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Settlement Reached in Rhapsody Napster Mechanicals Class-Action Suit

Rhapsody Napster Reaches a Settlement In Its Mechanicals Class Action Lawsuit

Daniel Sanchez
February 19, 2019
We now know more details about Rhapsody Napster’s settlement with David Lowery. Nearly three years ago, Cracker frontman and songwriter David Lowery took Rhapsody International to court. Lowery, along wit... Read More...
RealNetworks Doubles Stake in Rhapsody, Effectively Owning Napster

RealNetworks Doubles Its Stake in Rhapsody, Effectively Owning Napster

Daniel Sanchez
January 22, 2019
RealNetworks headquarters at Home Plate Center in Seattle. RealNetworks wants in on Napster’s success. Unlike its other rivals in the streaming music market, Napster has actually turned a profit. In the p... Read More...
Americans Listen to 151 Minutes of Music Each Day

Americans Listen to 151 Minutes of Music Each Day

Daniel Sanchez
September 17, 2018
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So, just how much music do you really listen to?  And, how do you spend your music listening time? In Audio Monitor US 2018, a joint study on music habits in the US, Music Biz and AudienceNet have found most... Read More...
Napster Proves Streaming Music is Profitable

Napster Proves That Streaming Music Can Be Profitable

Daniel Sanchez
August 21, 2018
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Bill Patrizio, Rhapsody-Napster President and CEO. Paid only.  Lower subscriptions.  No IPO.  And, a small profit.  What could Spotify and other streaming music services stand to learn from Napster? Last mon... Read More...

$11.75 Million Awarded to the Family of Ex-Napster Executive Milt Olin

Marsha Silva
May 31, 2018
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Former Napster Executive, Milton Olin Jr., who was struck by a sheriff's deputy while riding a bicycle on Mulholland in Calabasas in December 2013, will receive $11.75 million from the county as part of a wro... Read More...
I'm a Cellist and Composer. Want to See My Royalties?

I’m an Award-Winning Cellist and Composer. Want to See My Royalties?

Daniel Sanchez
April 18, 2018
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So, how much does Zoe Keating make from streaming? Every now and then, Digital Music News covers what real artists make from streaming platforms. One artist last year, for example, made just €403.27, or $... Read More...
Music Industry Latest: Pharrell Williams, Spotify, the BBC, Genius, BMG, Sony

Latest Industry: Pharrell Williams, Spotify, The BBC, Genius, BMG, Sony

Daniel Sanchez
March 28, 2018
Getting ‘Lucky’. Sony/ATV Music Publishing has extended its worldwide deal with multi-Grammy-winning songwriter, artist, and producer Pharrell Williams.  The agreement will take the company’s relationship wi... Read More...
After 17 Long Years, Metallica Returns to Napster

After 17 Long Years, Metallica Catalog Returns to Napster

Daniel Sanchez
November 17, 2016
Image by niteprowl3r (CC by 2.0) Welcome back to Napster, Metallica. Please, no lawsuits this time. Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, you could download Metallica songs on Napster quite easily (and illeg... Read More...
Rhapsody Napster Posts Surprising Profit

Can Streaming be Profitable? Surprising Results from Rhapsody & Napster…

Daniel Sanchez
November 15, 2016
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Image by Andrew Hayward (CC by 2.0) Is streaming profitable? For Rhapsody/Napster, it actually (finally) is. According to a regulatory filing by RealNetworks, Rhapsody International posted a profit of over $... Read More...
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The Popularity of Digital Music Services, 2004-present

Paul Resnikoff
November 12, 2015
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  From Google’s beta-stage measurement analysis of topics, designed to accurately measure overall interest in a broader topic area, ... Read More...

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