Music Piracy

Research Confirms That Streaming Kills Download Sales…

September 12, 2014

May 10th, 2013: "We have data that’s proving and demonstrating the fact that streaming revenue is additional to actual unit download consumption or physical music sales…" Katie Schlosser, Spotify Account ... Read More...

Google Bans Grooveshark for the Second Time…

Paul Resnikoff

September 10, 2014

Two years ago, Google removed Grooveshark's Android app from Play. Two hours ago, Google erased Grooveshark completely from its Chromecast partner list. The Play removal was rumored to be th... Read More...

Apple Gives U2’s Surprise Album to All iTunes Customers…

Nina Ulloa

September 9, 2014

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Apple and U2 have teamed up for the "largest album release in history" (according to Apple). At the end of an Apple keynote that seemed to ignore the topic of music, U2 took the stage and performed... Read More...

The Music Industry: 1973-2013…

Paul Resnikoff

August 26, 2014

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Nigerian Artist Says Finger Amputation Is the Only Way to Solve Music Piracy…

Paul Resnikoff

August 6, 2014

The recommendation comes from a very frustrated Stella Monye, a celebrated Nigerian samba artist who has witnessed her sales decline precipitously over the past ten years. "Taking them to court to be fined... Read More...

Department of Justice: “Illegal Streaming Should Be a Felony”…

Nina Ulloa

July 25, 2014

The Department of Justice wants Congress to make the penalty for illegally streaming media more severe. David Bitkower, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ's Criminal Division, addressed th... Read More...

The 100 Most Pirated Music Releases…

Paul Resnikoff

July 18, 2014

More Layoffs at Grooveshark, Pissed-Off Sources Say…

Paul Resnikoff

July 7, 2014

The once-promising Grooveshark seems to be sinking further, with sources now pointing to additional layoffs in June. The first source emailed Digital Music News anonymously, unhappily pointing to an unspecifie... Read More...

Song Downloads Are Down 15% In 2014…

Paul Resnikoff

July 3, 2014

Last year, song downloads on platforms like iTunes dropped 2.3%, the first decline ever for the format. This year, paid downloads are already down 15%, according to mid-year stats just released by Nielsen ... Read More...

Amazon Caves To Independent Publishers

Ari Herstand

June 3, 2014

It's been no secret that Amazon has been working on their streaming service and plans to launch in less than 2 months. Most speculate that their streaming service will be bundled together with Amazon Prime,... Read More...

Apple Admits That Fewer Artists Are Releasing Music on iTunes…

Paul Resnikoff

May 29, 2014

Not releasing on iTunes used to be suicide. But maybe artists are reconsidering that outlook. From the Code Conference this morning, where Apple's $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics was officially ... Read More...

This Is How Streaming Ate Recorded Music…

Paul Resnikoff

May 20, 2014

(adapted from an image by Frits Ahlefeldt)... 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

Reservoir Fires Off Infringement and DMCA Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Demanding Nearly $340 Million in Total Damages

After a Fruitless Legal Attack, RIAA Takes the Anna’s Archive Problem to the US Government

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

IFPI Urges the EU to Include X on Its 2027 ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist,’ Says the Platform ‘Remains a Significant Concern for the Music Industry’

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

Research Confirms That Streaming Kills Download Sales…

Google Bans Grooveshark for the Second Time…

Apple Gives U2’s Surprise Album to All iTunes Customers…

The Music Industry: 1973-2013…

Nigerian Artist Says Finger Amputation Is the Only Way to Solve Music Piracy…

Department of Justice: “Illegal Streaming Should Be a Felony”…

The 100 Most Pirated Music Releases…

More Layoffs at Grooveshark, Pissed-Off Sources Say…

Song Downloads Are Down 15% In 2014…

Amazon Caves To Independent Publishers

Apple Admits That Fewer Artists Are Releasing Music on iTunes…

This Is How Streaming Ate Recorded Music…