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2009: The Biggest Winners, The Biggest Losers

December 27, 2009

If only a disruptive media transition could be compressed into a year. Instead, a post-1999 music industry continued to struggle, innovate, and litigate without a map in 2009. In that fog, the list of winners... Read More...

Rdio Makes Its Debut, Privately, On the Apple App Store

Alexandra Osorio

December 17, 2009

Rdio has chosen the iPhone as its launchpad, a good a place as any. This week, the heavily-anticipated music startup suddenly surfaced on the App Store, reachable only to private beta testers. That club app... Read More...

The Big Questions Surrounding MOG’s All Access

Paul Resnikoff

December 2, 2009

As promised, MOG launched its All Access premium content tier Wednesday morning, a move that changes the stateside chess match a bit. At a top-level, All Access is a paid, cloud-based play that features a ma... Read More...

But Wait: Survey Says Students Still Prefer Downloads

Paul Resnikoff

November 11, 2009

Surveys related to file-trading, streaming, or other aspects of music consumption are often difficult to trust. The reason is that participants simply lie about their file-trading habits, usually to avoid a ... Read More...

Resnikoff’s Parting Shot: Cloud Control

Paul Resnikoff

November 8, 2009

Imagine, the entire catalog of recorded music (ten million, fifteen million, twenty million-plus songs) resting safely in the cloud, accessible from any net-connected device for a modest fee. Just think Spot... Read More...

Resnikoff’s Parting Shot: Want a Google Deal? Then Pay for It

Paul Resnikoff

October 29, 2009

Who are the biggest winners in the Google music search partnership? Well, Google is one clear-cut winner, and so are music fans. But for the partners powering the content - MySpace Music, Lala, Imeem, Rhaps... Read More...

Free All Music: Will This Ad-Supported Model Float?

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2009

Remember when ad-supported music was going to save the industry? Spiralfrog was lavished with praise and endless press coverage, and major labels extracted millions in licensing fees before the ship sank. N... Read More...

One Less Lawsuit: Grooveshark, EMI Reach Agreement

Paul Resnikoff

October 13, 2009

Grooveshark has now settled out-of-court with EMI Group, according to details tipped Tuesday morning by the company. That follows an abrupt lawsuit by the major label, often the twisted beginning of a licens... Read More...

The Afternoon Bits: Twitter Dealmaking, WMG, Coachella 2010, INQ, Bumra/Stemra, Wall Street

Paul Resnikoff

October 8, 2009

Twitter is reportedly in advanced (and separate) negotiations with both Google and Microsoft to incorporate its tweets into search results, according to Wall Street Journal blog AllThingsD. Warner Music ... Read More...

The Latest on Pandora: Revenues Slated to Hit $40 Million

Paul Resnikoff

September 3, 2009

Pandora is on schedule to reach revenues of $40 million this year, according to recent comments by founder Tim Westergren. But profitability? In a discussion with the Wall Street Journal, Westergren noted t... Read More...

Grooveshark 2.0: Simpler, Cleaner… Coming Soon

Paul Resnikoff

August 24, 2009

Grooveshark is now launching a 2.0-level upgrade with a smoother and more intuitive interface. The underlying concept remains the same, and users can still experience lots of music - on-demand and totally fr... 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...

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

2009: The Biggest Winners, The Biggest Losers

Rdio Makes Its Debut, Privately, On the Apple App Store

The Big Questions Surrounding MOG’s All Access

But Wait: Survey Says Students Still Prefer Downloads

Resnikoff’s Parting Shot: Cloud Control

Resnikoff’s Parting Shot: Want a Google Deal? Then Pay for It

Free All Music: Will This Ad-Supported Model Float?

One Less Lawsuit: Grooveshark, EMI Reach Agreement

The Afternoon Bits: Twitter Dealmaking, WMG, Coachella 2010, INQ, Bumra/Stemra, Wall Street

The Latest on Pandora: Revenues Slated to Hit $40 Million

Grooveshark 2.0: Simpler, Cleaner… Coming Soon

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