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Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid Exits

May 11, 2017

Antonio 'L.A.' Reid judges on 'X Factor' (photo: RCR) Epic Records Chairman & CEO Antonio 'L.A.' Reid is abruptly departing Sony Music Entertainment, according to reports circulating Thursday. Longtime m... Read More...

Downloads Drop 18.5%, Streaming Gains 38.4% In Just 3 Months at Sony Music

Daniel Sanchez

August 1, 2016

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Sony Music Entertainment released their first quarterly earnings report from April 1 to June 30, beating out analyst’s expectations in posting an 8.7% increase in sales to $1.374 billion. This is a strong i... Read More...

Sony Music Sues Rdio Executives for $7.5 Million

Charlotte Hassan

April 6, 2016

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Sony Music has filed a lawsuit in New York Federal Court against senior executives of bankrupt Rdio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony Music alleges that they were defrauded of millions when Rdio ent... Read More...

SoundCloud Just Signed the Most Important Deal of Its Life

Paul Resnikoff

January 13, 2016

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SoundCloud has now finalized an incredibly important licensing deal with Universal Music Group, according to details confirmed by both sides Wednesday morning. The negotiations, first reported by... Read More...

Don’t F*&k With the Music Industry, Grooveshark Clones

Paul Resnikoff

November 2, 2015

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The major recording labels, led by Universal Music Group, famously buried Grooveshark earlier this year. The company not only dissolved shortly thereafter, but its cofounder was suspiciously found dead a f... Read More...

On October 28th, a Federal Court Will Determine Aurous’ Fate

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2015

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'The Popcorn Time for Music' may soon be popped for good. Aurous is now feeling the full, massive weight of litigation from major labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertai... Read More...

Exclusive: Aurous Announcing Its Legal Defense Team…

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2015

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The following is a developing story; please check back for ongoing updates in this quick-shifting situation. Last update: 9:30 am PT Friday. Perhaps burying Aurous will be more difficult than the music ... Read More...

Federal Judge Orders Temporary Shutdown of Aurous

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2015

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Update, Friday AM: Aurous has now pulled all available downloads from aurous.me following the court order; Aurous founder Andrew Sampson has confirmed the yank-down in a tweet this (Friday) morning. Th... Read More...

Aurous Is Now Being Sued by Atlantic, Warner Bros., UMG, Sony, and Capitol Records

Paul Resnikoff

October 13, 2015

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The following is a breaking story; please check back for ongoing developments. Less than three days after launch, Aurous, dubbed the 'Popcorn Time for Music,' is now being sued by 'Big Three'... Read More...

Aurous Abruptly Cancels Its Crowdfunding Campaign

Paul Resnikoff

September 21, 2015

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Aurous Indigogo crowdfunding campaign,Monday 6:30 am PT... Late last week, BitTorrent-based music application Aurous unveiled a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, a direct snub to the music industry. T... Read More...

Payola? Spotify Calls Justin Bieber’s Latest Single a ‘Viral Hit’

Paul Resnikoff

September 1, 2015

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'Payola' first started decades ago, when major recording labels were found paying major radio stations large sums of money to play their songs. In this decade, the same thing appears to be happening online... Read More...

SoundCloud Is Now ‘Days Away’ from a Universal Music Agreement

Paul Resnikoff

August 25, 2015

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Universal Music Group and SoundCloud are now 'days away' from finalizing a momentous agreement, with sources close to the negotiations pointing to a pact potentially by the end of this week. The deal follo... Read More...

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