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Not Making Enough Money On the Road? Try Selling Underwear

October 22, 2010

If you wanted lots of direct-to-fan tips, there was no better place to be last week than CMJ. But is any of this really healthy for musicians? Showcases have always been a crapshoot, though the daily panels... Read More...

Eminem Successfully Raises Over $2 Million For Manchester Victims

Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing in Eminem Download Royalty Case

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied a petition for a rehearing in F.B.T. Productions, LLC, et al. v. Aftermath Records, et al., a case that threatens to drastically change royalties associated... Read More...

Situation@UMG: “Anyone Connected to Doug Morris Potentially Has a Problem…”

Paul Resnikoff

October 21, 2010

This is way bigger than LA Reid, and if you work inside UMG, it will probably affect your job. According to several sources to Digital Music News with close knowledge of the situation, Universal Music Group is now grinding through a very serious restructuri... Read More...

Don’t Have a Hit? Then Try, Try, Try, Try, Try Again

Paul Resnikoff

October 21, 2010

Remember artist development? The idea of growing an artist over several albums, investing gradually until a fanbase was accomplished? Well, that is now a dusty old concept at the majors, where something new... Read More...

Hey Bronfman: Spotify Approaching 650,000 Paid Subscribers

Paul Resnikoff

October 21, 2010

Some of our readers have been screaming at us to show more faith in Spotify. And here's why: according to information shared this week by European sources, Spotify's premium subscriber total is now approachi... Read More...

Ted Cohen Ending Career In 14 Months

Paul Resnikoff

October 20, 2010

"I've been evangelizing the inevitability of the access model taking the spotlight for over eight years, I will continue to do so. I believe that 2011 is the year that access will eclipse ownership as the dominant revenue stream, I've bet my career on it." ... Read More...

Victory’s Brummel: “Maybe You Should Start Digital Piracy News…”

Paul Resnikoff

October 19, 2010

On Monday, we wrote this one-liner about a recent anti-piracy post featuring Gilbert Gottfried, financed by Victory Records. "Victory Records is pushing a very abrasive - and questionable - anti-piracy campa... Read More...

90% of Label Artists Could Be Eligible for Huge iTunes Royalty Increases

Paul Resnikoff

October 19, 2010

Eminem is the type of multi-platinum, long-term superstar that labels dream of. But a successful lawsuit by Eminem's original publisher against Universal Music Group could end up triggering a massive financi... Read More...

Gene Simmons Threatens Anonymous: “They Might Find Their Little Butts In Jail…”

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2010

Gene Simmons is now striking back against the loose collective known as 'Anonymous,' the group responsible for downing his sites in response to some strong anti-piracy statements. Actually, genesimmons.com is still down (as of Sunday evening), though some cho... Read More...

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2010

(#musicindustry) Options overload got you down? Here's one comical take on modern-day music marketing from manager Peter Malkin. Malkin told Digital Music News that this has been cooking for a few weeks, got... Read More...

The 9 Biggest Dinosaurs In the Music Industry Today

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2010

Regardless of their impressive accomplishments in the past, these dinosaurs are still living in 1982 - or, wish they were living in 1982. Here are the largest of the Jurassic pontificators... (1) Gene Sim... Read More...

7 Things the Majors Would Do Right Now, If They REALLY Had the Balls

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2010

"The music industry was asleep at the wheel and didn't have the balls to go and sue every fresh-faced, freckle-faced college kid who downloaded a clip, so now we're left with hundreds of people without jobs..." Gene Simmons, speaking Tuesday at MIPCOM. ... Read More...