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Quboz, an Unnecessarily Costly Streaming Music Service, Launches in the US

Qobuz, an Unnecessarily Costly Streaming Music Service, Launches in the US

February 14, 2019

Qobuz executives fail to explain why you should pay up to $300 a year just to switch from Spotify or Apple Music to stream your favorite music. A brand new streaming music service has launched in the United ... Read More...

SoundCloud Faces Massive Lawsuit Over ‘GO’ Subscription Service

Paul Resnikoff

February 2, 2017

Last year, SoundCloud launched GO, a premium subscription tier. Now, SoundCloud is facing millions in a patent infringement lawsuit. The following is a Digital Music News exclusive report, based on court fi... Read More...

Samsung Milk Shuts Down Amidst Exploding Note Controversy

Samsung Quietly Shutters Its Milk Music Service Amidst Galaxy Note 7 Meltdown

Daniel Sanchez

September 22, 2016

Got milk? Samsung's Milk Music has officially been spilled. Amidst the current controversy Samsung is facing due to their exploding Galaxy Note 7 recall (which is hurting the Korean company’s deep pockets), ... Read More...

Deezer Finally Launches In the US…

Charlotte Hassan

July 19, 2016

Deezer launches in the US, stiffening competition in the music streaming market. The French music streaming service, Deezer has finally launched in the US, increasing competition in the already crowded music... Read More...

Yes, Streaming Music Will Have 500 Million Paying Subscribers by 2019

Paul Resnikoff

June 23, 2016

The following is an interview with ONErpm founder and CEO Emmanuel Zunz, one of the most bullish executives on streaming music’s growth potential. Zunz is all blue sky, though he’s also backing his enthusia... Read More...

Tidal Says $5 Million Lawsuit Is Total Bulls–t

Paul Resnikoff

March 1, 2016

Earlier this week, Tidal was slapped with a $5 million lawsuit over unpaid mechanical royalties, similar to at $150 million class action against Spotify. Now, Tidal is responding in no uncertain words. ... Read More...

SoundExchange Still Not Paying Arcade Fire, Fleetwood Mac, N.W.A, Eazy-E, Jimi Hendrix, Motörhead, Jerry Garcia, and 100+ Other Artists…

Paul Resnikoff

February 28, 2016

If you want to fix the music industry, here's one place to start: SoundExchange. SoundExchange is a music industry organization tasked with administering hundreds of millions in royalties from Pandora, Siriu... Read More...

$9.99 Is ‘Way Too Expensive’ for Streaming Music, Study Finds

Paul Resnikoff

January 7, 2016

Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Google, and Rhapsody charge $9.99 a month (or more) for unlimited streaming music. But is that way too expensive? That's become a pressing question for the music industry, espec... Read More...

Thom Yorke Compares YouTube to Nazi Germany

Paul Resnikoff

December 1, 2015

"They've seized control of it – it's like what the Nazis did during the Second World War. Actually, it's like what everyone was doing during the war, even the English – stealing the art of other cou... Read More...

17 Most Laughable Myths Of The Music Industry

Ari Herstand

November 10, 2015

1) Getting A Record Deal Means You Will Be Successful In the Music Industry. Did you know that 98% of all acts that sign to major labels fail? Meaning 98 out of 100 artists who actually get the deal don't r... Read More...

Sensing Horrific Disaster Ahead, Deezer Calls Off Its IPO

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2015

What could possibly go wrong? Pandora shares are down 37 percent in the last week alone, thanks to a recent quarterly loss of $85.9 million. Spotify is delaying its IPO indefinitely against continued licens... Read More...

Despite Serious Issues, Deezer Expects to Raise €300 Million On Its IPO

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2015

It's a streaming music IPO. What could possibly go wrong? Earlier, we pointed to some very troubling subscriber numbers at Deezer, the Spotify competitor that still hasn't set foot in the US and remains woef... Read More...

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

Will the Music Industry Ever Get a Handle on Rightsholder Payouts?

You Release Music and Chase The Audience.

Live Music’s New Geography

After a Brief Shocker by Apple Music, Spotify Regains Supremacy in the US-Based Subscriber Race. Here’s the Latest DSP Subscriber Data for H1 2026.

You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishing

Qobuz, an Unnecessarily Costly Streaming Music Service, Launches in the US

SoundCloud Faces Massive Lawsuit Over ‘GO’ Subscription Service

Samsung Quietly Shutters Its Milk Music Service Amidst Galaxy Note 7 Meltdown

Deezer Finally Launches In the US…

Yes, Streaming Music Will Have 500 Million Paying Subscribers by 2019

Tidal Says $5 Million Lawsuit Is Total Bulls–t

SoundExchange Still Not Paying Arcade Fire, Fleetwood Mac, N.W.A, Eazy-E, Jimi Hendrix, Motörhead, Jerry Garcia, and 100+ Other Artists…

$9.99 Is ‘Way Too Expensive’ for Streaming Music, Study Finds

Thom Yorke Compares YouTube to Nazi Germany

17 Most Laughable Myths Of The Music Industry

Sensing Horrific Disaster Ahead, Deezer Calls Off Its IPO

Despite Serious Issues, Deezer Expects to Raise €300 Million On Its IPO

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