$2 Billion and Counting: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Speaks Out On Taylor Swift, 3 Big Myths & More
By Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Taylor Swift is absolutely right: music is art, art has real value, and artists deserve to be paid for it. We started Spotify because we love. Continue reading
Jason Aldean Joins Taylor Swift’s Spotify Ban
One of country music's top stars, Jason Aldean, has followed Taylor Swift's lead and pulled his latest album off Spotify. Unlike Swift, Aldean's catalog remains available on the music streamer. The. Continue reading
Countdown to SF Music Tech – We’ll See You There!
The SF Music Tech Summit is upon us and we couldn't be more thrilled to be back! Tomorrow's conference is loaded with expertly curated info-sessions and panel discussions led and/or moderated. Continue reading
Universal Music Takes Down Fun Mashup Of Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ And A 1989 Aerobics Video
[UPDATED] This article originally appeared on TechDirt.com Last year, when Daft Punk released it's super popular single "Get Lucky" the first time I actually heard it was when someone I. Continue reading
Berklee City Music Network Conference – The Challenge of Change
By Diana C. Hereld of Pathways in Music On Monday, November 3, The Berklee City Music Network Conference kicked off with a morning of presentations and discussions with youth development. Continue reading
Understanding Spotify: Access Over Ownership [Jay Frank]
By Jay Frank on FutureHitDNA.com Young people prize “access over ownership”. This sounds like the kind of thing a digital music strategist like myself would be saying to support streaming services. Continue reading
CD Baby Reduces Shipping On CD Orders To 1¢
We love it when companies try things that help independent artists make more money, and CD Baby is doing just that with a promotion designed to sell more CDs during. Continue reading
The Psychology of Music: Why Mood and Memory Matter
By Abhilasha Shah, PR/Communications Intern, University of Michigan. This post originally appeared on Shutterstock Blog. Imagine you're listening to a new song and deciding whether you like it. That snap. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: Majors To Stay At ASCAP & BMI, Taylor Swift & More
Taylor Swift’s “1989” has sold 1.287 million in its first week. After removing her entire discography from music streaming giant, Spotify, the Pop Superstar has achieved the highest sales week for. Continue reading
