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DIY 2.0: The More Mature Discussion Arrives

July 21, 2009

The do-it-yourself, direct-to-fan honeymoon is over, thanks to the arrival of some complex issues. Against the backdrop of an energized audience at the New Music Seminar in New York on Tuesday, some battle-w... Read More...

Apple Posts First-Ever iPod Sales Declines

Alexandra Osorio

July 21, 2009

The iPod finally peaked during the recent quarter, thanks to declines across the shuffle, classic, and nano models. But the iPod touch, a close cousin to the iPhone, continued to gain. According to financia... Read More...

EMI’s CEO: “We’ve Clearly Lost Touch With Our Consumers…”

Paul Resnikoff

July 15, 2009

The EMI situation is getting dire, but is there a workable game plan among the top brass? Statements recently issued by EMI Music CEO Elio Leoni-Sceti offered some realism, as well as further cause for concern. "Looking at the music industry, which has bec... Read More...

Another Bout of Three-Strikes Hits New Zealand

Paul Resnikoff

July 14, 2009

Blame it on the weather, but New Zealand is now girding its way through another bout of three-strikes. The country originally shelved plans to implement disconnections for repeat infringers, based on heavy opp... Read More...

Rated CCC: Clear Channel Keeps Skirting the Rocks

Paul Resnikoff

July 14, 2009

The biggest leveraged buyouts are now becoming the biggest busts, for obvious macroeconomic reasons. In music, that includes EMI Group, a company now hanging by a financial thread and desperately seeking ano... Read More...

The Brand New Direction for MySpace

Alexandra Osorio

July 13, 2009

These days, the only news coming out of MySpace relates to rolling heads, sagging numbers, and frustrated labels. But the company is actively considering a different direction, one that could potentially reclaim some of the past magic. According to a Wall ... Read More...

Just How Many Releases? These Numbers May Scare You

Paul Resnikoff

July 8, 2009

Wrapped up in direct-to-fan possibilities and niche marketing ploys? Guess what? Everyone else is, too. The amount of music being released every day continues to swell, and that means more competition for ... Read More...

In Other News: H1, Apps, MJ, Wall St., We7, DiMA, A2IM

Paul Resnikoff

July 8, 2009

*US-based album sales during the first half were down 14.7 percent year-over-year, across all formats - CD, LP, digital album download, etc. The tally for the first 26 weeks was 174.5 million units. *The ... Read More...

SoundExchange Releases 'Music Data Exchange (MDX)' - Here's Everything You Need to Know

Pure-Play Webcasters, SoundExchange Work It Out

Paul Resnikoff

July 7, 2009

SoundExchange has now ironed out a royalty rate resolution with pure-play webcasters, according to details emerging Tuesday afternoon. The resolution follows a protracted period of disagreement, though members of US Congress recently authorized discussion e... Read More...

The MJ Cooldown: BitTorrent, Twitter, YouTube Calming

Paul Resnikoff

June 30, 2009

Burnt out on MJ already? In terms of cultural earthquakes, this is one of the biggest in recent history, perhaps outdoing the deaths of Elvis and Lennon. But despite the craziness, the frenzy seems to be co... Read More...

Sony Music, RED Tapping IODA Distribution Platform

Paul Resnikoff

June 30, 2009

Sony Music Entertainment and its RED Distribution unit are now structuring a digital distribution deal with San Francisco-based IODA, according to information shared with Digital Music News. The partnership ... Read More...

Napster Nostalgia: BPI Chief Reflects on Opportunities Lost

Paul Resnikoff

June 29, 2009

If only Napster had been licensed and embraced, then perhaps the recording industry could have thrived in the 2000s. But is that viewpoint too simple? According to BPI chief Geoff Taylor, the complexities of embracing Napster are often overlooked. "To make ... Read More...