2014년 12월 24일 수요일

Rdio CEO Talks Global Expansion, Azoff Threatens YouTube With $1B Lawsuit, and More in This Week's Digital Digest

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 Rdio CEO Anthony Bay Talks Taylor Swift, Global Expansion and the Battle for 'Listening Market Share' 
Billboard speaks with Bay to discuss artist holdouts, royalty rates, partnering with car manufacturers and the all-important issue of profitability.
 Google Just Dealt a Big Blow to the Digital Economy of Lyrics 
"The hammer has fallen," wrote Glenn Gabe, founder of online marketing consulting service G-Squared Interactive, in a Google+ post. Google began displaying lyrics in search results yesterday.
 SoundExchange Financials Show Fewer Unclaimed Royalties, Persistent Data Problems 
A peek under the hood shows SoundExchange has fewer unclaimed royalties, though data issues are a consistent impediment to distributing royalties to artists and labels.
 Pharrell's Lawyer to YouTube: Remove Our Songs or Face $1B Lawsuit 
There are songs, and then there are dances. Here's a song-and-dance routine that according to one of the lawyers involved, could amount to a billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube.
 Pandora Gets Creative Again: Company Cites Its First Amendment Rights in Turtles Lawsuit 
Pandora is getting creative again in its quest to save some -- or a whole lot of -- money.
 Sony Hack Was Not All That Sophisticated, Cybersecurity Experts Say 
Billboard spoke to some of the world's foremost cybersecurity experts to weigh in on what really happened with Sony's data.
 Saavn, India's Spotify, Reveals Its Most-Active Cities and Users 
The country's leading music service reveals its most active regions, giving a window into the listening habits of the diverse subcontinent (and beyond).
 Warner Music Group Becomes Founding Partner of YouTube Competitor Interlude 
Warner Music has announced a partnership with interactive video startup Interlude, which lets fans choose the outcome of a music video.
 Beatport Aims to Be the One-Stop Streaming Shop for DJs with New Strategy 
Last week, Beatport announced a major expansion into streaming music. Here, Billboard spoke exclusively with the company's creative director Clark Warner to find out more about the site's new strategy.
 

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