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Dylan Smith

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Dylan Smith

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Michael Whalen

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Streaming Music Platform (DSP) Marketshare breakdown, H1 2026 (Source: DMN Pro, Digital Music News)

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Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2026

Word Collections collects publisher royalties outside the US

Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and YouTube Are Now Paying All Songwriter/Publisher Royalties Directly to Word Collections on Behalf of Clients in Territories Outside the U.S.

Ashley King

October 7, 2026

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Universal Music Publishing ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down’

Paul Resnikoff

February 5, 2013

Perhaps the only question is why Pandora executives aren't cashing out faster. Because it's becoming increasingly apparent that this company lacks a sustainable business model, even if they successfully force ... Read More...

Sony/ATV ‘Now Has the Power to Shut Pandora Down’

Paul Resnikoff

January 17, 2013

It's a scary statement for Pandora, but according to sources, an accurate picture of a radically different licensing landscape in 2013. And one in which Sony/ATV directly controls an absolutely massive and cri... Read More...

Global Licensing: Why Is It Still Impossible In 2013?

Paul Resnikoff

January 16, 2013

So you want to build a truly global music service? Here's how long it took Apple — one of the richest, most influential companies in the world — to get close to a 'global iTunes Store' for music downloads. An... Read More...

VEVO Finally Agrees to Pay Independent Publishers

Paul Resnikoff

June 19, 2012

Finally, VEVO will start paying indie publishers their fair share. But this is just the first victory in a potentially dragged-out process. We just got off the phone with David Israelite, head of the National... Read More...

Publishing Just Changed: Judge Gives ‘Y.M.C.A.’ Back to Its Original Author

Paul Resnikoff

May 8, 2012

This is the case that everyone was watching - and exactly the result what publishers wanted to avoid. Now, the question is what this means for an already stressed-out publishing industry, especially as time-wo... Read More...

NMPA President: Grooveshark Is Stealing From Our Songwriters

Paul Resnikoff

April 19, 2012

And just like that, Grooveshark has a serious problem with the entire music publishing community. And potentially, another big lawsuit on its hands. The sticking point is the mechanical license, which Groove... Read More...

If You Think Publishing Is Safe, Read This

Paul Resnikoff

May 31, 2011

There's a myth that all the bleeding is happening over there, on the recording side. But publishers are battling a number of complicated and intertwined issues, and a huge part of their revenue is tied to th... Read More...

This Again? Apple Still Hasn’t Secured Indie, Publishing Deals

Paul Resnikoff

May 20, 2011

Apple has yet to secure critical indie or publishing deals ahead of its cloud-based music launch, according to sources speaking with Digital Music News. Instead, three out of four major labels have now been si... Read More...

Nettwerk Loses Another One: Sarah McLachlan

Paul Resnikoff

February 16, 2011

This is not exactly the validation that Terry McBride was looking for. But longtime Nettwerk artist Sarah McLachlan is now leaving, the latest in a string of defectors that includes Avril Lavigne, Sum41, and... Read More...

EMI Retreads Into “Rights Management Company,” Faxon Takes Over

Paul Resnikoff

June 18, 2010

The emergency funding is in the bag. So now what? According to details confirmed to Digital Music News on Friday morning, EMI Group - meaning EMI Recorded Music plus EMI Music Publishing - is retreading its... Read More...

Chatter Still Surrounding EMI Music Publishing Play

Paul Resnikoff

June 1, 2010

EMI is living to see another covenant, but sources continue to point a possible acquisition play on EMI Music Publishing. The time is ripe for a pluck, and joint venture partners KKR and Bertelsmann were rep... Read More...

360 Degrees of Pain: What the Rest of the Business Is Looking Like

Paul Resnikoff

April 30, 2010

The recording used to be considered an isolated vortex of pain, reserved for CDs, retailers and overpaid execs. But in 2010, publishing is struggling to stay flat, and even live performance is battling the e... Read More...

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