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by Paul Resnikoff Yesterday, sources pointed Digital Music News to a string of upcoming class action lawsuits involving Spotify competitors.  Now, the first of those lawsuits is being served against Rhapsody. The massive class action lawsuit against Rhapsody is […]
by Paul Resnikoff What started as a $150 million class action against Spotify is now threatening to snowball into one of the largest legal fights the music industry has ever witnessed. Spotify’s attorneys at Mayer Brown LLC […]
by Paul Resnikoff Last year, the once-promising Rdio slipped into bankruptcy, with annual losses approaching $25 million annually.  Is Rhapsody next? According to financial details now disclosed, the struggling Rhapsody suffered losses of $35.5 million last year, a […]
by Paul Resnikoff Streaming music killed piracy, right? Wrong, according to MusicWatch, the latest research group to point to increasing music piracy levels. Last year, Digital Music News pointed to data showing massive increases in BitTorrent […]
by Charlotte Hassan Would you pay $1,000 for an album? Welcome to the latest industry experiment. The Toronto-based Heights is best known for producing music in Canada’s hip-hop scene, with production credits for likes of Shad, Greenpeace, TED, […]
by Charlotte Hassan Good idea? Aivvy has announced via their blog the launch of headphones with a built-in music streaming service. The headphones will â€automatically be bundled†with the company’s streaming music service for the first year. […]
by  Paul Resnikoff Sony Music is now preparing a massive, company-wide shift towards Hollywood-style ‘windowing,’ according to a bombshell statement by Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton. Virtually all Hollywood releases march through a windowed release cycle, starting with […]
by Charlotte Hassan Are streaming services helping the music industry grow, or having a harmful impact? Streaming services are now enjoying unprecedented growth, though it’s been non-stop warfare with the music industry.  At the dawn of Apple Music in […]