Few musicians or labels are fans of music piracy. But with Taylor Swift’s decision to keep her music anticipated album ‘1989’ off streaming music services, UMG, her label’s distributor, became particularly concerned and hatched a plan to fight it. ______________________________ A Universal Music Group filing with the U.S. Copyright office…
Category archives: Downloads & P2P
Beyoncé Release, Prince Passing Prompt Piracy Surge, Take TIDAL #1
Actions and events often have unintended consequences, and music exclusives and windowing are proving to have their share of both; as proven by consumer behavior since Prince’s untimely death and Beyoncé’s surprise Saturday release. _________________________________________ Since Prince’s untimely death and Beyoncé s surprise album release, tens of thousands of copies…
Beyoncé Surprise Release ‘Lemonade’ Is Now Available On Apple’s iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play
[UPDATED] As we reported yesterday, Beyoncé’s surprise album release ‘Lemonade’ is now available for download on Apple’s iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and other digital music retailers. TIDAL will have the exclusive streaming rights "in perpetuity." It began offering downloads about 8 hours prior to its competitors. Dubbed a "visual…
Streaming Is More Than A Wave – It’s Now the Sea In Which the Music Business Swims
Like it or not, streaming is quickly becoming the dominant means through which consumers listen to music, and while many frequently dismiss streaming for its failure to pay artists the proper royalties which they are owed, it has become the largest money-maker for the American music industry. __________________________________ Guest Post…
Streaming Won’t Kill Downloading, Here’s Why
While many may be under the impression that illegal downloading has fallen by the wayside with the rapid rise in popularity of streaming, the reality is something quite different, and while most in the industry continue to demonize this practice, the people at Muzit see it as an opportunity. _______________________________…