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Obama Handpicked This DIY Artist For His Spotify Playlist

August 14, 2015

The White House released a pair of Spotify playlists today curated by The President. Alongside The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, Florence And The Machine and Justin Timberlake, sits a hard-working Phill... Read More...

SoundCloud Facing Legal Action ‘Before Thanksgiving,’ Sources Say

Paul Resnikoff

August 13, 2015

Legal threats against SoundCloud from major content owners are now intensifying, according to sources, with filings likely to happen within a few months if negotiations don't progress. Earlier, Digital Mus... Read More...

Spotify Preparing to Offer Premium-Only Content, Sources Say

Paul Resnikoff

August 8, 2015

Spotify will soon be shifting towards a premium-only, 'gated access' model, according to several sources speaking in confidence with Digital Music News over the weekend. The decision will mean that certain... Read More...

5 Ways to Fix the Streaming Music Crisis

Yves Riesel

August 7, 2015

1. Stop free use, and develop users' willingness to pay. Amongst the millions of ‘users’ that streaming services claim, the proportion of real subscribers who pay the advertised price is an absolute minority... Read More...

Beatport Somehow Didn’t Experience an Issue Paying the Major Labels

Nina Ulloa

August 7, 2015

On Wednesday, DMN posted a letter Beatport sent to artists. The letter said Beatport needed to hold off on artist payments because of decisions made by their parent company, SFX. I guess that's what hap... Read More...

Taylor Swift Calls Spotify a “Start-Up With No Cash Flow That Reacts to Criticism Like a Corporate Machine”

Paul Resnikoff

August 4, 2015

...from the upcoming, September issue of Vanity Fair, which features Taylor Swift on the cover. "After receiving criticism for a Wall Street Journal op-ed Swift wrote last summer, about Spotify’s free-st... Read More...

Universal Music Responds: “We’re Not Firing Our CEO”

Paul Resnikoff

July 31, 2015

Universal Music Group and its corporate parent, Vivendi, are now publicly denying rumors that Universal CEO Lucian Grainge's job is in serious danger. In a statement issued this morning, Vivendi noted that... Read More...

The Major Labels Conducted a Study to Determine Why Their Artists Make So Little…

Paul Resnikoff

July 29, 2015

The International Federation of Phonographic Industry, or IFPI, is a trade group that represents recording labels, most importantly Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. ... Read More...

Why the Music Industry Is Starting to Hate YouTube…

Paul Resnikoff

July 27, 2015

How Streaming Services are Screwing Lady Gaga (and Every Other Artist)

Paul Resnikoff

June 10, 2014

Streaming services like Spotify are notorious for making tiny, per-play payments. But it turns out that none of that matters, because none of that makes it back to the artist. And now we have proof: here's a ... Read More...

The 13 Most Insidious, Pervasive Lies of the Modern Music Industry…

Paul Resnikoff

September 25, 2013

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It was the future we all wanted so desperately to come true... Lie #1: Great music will naturally find its audience. The Lie: The greatest music and artists will eventually connect with their audi... Read More...

Want to Get Your Music Heard? It Starts With the Winning Pitch

“My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

What Does It Take to Succeed In Songwriting? Surprising Lessons from Two Successful Sync Writers

How a Movie Score Is Really Made — According to a Top Hollywood Director

Want Your Music In a Major Gaming Series? Meet the Guys Who Create Their Soundtracks

Artist Branding Isn’t Selling Out Anymore — But What’s the New Balance?

The Revolution Will Be Recorded: How Can Artists Shape Movements and Change Lives?

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

Meet Lady A, the Black Blues Singer Whose Name Got Taken by Lady Antebellum — Our Latest Podcast

Spotify Probably Owes You More Money — Here’s How to Get It (Our Latest Podcast)

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

How to Protect Yourself From the Copyright Trolls — Our Latest Podcast

Obama Handpicked This DIY Artist For His Spotify Playlist

SoundCloud Facing Legal Action ‘Before Thanksgiving,’ Sources Say

Spotify Preparing to Offer Premium-Only Content, Sources Say

5 Ways to Fix the Streaming Music Crisis

Beatport Somehow Didn’t Experience an Issue Paying the Major Labels

Taylor Swift Calls Spotify a “Start-Up With No Cash Flow That Reacts to Criticism Like a Corporate Machine”

Universal Music Responds: “We’re Not Firing Our CEO”

The Major Labels Conducted a Study to Determine Why Their Artists Make So Little…

Why the Music Industry Is Starting to Hate YouTube…

How Streaming Services are Screwing Lady Gaga (and Every Other Artist)

The 13 Most Insidious, Pervasive Lies of the Modern Music Industry…

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