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

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

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

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...

Pandora Burns $2.5 Million to Keep Rdio on Life-Support

Paul Resnikoff

November 18, 2015

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...

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

Paul Resnikoff

November 2, 2015

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

'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

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

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

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...

Russian Court Acquits Vkontakte of Massive Copyright Infringement

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2015

"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...

Aurous Abruptly Cancels Its Crowdfunding Campaign

Paul Resnikoff

September 21, 2015

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...

Original 1890s Manuscript of “Happy Birthday” Found In a Filing Cabinet

Paul Resnikoff

September 1, 2015

"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...

Working Through the Pandemic: Three Prominent Music Supervisors Discuss the Music Industry’s Way Forward

Kate Bush Thanks Stranger Things Fans for Giving ‘Running Up That Hill’ a New Lease on Life

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

Developing Trends in the Music Sync Space — A Worldwide Conversation With Leading Female Music Supervisors

Social Media Is Transforming Sync — Here’s How I’m Scoring Placements in the Digital Age

Meet the Sync Superstar Behind the Ad for Nissan’s 2023 Z

One of These Three Companies Will Change Live Concerts Forever

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms (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)

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

‘Bone Conduction’ Headphones Don’t Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

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

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

Streaming Is Saving Warner Music Group…

Pandora Burns $2.5 Million to Keep Rdio on Life-Support

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

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

Exclusive: Aurous Announcing Its Legal Defense Team…

Federal Judge Orders Temporary Shutdown of Aurous

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

Russian Court Acquits Vkontakte of Massive Copyright Infringement

Aurous Abruptly Cancels Its Crowdfunding Campaign

Original 1890s Manuscript of “Happy Birthday” Found In a Filing Cabinet

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