Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup May 9th, 2014: Rap Genius, SESAC, Downtown & More
The NMPA has partnered with Rap Genius after months of legal controversy. Founded in 2009, Rap Genius has been getting major attention as it allows artists and fans to analyze. Continue reading
Apple In Talks To Buy Beats Electronics, $3.2 Billion Said To Be Mostly For Headphone Business
Apple's king of creating hardware/software/services ecosystems at scale! Beats Electronics virtually invented both headphones and the playlist!! Together the two can rule the land of streaming music and related gadgets!!!. Continue reading
Lindsey Stirling’s PledgeMusic Campaign Takes “Shatter Me” To Billboard 200 Debut At #2
Lindsey Stirling has been a great example of what happens when you take your music direct to fans and cut out the gatekeepers who can't see past a product that. Continue reading
Bandzoogle Upgrades Music Websites With Unified Store and New Design Options
Bandzoogle continues to release new upgrades to their website building and hosting service for musicians. Having migrated to a totally new platform in recent months, users are now seeing the. Continue reading
8Tracks Shares New iOS App, Impressive User Growth and… Profitability
(UPDATED) 8Tracks today launched a new iPS app that should continue to propel impressive user growth for the free online music service. With 8 million active monthly users, 8Tracks ranks as. Continue reading
5th Music 2.0: Tools + Tech May 16th @Boston’s Innovation District Hall
The 5th annual “Music 2.0: Tools + Tech for Musicians, Marketers, and Managers” will be held on Friday, May 16th from 6-8 PM at Innovation District Hall in Boston’s Innovation District. This year Music. Continue reading
Music Biz Association Names New Board
After seven terms as Chairman of the Music Business Association, Rachelle Friedman, Co-Founder and President of J&R Music & Computer World, has stepped down from the association’s Board of Directors. . Continue reading
Music Tech Funding: Fever Nightlife App Nabs $3 Million, Netshow.me Raises Seed Round
Fever is a nightlife app (see screen detail at left) that's building a network of "Ambassadors" or tastemakers that recommend events in Europe and New York. Netshow.me is based in. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Posts $59M Quarterly Loss
Warner Music Group Corp. has announced its second-quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2014, and the results were at best mixed. The highlights: Revenue declined 3% on. Continue reading
Canadian Radio Music Award Winners 2014
Canadian Music Week has announced the winners of the 17th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards last night at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre. Presented by Bell Media, the Canadian Radio Music Awards celebrated both national and international. Continue reading
