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The Latest! Staples Ditches Ticketmaster, Deezer TV, [email protected], Tunecore, Sirius, MiniDisc, French Subs…

February 5, 2013

This was to be expected, but the venerable Staples Center has now officially ditched Ticketmaster in favor of AXS Ticketing, the 2011-launched platform from AEG (which also owns and operates the Staples Center,... Read More...

Spotify Executive: “We’re Totally Transparent, and We Definitely Live by That Principle.”

Paul Resnikoff

February 5, 2013

We asked Spotify what they pay artists, and they refused to answer us. We asked them again, and they told us they pay labels, not artists. We asked them what they pay labels, and they refused to answer. ... Read More...

Swedish Music Sales, 2002-2012…

Paul Resnikoff

February 4, 2013

This is why Spotify thinks it can save the music industry from oblivion, even in declining markets like the US. It's the sales story in Sweden, Spotify's homebase and a longtime streaming stronghold. (data from IFPI Svenska Gruppen) And here's the... Read More...

Parlophone Has the Nerve to Challenge Google…

Paul Resnikoff

February 4, 2013

If Google can't control the content that gets uploaded onto YouTube, why isn't there one pornographic clip, anywhere? If Google is merely indexing the internet through algorithms, why aren't promised changes t... Read More...

The Latest! TakeLessons, Parlophone, UMPG, EvntLive, Coulton, Super Bowl…

Paul Resnikoff

February 4, 2013

And the funding march continues into February. The latest grabbing fuel is TakeLessons, to the tune of a $4 million round led by Peak Triangle Ventures. The San Diego-based startup, which has raised $12 milli... Read More...

Judge Tells Google: ReDigi Can Fight for Itself…

Paul Resnikoff

February 2, 2013

So how's that Google relationship working out, anyway? Warner Music Group ex-chairman Edgar Bronfman just called 'Google Music' an 'oxymoron,' and trade group IFPI recently broiled the search engine for disproportionate levels of illegal results. All of th... Read More...

I’m a Music Industry CEO. And I Think Sonicbids Made Millions by Exploiting Struggling Artists…

Paul Resnikoff

February 1, 2013

Did Sonicbids make millions the wrong way? The following comes from Lee Parsons, cofounder and CEO of Ditto Music, a direct-to-fan service that competes with Tunecore, ReverbNation, and CD Baby. It was first p... Read More...

Explain to Me Why This Super Bowl Spot Isn’t Racist…

Paul Resnikoff

February 1, 2013

Sean Paul says this doesn't cross the line. Others, like Inner Circle and a growing number of Jamaicans, seem to be saying the same thing. But why does this get stamped 'comical' instead of 'racist,' exactly? ... Read More...

Hey Advertisers: You Might Want to Ask VEVO for a Refund…

Paul Resnikoff

February 1, 2013

Or, at least an audit. This all started last week when YouTube eliminated 156 million viewcounts for Lady Gaga, which turned out to be the tip of an iceberg. That iceberg, which quietly floated by in December, involved a far broader correction on more than 2 ... Read More...

The Latest! Beyonce-Gate, Super Bowl, VEVO, Songza, Tunezy, Stones+Coachella, Bandsintown, WiMP, MusiXmatch…

Paul Resnikoff

February 1, 2013

Yes, she lip-synched the Inauguration. No, she doesn't think it's a big deal, at all. Moving on, Beyonce has now publicly admitted that she indeed lip-synched the National Anthem during Obama's recent inaugu... Read More...

Music Investment Quickly Hits $58.4 Million In January…

Paul Resnikoff

January 31, 2013

The music industry: it's either a casino rife with debaucherous gambling, a field teeming with fertile growth possibilities, or just a really weird place to be right now. The early-2013 tally was bumped by Mus... Read More...

Nearly 50 Percent of Kickstarter Donations Come from Just 3 Percent of Fans…

Paul Resnikoff

January 31, 2013

The strange stat comes from Derrick Fung of Tunezy, a startup focused on helping artists sell unique experiences to fans. Tunezy is sort of like Kickstarter, but without the bidding and fundraising part. Which means that Fung has been spending a lot of time ... Read More...