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Warner Music Group Has Lost $10 Billion In 10 Years

April 12, 2011

It seems that every fiscal year, Warner Music Group shows a huge loss. In fact, since 2001, the company has only shown an annual profit once. But how much money are we talking about? Well, we looked through ... Read More...

Dear Labels, Go F**k Yourself. Love, Amazon

Paul Resnikoff

April 12, 2011

In case you were wondering if Amazon is seeking licenses for its recent cloud-based launch... the answer is 'not really'. And, that was made blatantly obvious in this letter from Amazon to major label groups... Read More...

Sirius XM Agrees to Pay Indies $3.6 Million

Paul Resnikoff

April 11, 2011

Sirius XM Radio has now agreed to pay the indie label community $3.6 million, according to settlement details shared with Digital Music News on Monday. That concludes a substantial class action, and follows ... Read More...

It Gets Crazier: iTunes = 85% of Indie Digital Revenues…

Paul Resnikoff

March 28, 2011

Last week, global independent trade group AIM stumbled upon a stunningly lopsided stat. Namely, that iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify collectively accounted for 94.4 percent of indie digital revenues, worldwide. T... Read More...

The Latest: CIC, Believe, WMG, Univision, Friday, Indie Revenues

Paul Resnikoff

March 23, 2011

*The British government has now launched the Creative Industries Council (CIC), a group focused on boosting music exports and the broader economy in the process. *London-based digital distributor Believe Dig... Read More...

Today In Music Industry Jobs: Spotify Boots Sean Parker

Get This: Sean Parker Is Bidding for Warner Music Group

Paul Resnikoff

March 11, 2011

If Napster destroyed the majors, then one of its founders is now picking through the rubble. It now appears that Sean Parker is part of a team bidding for Warner Music Group, according to details emerging Fr... Read More...

The 8th-Straight Quarterly Loss at Warner Music Group

Paul Resnikoff

February 7, 2011

How long can this go on - before a sale, merger, or some other 'event' takes place? Just this morning, Warner Music Group (WMG) revealed its 8th-straight quarterly loss, with double-digital revenue declines ... Read More...

Coca-Cola: Our Next Major Label?

Paul Resnikoff

February 4, 2011

Lady Gaga needed Interscope to blow her up worldwide, and manager Troy Carter isn't confused about the benefits of a major label relationship. But who's gonna blow up artists tomorrow, at least to these same... Read More...

Believe It: One-In-Four Apps Only Used Once

Paul Resnikoff

February 2, 2011

Sorry, what was that about the app revolution? Turns out that apps are often disposable - in fact, one in four are only used once. According to information just released by Localytics, 26 percent of apps ar... Read More...

Warner Music Group for Sale

Paul Resnikoff

January 20, 2011

Why would anyone want to sell Warner Music Group? Or, perhaps the better question is, why would anyone want to buy it? Well, rumors late Thursday suggest that WMG wants out, and is tapping Goldman Sachs to he... Read More...

Why Labels Abandoned A&R

Paul Resnikoff

January 14, 2011

The following is a guest post by Ritch Esra of the Music Business Registry. Esra attempts to answer the question: whatever happened to traditional A&R? "My take is that the traditional A&R process... Read More...

Mazda+Mayer: Are We Now Staring at the Future?

Paul Resnikoff

September 20, 2010

Bands used to pine for major label contracts. Will they soon be oggling over advertising contracts with major corporations instead? Of course, advertising relationships are nothing new, though it seems that... Read More...

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Warner Music Group Has Lost $10 Billion In 10 Years

Dear Labels, Go F**k Yourself. Love, Amazon

Sirius XM Agrees to Pay Indies $3.6 Million

It Gets Crazier: iTunes = 85% of Indie Digital Revenues…

The Latest: CIC, Believe, WMG, Univision, Friday, Indie Revenues

Get This: Sean Parker Is Bidding for Warner Music Group

The 8th-Straight Quarterly Loss at Warner Music Group

Coca-Cola: Our Next Major Label?

Believe It: One-In-Four Apps Only Used Once

Warner Music Group for Sale

Why Labels Abandoned A&R

Mazda+Mayer: Are We Now Staring at the Future?