Beats Music Licensing Indies with Merlin, Pays Same Royalty Rate As Majors
Beats Music and Merlin yesterday announced a licensing agreement that includes a commitment on Beats part to pay all rights holders equal royalty rates. With Merlin cosigning Beats announcement, talk. Continue reading
5 Ways Major Label Music On SoundCloud Would Be Awesome
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Most of the music services available today have more or less the same music, so they distinguish themselves with third-party apps, free versions, improved. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup: February 7, 2014
This year’s Super Bowl featured more current hits in commercials than any Super Bowl in recent history. Advertising executives at top music publishers credit their label partners’ role in making. Continue reading
Rdio and Shazam Integration Goes International, Leaves Spotify In The Dust
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Rdio and Shazam extended on Tuesday a joint feature in Shazam’s app that lets music fans preview and collect songs they’ve tagged from speakers. Continue reading
5 Time Management Tactics Every Musician Must Know
We've talked a lot this week about how to stay ahead of the time management game. Prior planning, staying focused, having attainable goals, and being willing to work hard to. Continue reading
Union Square Venture’s Partner Andy Weissman Talks Music Startups
Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading
iTunes Radio Listeners Are Not Buying Music
Apple did not use the phrase "iTunes Radio" in their late January earnings call and one has to wonder if they're disappointed with listenership or with the possibility that few. Continue reading
SFX Entertainment Sued, Co-Founders Claim They Were Ripped Off
Three men, Paolo Moreno, Lawrence Vavra, and Gabriel Moreno, say they were co-founders of SFX Entertainment [SFXE] and did not receive the founders' shares they say they were promised. They. Continue reading
Nielsen Names 20 Top Radio Formats. Where Does Your Music Rank?
A new Nielsen report, State Of The Media: Audio Today 2014 How America Listens February 2014, shows 242 million people listen to the radio weekly in the U.S 92% of all. Continue reading
