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Read the Fine Print? Pandora Cries Foul on PRS

May 27, 2009

Is PRS for Music really easing the playing field for digital music players in Britain? On-demand sites - including YouTube - now face significantly lowered per-stream charges for performances, part of a real... Read More...

Exclusive: Bankruptcy Strikes HDGiants, MusicGiants

Paul Resnikoff

May 27, 2009

High-quality entertainment play HDGiants - and its MusicGiants subsidiary - are now entering bankruptcy, according to information secured by Digital Music News on Wednesday. Several sources - including part... Read More...

TechCrunch v. Last.fm, Part II: Are Users Getting Cheated?

Paul Resnikoff

May 25, 2009

Is Last.fm supplying confidential user information to the RIAA? Several months ago, TechCrunch accused CBS-owned Last.fm of doing just that, the beginning of a controversial firestorm. Last.fm executives vehemently denied the accusations, complete with som... Read More...

Quarterly Data Confirms: US Radio Stations Suffering

Paul Resnikoff

May 25, 2009

US-based radio stations suffered a difficult first quarter, according to figures released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). The group reported a decline of 24 percent to $3.43 billion during the three-m... Read More...

Jay-Z Ditches Early on Def Jam, Universal Music Group

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2009

Can a baseball team win without its biggest hitters? Can a label thrive without its star acts? Last year, Jay-Z announced his departure from Universal Music Group unit Def Jam, in favor of a new, diversifie... Read More...

TuneCore Building Dedicated Section on Amazon

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2009

Amazon has now tapped TuneCore on a dedicated download section, according to details shared with Digital Music News Thursday afternoon. The TuneCore-branded environment will live within the broader AmazonMP3 site. Additionally, artists can offer custom-cra... Read More...

YouTube: Please Pay ASCAP $1.6 Million

Alexandra Osorio

May 20, 2009

YouTube has recently been ordered to pay ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) $1.6 million, an interim payment ahead of a final royalty resolution. The decision, first discussed by l... Read More...

The iPhone Music App Elite: What Can They Teach You?

Paul Resnikoff

May 20, 2009

In less than one year, the iPhone App Store has shifted the competitive terrain for handset manufacturers, carriers, media companies, and the music industry. A concept previously controlled exclusively by ca... Read More...

Another Tweak In the Formula: Napster Spins $5 Monthly Charge

Paul Resnikoff

May 18, 2009

Best Buy owns Napster, so now what? Subscription remains a difficult play, especially alongside free streaming concepts like Imeem, Spotify, and MySpace Music. So what does an earlier-generation, paid subscription concept do? Well, Napster is now offering... Read More...

mSpot Seals More Deals: CBS Radio, Last.fm Latest

Alexandra Osorio

May 18, 2009

Mobile entertainment company mSpot has now sealed deals with both CBS Radio and Last.fm, according to details shared with Digital Music News over the weekend. Both properties are owned by CBS Corp., and are ... Read More...

Spotify + Echo Nest = Genius, Only Much Better

Paul Resnikoff

May 18, 2009

The Echo Nest is being tapped by Spotify for recommendation functionality, but what will the integration look like? At a pre-release demonstration Monday at SanFran MusicTech, Echo Nest director of Developer... Read More...

The Looming Meltdown at Clear Channel Communications

Paul Resnikoff

May 18, 2009

The era of heavily-leveraged buyouts has quickly gone bye-bye, and Clear Channel Communications could become a serious casualty. last week, the New York Post pointed to a quickly-deteriorating financial situation at Clear Channel, and sources to Digital Mus... Read More...