CHANGES @ The Recording Academy • Warner Music Group • 7Digital • Crush Music • Royalty Network • MPA

[UPDATED] Warner Music Group has appointed Michael Nash as an advisor to CEO Stephen Cooper, filling in for exiting COO Rob Wiesenthal.  Nash worked at the label from 2000-2011 as. Continue reading

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RIAA Says: So Now There’s #AppleMusic – The More, The Merrier.

Apple’s entrance into the subscription streaming market made a predictable splash.  It’s telling that Apple continues to pour significant time and energy into music.  It confirms once again that music. Continue reading

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How Much Musicians Earn Online – 2015 Edition [Infographic]

How much musicians earn online (download sales, on demand streaming, online radio) though a range of distributors (Tunecore, CD Baby, others) and providers (like Spotify, YouTube) is a moving target.. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Spotify topped the news this week with a leaked Sony contract and the news that it was adding video, podcasts and more. But others made news, as well: Pandora bought. Continue reading

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Epic Fail: The War On Piracy

The final chapter in the long, sordid story of the pirate site, Grooveshark, finally played out in a New York Courtroom last week. The principals, after years of litigation, have. Continue reading

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Grooveshark Returns Via Site Created By Former ‘Associate’

It took 6 years for the major labels to put Grooveshark out of business. But it took a just days for it to resurface as a site created by a. Continue reading

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Simfy Is Shutting Down, Points Users To Deezer

2015 is shaping up as the year that some of streaming music's earliest players shut down or sold out. Pioneer WiMP is history, absorbed into TIDAL, and six year after launch,. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Pandora May Pay Lower Rates To Rights Holders, Grooveshark Folds, Copyright Review Moves Forward To Congress

Pandora might lower rights holders payouts, Grooveshark throws in the towel after six years of legal battles, and the Copyright review moves to Congress.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

It was another week eventful week in the new music business: Facing $736 million in damages, Grooveshark shut down and apologized to the RIAA, Live Nation reported a weak quarter,. Continue reading

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Full Text Of Official RIAA Statement On Grooveshark Shutdown and Grooveshark’s Apology

After 8 year of legal battles with the major labels, Grooveshark has settled and ceased to operate. After the jump you'll find  the full text of the official statements from. Continue reading

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