YouTube Has Paid Musicians, Music Industry $1 Billion In 12 Months vs $1.6 Billion From Spotify

UPDATED: Amid ongoing label driven furor over the size of payments to musicians and the music industry, YouTube has shared a big number – $1 billion.  That's the amount that. Continue reading

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Music Streaming Services Using AI To Revolutionize Listening Experience.

As the music industry continues to integrate new technologies, music streaming services are eager to make further inroads into music discovery and personalization, something which the implementation of artificial intelligence. Continue reading

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7 Ways To Find A Great Manager

As the person who connects an artist or band to the outside world and acts the liaison in the harsh business of music, finding an effective and compatible manager is. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Criminal Probes Launched As Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Death Toll Climbs To 36

Investigations have been launched into the cause of the deadly fire at Oakland's Ghost Ship. But even as the death toll climbs to 36, questions are being asked about its. Continue reading

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Music Confidential Releases Unique Music Revenue Report

In special end of year report, we take a unique look at some revenue figures from the year in music business. Rather than sorting revenue by type of right, this. Continue reading

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Grammy Nominees 2017 Named [The Full List]

Beyonce and Adele dominated the nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards with both receiving coveted album, record and song of the year noms. The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: 50 Cent Scores $14.5M • PirateBay Back In Court • Weed Save Record Stores? • More

Tuesday 12.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Today's top stories involve the decades old combo of lawyers and weed. PS: Go 50! Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Here Is The Least You Can Do For Your Band’s Social Media

This how-to article takes a somewhat different approach to marketing advice, offering artists who might be less than thrilled at the prospect of spending additional time online advice on how. Continue reading

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Amazon Doubles Down On Vinyl With Launch Of Vinyl Lounge Community, 12 Days Of Giveaways

Amazon has become a key sales outlet for vinyl records, and their music team is promoting the format with two new initiatives.

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Context Awareness: The Music Industry’s Next Frontier

In this article, music-tech writier Cherie Hu delves into the ability of context awareness to reshape creativity as well as create new revenue streams and new business models for the. Continue reading

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