How Many Counterfeit CDs Is Amazon Selling?

While it's difficult to get an exact number on such things, it seems as though Amazon has been doing a tidy trade in counterfeit CDs of late, with third party. Continue reading

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Do Playlists Make It Harder To Break An Artist?

While the rise of "playlist culture" has made song discovery that much easier, it has also made it much more challenging for labels to break new artists, stifling artist development. Continue reading

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Jay Z’s Tidal Battle With Prince Estate Heads To Court [Read Full Filing]

Did Prince intend to have his music streamed exclusively on Tidal forever, or just a short period of time? And did Tidal pay a $750,000 advance that the Prince Estate. Continue reading

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Leon Russell R.I.P. – “I’ve acted out my life on stages with 10,000 people watching”

Leon Russell wrote songs so well crafted that even the first time you heard them, you swore that you've heard them before.  It was not that they were't unique –. Continue reading

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R.I.P Leonard Cohen, “The Lord Of Song”

Front row seats at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury, CT to see Leonard Cohen on his comeback tour a decade ago will always rank in the top handful of the. Continue reading

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RIAA Certifies 100 Gold and Platinum Awards For October 2016

The RIAA has released its October 2016 list of 32 albums and 68 digital singles certified gold and platinum awards including Kelsea Ballerina, Eminem and Carrie Underwood. 

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Seymour Stein Reveals “Embarrasing” Deal Made with Madonna

In this piece, soon to be 73-year-old music business legend and discoverer of Talking Heads as well The Ramones opens up with marked frankness about his groundbreaking career, as well. Continue reading

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Country Music By The Numbers: A Statistical Look At Country’s Stars, Fans And What They Care About

Country music is one of the most popular radio formats in many parts of the U.S. and Nielsen took a look at the numbers behind the music – from the. Continue reading

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Drake Redefines What A Hit Album Is As “Views” Passes 3 Billion Streams Just On Spotify

The RIAA may have to invent a new Titanium Award as tracks from Drake's "Views" pass well over 5 billion streams collectively on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. 

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Neil Young Catalog Returns To Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Napster, Deezer, Others

[UPDATE 2] Neil Young has been one of the most vocal critics of music streaming, primarily because of audio quality. In April of 2015, he pulled all of his catalog. Continue reading

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