by Paul Resnikoff Pandora is vowing to hire more ’employees of color’ over the next few years.  But what exactly is an ’employee of color’? Pandora has just announced a sweeping affirmative action program, one designed to […]
Corporate Corner
9 Ways To Make Money From Cover Songs (Even Though Facebook Is Ripping Them Down)
You’ve probably heard by now that major publishers and Facebook are in a battle for legitimacy. The major publishers (namely UMG) have been getting Facebook to remove all cover videos using their songs. Publishers want […]
Rolling Stone Magazine Faces Shutdown Over Fake Gang-Rape Story; $7.5 Million Defamation Ruling
by Paul Resnikoff It was a shocking story of rape and victim brutality from Rolling Stone Magazine.  And it was all made up.  Now, the magazine and its author are paying the price, and potentially facing […]
Sirius XM Posts Strong Q3, Aims for 2 Million New Subscribers for 2016
Sirius XM subscription numbers keep going up, and up, and up. Sirius XM posted their 3Q 2016 earnings today. As expected, and in great news for the company, Sirius XM posted stronger-than-expected subscriber growth for […]
Beats by Dre – Earbuds Don’t Work With The iPhone 7
by Paul Resnikoff The iPhone 7 doesn’t have a 3.5mm standard headphone jack.  So why does Apple-owned Beats by Dre keep releasing headphones and earbuds with 3.5mm jacks? Late last month, something strange happened.  Beats by […]
An Unsigned Artist Makes 4X More from Streaming Than A Major Label Artist
by Paul Resnikoff Signing to a major label used to be the only way to succeed.  Now, in a world dominated by streaming music, it can cost an artist dearly. Perhaps the number one question we […]
Are ‘YouTube to MP3’ Downloaders Illegal to Use?
by Paul Resnikoff The biggest ‘YouTube to mp3’ site in the world is getting sued.  But does that mean it’s illegal to use YouTube converters, or even operate one?  DMN takes a quick look at this […]
Why Lyor Cohen Won’t Change a Thing at YouTube
by Paul Resnikoff Why did YouTube just hire Lyor Cohen, a fat cat music industry executive? You might not know who Lyor Cohen is.  Well, unless you’ve been in the music industry for a long time. […]