November Merch Charts: Slipknot, Katy Perry, Chris Stapleton, More
Looks like fans everywhere were in the spooky spirit as we see a lot of Halloween-specific merchandise climbing up the charts. Masks were big sellers and Slipknot merch took the. Continue reading
10 Rules Of Effective Delegation
While many entrepreneurs in the music industry may feel that they need to be involved in every aspect of a project, effectively delegating work to an eager team of assistants. Continue reading
WED. NEWS BRIEF: Rdio Reaction • Rightscorp Bleeds • Wingate To Crowdmix • Hi Res Music • Spotify Insights • More
Wednesday 11.18.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Should we be more interested in the music services that fail or those doing interesting things? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
SXSW Announces 2016 Music Hackathon, Accepting Applications
The SXSW Music Hackathon will return on Tuesday, March 15th. For the third year, SXSW showcasing artists will join with hackers, designers, programmers and industry judges for 24 straight hours. Continue reading
Rdio Bankruptcy Details: $220M In Debt, Losing $2M Per Month
Its no secret that ad-supported music streaming is currently a money losing business. But court papers filed in the bankruptcy court today show just how tough a business it is. Continue reading
7 Reasons Why You Should Be Pitching Smaller Music Blogs
While it may be the dream of many artists to end up on the front page of Rolling Stone or Pollstar, such a feat isn't only difficult to achieve, it's. Continue reading
Why the Pandora, Rdio Deal Makes a Lot of Sense [Cortney Harding]
Pandora has acquired the assets of music streamer Rdio for $75 million and will use them to add to its paid offerings. Does the deal make sense and should it. Continue reading
TuneCore Reports 90% Streaming and Download Growth, But Just 6.3% Rise in Payments To Artists
D.I.Y. digital distributor TuneCore announced today that is artists had a collective 3.6 billion downloads and streams in the last 3 months. That resulted in 90% increase versus the same. Continue reading
