Spotify Dollars Boost Warner Music, but Not as Much as iTunes

Streaming music services are growing quickly. But, for big music, digital still means downloads.
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WMG Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. on Apple, Spotify and the Fate of EMI (Video)

What would Bronfman change about WMG’s deal with Apple?
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An Exit Interview With Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. talks about EMI, Apple, Spotfiy and more on his last day as chairman of Warner Music Group.
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Join the Club: EMI Sues Grooveshark, Again

EMI Music, which had sued music streaming service Grooveshark in 2009, then ended up cutting a deal with the company, is now suing Grooveshark again. EMI’s publishing unit claims that Grooveshark has yet to pay a royalty on its deal. As the New York Times notes, the suit means that Grooveshark is now in legal fights with all four major music labels.

Sony, Warner Join Suit Against Grooveshark Music Service

Two of the world’s largest record companies on Thursday joined a lawsuit against Grooveshark, an online music service they say infringes on their copyrights.

Stunning News: Music Industry Acts Rationally

The world’s biggest music label signs one of the biggest stars in the world, for a song. But the Madonna/Univeral deal still makes sense for both sides.
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Bronfman Steps Down as Warner Music Chairman

Edgar Bronfman Jr. will step down as chairman of Warner Music Group, effective Jan. 31, he said in a memo to employees, but will remain on the board of the world’s No. 3 recorded-music company.

Game On! ESPN’s New Boss, John Skipper, Debuts at D: Dive Into Media.

Time to introduce another D: Dive Into Media speaker, and this one’s very timely: The first onstage interview with the new head of cable TV’s MVP.
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Google Music Isn’t an iTunes Killer, and It’s Not Supposed to Be

It’s another feature set for Android, though Google’s mobile operating system doesn’t seem to have needed one recently. Will free music help Google+ break out of the tech nerd ghetto?
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Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley, Up Close and Personal: YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar Comes to D: Dive Into Media

North meets South, tech meets content, and the rest of the world gets a rare opportunity to meet one of Google’s most important — and least known — players.
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Warner Music Group Gets a New Boss

Apple's Cloud Music Hang-up