out about the EMI buyout. Sure, recordings are on the decline, but a combination with Universal Music Group would result in a monstrous marketshare tilt. Which ... Read More...

99.9% of Tunecore Artists Make Less Than Minimum Wage…

Paul Resnikoff

November 23, 2011

Earlier this year, we stumbled upon a very depressing statistic. It turned out that the average Tunecore artist was making just $179 a year - and that was before any annual fees. But now, it turns out there's a... Read More...

100 Songs Now Banned In China

Paul Resnikoff

August 28, 2011

You really want to play in this country? Well, the Chinese Ministry of Culture has just published 100 songs that are now banned for distribution, with lots of Gaga and Perry throughout. Digital distributors... Read More...

Don’t Worry, Tunecore Says the Massive Price Hike Is Worth It

Paul Resnikoff

May 10, 2011

Unsurprisingly, Tunecore artists have been unenthusiastic about huge distribution cost increases, especially when presented with little advance notice. But Tunecore founder Jeff Price says the extra services a... Read More...

Pissed? Tunecore Quietly Raising Its Renewal Fees by 150%

Paul Resnikoff

May 6, 2011

This is one of those things you only notice when you notice. For example, when your annual renewals are due within 30 days. And in the past few weeks, Tunecore has more than doubled its album distribution re... Read More...

Amazon Is Now Selling a 27-Song Album Download for $3.99

Paul Resnikoff

May 2, 2011

Are these deals good for anyone besides the music fan? After dropping the price tag on hundreds of downloads to 69-cents, Amazon is now offering a 27-song album from Bruce Hornsby for just $3.99. The album, B... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Musixmatch Re-Inks With DistroKid; Partnership Aims to Help Independent Artists Layer More Lyrics Into Their Releases

DMN Pro Weekly: The Suno Subpoena Wars Are Targeting the Music Industry’s Deepest, Darkest Secrets. Here’s Where Things Stand.

What Is Attribution?

Create Music Emerges from the Shadows as a DistroKid Minority Investor

Former Sony, Discovery, WWE Executive James Rosenstock Joins Too Lost as CFO

If the Internet Is Global, Why Is Music Still So Regional?

Who’s Really Managing Your YouTube Relationship? You Might Want to Check

India: A Seriously Strange Music Market

Acquisition Rumors Now Surround IRIS Distribution

The Orchard+IODA: It’s Part Consolidation. And Part Collapse

Believe It, or Not: Major Labels Say Sales Improved In 2011

Combined UMG+EMI Marketshare Right Now: 46%

99.9% of Tunecore Artists Make Less Than Minimum Wage…

100 Songs Now Banned In China

Don’t Worry, Tunecore Says the Massive Price Hike Is Worth It

Pissed? Tunecore Quietly Raising Its Renewal Fees by 150%

Amazon Is Now Selling a 27-Song Album Download for $3.99