EMI Sues Grooveshark Again For Copyright Infringement And Contract Breach
The rough waters continue for Grooveshark today, as EMI has filed a new break of contract and copyright infringement lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit couldn’t come at a worse. Continue reading
Gaga Gets It: New Release “Not Just An Album”
Single track downloads dealt a lethal blow to albums – unless artists find ways to reinvent them. Talking a page from the Bjork playbook, the Lady Gaga told her fans. Continue reading
Musician Posts Public Domain Songs, Major Labels Claim Ownership, YouTube Attacks Musician
By Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) of the essential tech site Techdirt. We've talked in the past about how YouTube's ContentID system fails at fair use and the public domain — whereby. Continue reading
Spotify Upgrades Android App
Lately Spotify has been updating its apps on a regular basis and this time around its Android App that's getting the upgrade treatment. Here’s a list of what's new: New:. Continue reading
Spotify’s D.A. Wallach Explains How Spotify Pays Artists
Guest post by Mike King (@atomzooey), who wrote and teaches courses at Berkleemusic.com including Online Music Marketing with Topspin. The next term begins 9/24. Grizzly Bear was blowing up my. Continue reading
Alternative Touring Projects Get Attention For Creativity Beyond The Music
Josh Urban is touring by train and playing on the streets. Yet he’s “taking the world on tour” via hashtags and social media. Jack Kennedy’s traveling by bus and recording. Continue reading
2013 Midem Music Marketing Competition Opens
The annual midem conference, taking place in Cannes in January, is holding a marketing competition for most innovative use of music in a campaign and best music placement in advertising.. Continue reading
Grooveshark Bypasses App Stores With Mobile Site, Promises International Launch
After being kicked off the Google Play app marketplace for the second time last week, Grooveshark has launched a mobile HTML5 based mobile site that makes music-on-demand from the controversial. Continue reading
Can Music Streaming Ever Be Profitable? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some musicians and labels complain about the size of their check from Spotify. Others say, be patient, these services just needs to grow. But will music streamers – particularly those. Continue reading
