Search Results for: "spotify"

It Gets Crazier: iTunes = 85% of Indie Digital Revenues…

March 28, 2011

Last week, global independent trade group AIM stumbled upon a stunningly lopsided stat. Namely, that iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify collectively accounted for 94.4 percent of indie digital revenues, worldwide. T... Read More...

INgrooves Responds: Ours Is Less Lopsided, Thank You

Paul Resnikoff

March 25, 2011

Just three providers account for 94.4 percent of global indie revenues, according to AIM. But INgrooves says its percentages are far less lopsided. Specifically, the top three - iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon ... Read More...

Whoa: 3 Stores = 94.4% of Indie Digital Revenues

Paul Resnikoff

March 24, 2011

Just three outlets - iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify - account for more than 94.4% of indie digital revenues, according to a global estimate by AIM (Association of Independent Music). The rest are fighting over ... Read More...

The Latest: CIC, Believe, WMG, Univision, Friday, Indie Revenues

Paul Resnikoff

March 23, 2011

*The British government has now launched the Creative Industries Council (CIC), a group focused on boosting music exports and the broader economy in the process. *London-based digital distributor Believe Dig... Read More...

Most Consumers Still Unaware, Disinterested In Streaming Services

Paul Resnikoff

March 22, 2011

Let's step away from the industry bubble for a second, shall we? Because a recently-released report by Nielsen shows that most consumers are either unaware or disinterested in audio streaming services, wheth... Read More...

CEA to Music Industry: Stop Complaining, Start Innovating

Paul Resnikoff

March 18, 2011

The following is a response from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) to an earlier article on Digital Music News, "Technology Is Cooler Than Content, And It's Costing Us Billions..." It comes from Sen... Read More...

The Power to Destroy Your Music Startup, Overnight

Paul Resnikoff

March 11, 2011

Who really has the power to kill your music startup? It used to be the major labels, but that's so 2006. "Index Ventures will put a lot of money into music," said Vince Bannon of Getty Images at Canadian M... Read More...

Today In Music Industry Jobs: Spotify Boots Sean Parker

Get This: Sean Parker Is Bidding for Warner Music Group

Paul Resnikoff

March 11, 2011

If Napster destroyed the majors, then one of its founders is now picking through the rubble. It now appears that Sean Parker is part of a team bidding for Warner Music Group, according to details emerging Fr... Read More...

The Cloud: It’s Not an Evolution

Paul Resnikoff

March 2, 2011

There's a pervasive thought that cloud-based music access represents an evolution over locally-stored content. That somehow, hard drive MP3s are the Cro-Magnon, and cloud-based access the Homo Sapien. But t... Read More...

Bandcamp’s VC: Investing In Music Is “a Little Like Vietnam…”

Paul Resnikoff

February 25, 2011

You can put money into a music startup, but can you get it out? Well, a lot more investors are getting in - in a major way - though this is a difficult space to read right now. On one hand, extreme funding ... Read More...

Subscription Revenues Are Actually Declining In the US

Paul Resnikoff

February 23, 2011

This is another reason why US-based labels have been so hesitant on Spotify. Sure, the licensing climate on Spotify is softening somewhat, but part of the huge delay has come from a 'been there, done that' p... 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 thef... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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It Gets Crazier: iTunes = 85% of Indie Digital Revenues…

INgrooves Responds: Ours Is Less Lopsided, Thank You

Whoa: 3 Stores = 94.4% of Indie Digital Revenues

The Latest: CIC, Believe, WMG, Univision, Friday, Indie Revenues

Most Consumers Still Unaware, Disinterested In Streaming Services

CEA to Music Industry: Stop Complaining, Start Innovating

The Power to Destroy Your Music Startup, Overnight

Get This: Sean Parker Is Bidding for Warner Music Group

The Cloud: It’s Not an Evolution

Bandcamp’s VC: Investing In Music Is “a Little Like Vietnam…”

Subscription Revenues Are Actually Declining In the US

UMG’s Complete & Total Paranoia About Piracy