This Is How Spotify Could Become A Next Generation Record Label [Mark Mulligan]

"Spotify’s future is going to be much more than being the future of music retail,"  says industry analyst Mark Mulligan, who expects "Spotify to lay the foundations for a bold. Continue reading

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10 Ways To Maximize Sales, Streams Of Your Latest Release

Releasing music requires a massive amount of work for any artist as they must ensure their music is promoted and marketed in such a way as to actually reach the. Continue reading

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Spotify Updates Terms And Conditions – 3 Key Issues

Reading a site's Terms and Conditions is only slightly less boring than watching paint dry.  Today Spotify updated theirs and fortunately for us all provided a handy summary of the. Continue reading

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MTV President Sean Atkins To Exit After One Year [Full Text Of His Email To Viacom Staff]

Sean Atkins has been the president of MTV for just a year, and during his tenure the network has veered back towards it musical base. But in the last 9 weeks. Continue reading

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A Friend To Musicians And Creators, U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante, Pushed Out

Much needed major copyright reform seemed on track until Friday when the U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante was suddenly pushed aside. Many in the music industry are expressing concern over. Continue reading

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How Fan Videos Helped Sell Adele’s “Hello”

It is a truth universally acknowledged that having a good video to accompany it can really help a song to gain popularity, as seems to have been the case with. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: U.S. Register Of Copyright Pushed Out • Instagram Tests Live Video • SeatGeek Sues ScoreBig • More

MONDAY 10.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  A sudden shift at the U.S. Copyright office reminds just how political music policy making is.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week's music commentators voiced their thoughts on how smart home technology will alter the music industry, the coming of device restricted music subscriptions, and Google and Amazon's leveraging of. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. And Indie Music

In our advice corner this week we provide suggestions for independent and DIY artists on how to prep their music for a vinyl pressing, make better concert posters, avoid common. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Mistakes The Beatles Made • Increase Your Chances Of Getting Press • New Artist Model Approach • More

Most recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how choice of music can effect productivity, what to do before your first DJing gig, how to get more fans on YouTube, and more.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this trip down memory lane from the last seven days of music industry news, we revisit the damage done to after a massive DDOS attack, the spike in Janet. Continue reading

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