Search Results for: "spotify"

Wow, YouTube Really Thinks We’re That Stupid

February 3, 2011

Sorry, the gig is up on free music. It isn't making bands rich, or even making ends meet, for that matter. If you need proof of this, check out this discussion thread about Spotify - it contains real number... Read More...

Sony Music’s Unlimited: Is This the Next ‘Dead Body’?

Paul Resnikoff

January 23, 2011

You can still smell the melting digital of Comes With Music, once the toast of the European industry. But let's forget about that unfortunate disaster, shall we? Because there's a new horse in town: Sony's ... Read More...

And Now, 100 Not-So-F*ked Music Companies

Paul Resnikoff

December 1, 2010

We recently dug up 100 completely f*ked music companies, a stark reflection on a punishing space. Those were mostly dead companies, but what about the future? Who's not only not f*ked, but pushing the space... Read More...

The Top 11 Most Powerful People In the Music Industry

Paul Resnikoff

November 16, 2010

The real shakers. (1) Lucian Grainge, CEO, Universal Music Group Grainge is now twiddling the knobs on the largest label group in the land, one whose fate is not being twisted by covenants or Wall Street ... Read More...

November, 2010: The State of Digital Music Monetization

Paul Resnikoff

November 15, 2010

Who's paying for what: 10 major services and their results. (1) iTunes Paid Song Downloads: 10 billion, cumulative since mid-2003 (source: Apple, reported February, 2010) Broader Story: Apple song down... Read More...

Sure, Streaming Is Better Than Stealing. But Not by Much

Paul Resnikoff

November 12, 2010

If you're in the music industry, chances are you suck at math. But this one just keeps adding up to zero - and the continued rise of legal streaming is at best a half-baked victory. On top of that, illega... Read More...

Who’s Really Destroying Music? Take a Closer Look

Paul Resnikoff

November 1, 2010

If you want to beat up on the majors, have fun - there's plenty of material to go around. But just be prepared to beat up on the tech sector as well, because they're just as responsible for devaluing music a... 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..... Read More...

The Top 13 Things We’ve Discovered In the Digital New World

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2010

Hey, we couldn't resist - hope you enjoyed the Columbus Day weekend. Here are the top lessons the music industry has 'discovered' in the early days of this 'digital new world'. (1) It's really, really hard ... Read More...

#FMC10: The Detailed Tim Westergren Interview

Paul Resnikoff

October 4, 2010

Live coverage from the Future of Music Policy Summit (#FMC10), Georgetown University, Washington DC... Tim Westergren Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Pandora Kara Swisher Columnist, The Wall Street Journ... Read More...

The Fiction That Is Google Music

Paul Resnikoff

September 16, 2010

If you want to steal music - lots and lots of music - then Google is the best place to start. Anything else is just a sideshow designed to placate labels and insulate Google from legal liability. That inclu... Read More...

The Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming Your Old Masters

Paul Resnikoff

August 29, 2010

By now, you've probably heard that "termination rights" in older contracts may allow artists to regain control over their valuable masters. This would apply to works created over 35 years ago, though lots of... Read More...

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

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Wow, YouTube Really Thinks We’re That Stupid

Sony Music’s Unlimited: Is This the Next ‘Dead Body’?

And Now, 100 Not-So-F*ked Music Companies

The Top 11 Most Powerful People In the Music Industry

November, 2010: The State of Digital Music Monetization

Sure, Streaming Is Better Than Stealing. But Not by Much

Who’s Really Destroying Music? Take a Closer Look

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

The Top 13 Things We’ve Discovered In the Digital New World

#FMC10: The Detailed Tim Westergren Interview

The Fiction That Is Google Music

The Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming Your Old Masters