Most Musicians Are Not Entrepreneurs
This article examines how, in the modern era, artists need to be able to not only make music but also effectively sell themselves, something which most musicians are not naturally. Continue reading
Is YouTube Not Music’s Boogie Man After All?
Although YouTube been taking a lot of heat from the music community of late owing to its alleged failure to pay sufficient royalties, some of the numbers used to make. Continue reading
Deezer Enters Crowded U.S Streaming Music Market Without Free Tier
Better late than never? French based music streamer Deezer is finally entering the already crowded U.S. streaming music market. Until now, Deezer was only available to Cricket Wireless customers or. Continue reading
Magnifi To Shut Down After Raising $9.35 Million
From launching as DeliRadio and then pivoting to MAGNIFI, this team always focused on promoting local music scenes and new artists. Now, like too many of their peers in music tech. Continue reading
TUE. BRIEFING: Deezer Enters Crowded U.S. Market • ITunes Match Revamps • Branson Invests In Sofar • More
TUESDAY 7.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Deezer is a well designed service, but they waited so long to launch in the US, it is hard to see. Continue reading
Drake Scores 10th Week At #1
Drake has returned to #1 on both the Nielsen and BuzzAngle Music charts with "Views," which sold another 92,000 equivalent album units, including 58,000 streaming equivalent albums, this week. It’s. Continue reading
Bankrupt SFX Ended Month $5.5 Million Richer Than It Started It
Late last week, SFX filed its monthly operating report for with the US Bankruptcy Court, alongside a request to increase the cash bonuses it was using to retain key employees,. Continue reading
6 Successful Music Managers Discuss Launching Their Careers
Here an impressive roster of several talented managers offer advice and share their experiences launching the careers of not only the artists in their charge, but also of they themselves. Continue reading
Pokemon Music Explodes On Pandora
The growing Pokemon craze has found its way to Pandora. Last week, there was a 1194% increase in adds for the Pokemon station on the music streamer. Compare that to. Continue reading
