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Breaking: House Republicans Move to Block Net Neutrality Rules

February 17, 2011

Late Thursday, House Republicans voted to bar the FCC from imposing net neutrality guidelines on broadband providers. As part of an amendment attached to a larger spending bill, the FCC would be prohibited f... Read More...

Boom: Sirius Is Now Bigger Than Netflix

Paul Resnikoff

February 16, 2011

It's great to get out of the woods - and even better to beat Netflix on the way. According to stats shared by the company, Sirius XM Radio subscribers now stand at 20.19 million, a record for the company. Tha... 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 Dido. "Sarah and Nettwerk have had an amazing 2... Read More...

Topspin’s About-Face: The Complete Details

Paul Resnikoff

February 16, 2011

Topspin CEO Ian Rogers unveiled a major shift in strategy Wednesday afternoon at New Music Seminar in Los Angeles. Instead of working with a select group of several thousand, invite-only artists, Topspin is ... Read More...

Beating Analysts' Expectations, Apple Posts $58 Billion in Revenue as iPhone Sales Drop in Q2 2019

Oh, Snap! Apple Is Punking the Music Industry, Again

Paul Resnikoff

February 16, 2011

Want your subscription music service on the App Store? Fine, then Apple gets a cut of the subscription revenues that they help to generate. Sounds reasonable enough, right? Just this week, Steve Jobs laid ... Read More...

Good News or Bad? CDs Still 74% of all Album Sales

Paul Resnikoff

February 15, 2011

We thought we'd dissected every stat possible from last year, but here's another one. In Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, Tommy Silverman kicked off New Music Seminar with this: 74% of all US-based albums sales came from CDs in 2010. "They aren't doing so ... Read More...

It’s Getting Worse: Just 1,215 Albums Sold 10,000 Units In 2010

Paul Resnikoff

February 15, 2011

The incredibly-shrinking album is forcing everyone to adapt. But why can't artists even sell 10,000 units anymore? Especially when top-line album sales are still in the billions? At New Music Seminar in ... Read More...

Rhapsody’s President: “This is the Year for Digital Music…”

Paul Resnikoff

February 15, 2011

Is this the year it all starts to happen? Well, according Rhapsody president Jon Irwin, the answer is most definitely 'yes'. "The steady subscriber growth we are seeing is testament to the fact that this is... Read More...

The Complete, Unabridged Grammy Nominees & Winners List

Alexandra Osorio

February 14, 2011

The complete and unabridged rundown of winners (and nominees) at the 53rd Grammy Awards. MusiCares Person of the Year Barbra Streisand Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Tri... Read More...

Sonicbids Integrates Songtrust Services

Paul Resnikoff

February 14, 2011

Downtown-owned Songtrust is now quickly reaching out to artists. On Monday morning, the company brokered an app inclusion deal with Sonicbids. Essentially, the game plan is simple: Songtrust's range of publ... Read More...

Pandora Files Initial IPO Paperwork

Alexandra Osorio

February 11, 2011

Pandora has now filed the official paperwork required for an initial public offering (IPO). The "Form S-1" has been submitted to the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically relating to a ... Read More...

UMG’s Complete & Total Paranoia About Piracy

Paul Resnikoff

February 10, 2011

Are we still talking about piracy in 2011? Well, maybe it makes perfect sense, but it looks like incoming Universal Music Group head of digital Rob Wells is totally and completely paranoid about digital theft. Just like the other ones. "My biggest issue i... Read More...