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Executive Shuffle: Polydor Records, Universal Music UK, CMG, WMG

Charlotte Hassan
June 15, 2016
The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Polydor Records has appointed Rich Castillo as Senior A&R Manager. Castillo comes from being a Director of A&R for Universal Music Canada wher... Read More...

Warner Music Sees the Future of Streaming, and It Is Playlists…

Charlotte Hassan
June 2, 2016
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Warner Music Group has acquired Sweden-based digital compilation company X5 Music Group. Last month, the CEO of Warner Music Group confirmed his company's growing control over streaming playlists.  That rene... Read More...

Streaming Is Saving Warner Music Group…

Charlotte Hassan
May 6, 2016
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Streaming surge drives double-digit revenues at Warner Music Group. Today, (May 6th) Warner Music Group released their Q2 financials showing double-digit revenue growth.  The company's revenue increased by a... Read More...
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Pandora Burns $2.5 Million to Keep Rdio on Life-Support

Paul Resnikoff
November 18, 2015
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The question is when all of this goes 'kaboooom!'  Pandora (P) shares are down nearly 40% in the last month alone, with Wall Street wondering WTF is going on with a near-$600 million acquisition spree th... Read More...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Russian Court Acquits Vkontakte of Massive Copyright Infringement

Paul Resnikoff
October 7, 2015
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"The court’s findings confirm the lack of basis of the applicants’ claims and back up our position that we have taken throughout the case. We will continue to establish constructive dialogue with the record... Read More...
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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...
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Original 1890s Manuscript of “Happy Birthday” Found In a Filing Cabinet

Paul Resnikoff
September 1, 2015
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"Obviously it was very exciting to open up a folder full of materials that were sort of hidden away in a filing cabinet that no one ever looks at, and find a manuscript for the 'Good Morning to You' song,... Read More...
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