by Paul Resnikoff 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 […]
Corporate Corner
TuneCore: In Q1 We Paid $42 Million To Artists
by Charlotte Hassan That’s a 16% year-over-year increase… But, what’s more interesting, is that TuneCore reports that their growth in revenue was fuelled by a 126% increase in gross revenue from YouTube, which includes a 730% increase in […]
SoundExchange Will Have Paid $4.3 Billion In Digital Royalties By End Of 2016.
by Charlotte Hassan SoundExchange is paying more money year-on-year to artists and rights owners… According to a report by Billboard, SoundExchange is set to pay out $860 million in digital royalties this year. SoundExchange also reportedly paid out […]
Apple Says YouTube Is “Built On the Backs of Free, Stolen Contentâ€
by Paul Resnikoff YouTube faces its strongest accusations to date, from one of the biggest companies in the world. Apple has now joined a chorus of voices decrying YouTube, accusing the company of profiting enormously while ruthlessly […]
Spotify – Facing Possible Patent Troll Lawsuit
by Charlotte Hassan Spotify is facing yet another lawsuit…but this time it’s over trademarks and patents. Today, a lawsuit was filed against Spotify by Post Media Systems LLC.  Post Media claims that the streaming service breaches […]
Twitter Makes A Massive $70 Million Investment In SoundCloud
by Charlotte Hassan Is one broke platform investing in another? According to reports, Twitter has invested $70 million in SoundCloud’s music streaming service as part of a funding round that could top $100 million.  That […]
Music Company Forced To Pay $400,000 After Faking Evidence In Sony Music Lawsuit
by Charlotte Hassan Nice try Mayimba, but now you must pay… DMN have been following the fraudulent case since the beginning. In short, New York-based Mayimba Music LLC filed a suit against Sony Music regarding the […]
Vinyl Sales Reach Their Highest Level Since 1988
by Charlotte Hassan Nobody knows how high this will go… For a moment, we thought that vinyl sales were slowing down due to exclusive preliminary data shared by Nielsen Music in April of this year.  The […]