Deezer Adds 20,000 Podcasts, Downplays Importance Of Free Music

[UPDATED] Everyone seems to be trying to find new ways to stand out ahead of Apple Music's relaunch. Today music streamer Deezer added podcasts to its offering, and more interestingly, downplayed. Continue reading

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Do It Yourself: Mechanics or Motivation?

Today, the music industry is all about D.I.Y (Do-It-Yourself). But does that really mean that you have to do it all alone? Today's music industry is becoming less dependent on record. Continue reading

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Universal Spent $12M To Win “Pyrrhic Victory” Against Michael Robertson, MP3tunes

Universal Music has been chasing MP3tunes since 2009. Whatever the merits of labels taking legal action music tech companies from Napster to Grooveshark, the cost of these lawsuits are indirectly. Continue reading

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The Music Industry’s 6:1 Ratio

One of the many things that the digital revolution has done to the music industry is to create and accentuate a number of imbalances. Imbalances that will either change, become. Continue reading

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The Music Industry Really Wants To Kill Free Listening

The debate continues. Does free, or so called freemium music help slow piracy and build an audience that will eventually pay? Or does it devalue music to the point that creators. Continue reading

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The Music Industry Says Farewell to Freemium

It is clear that the way we consume media is very different from 10 years ago. In the age of "freemium" music services like Spotify, who actually wins? 

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Record Label Exec’s View On New Media Strategy

In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Theda Sandiford, who is the VP of Commerce at Republic Records and Island Records, where she. Continue reading

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