New Payout Rates Shared For Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube
Given the controversy around streaming rates, it's important to have some idea of what these numbers actually are. Here David Lowery shares his per stream rates across various platforms and. Continue reading
Abbey Road Graduate CloudBounce Closes $250K Seed Round
Abbey Road Red Incubator graduate CloudBounce, an instant digital audio mastering service, has raised a $250,000 seed round. Investors in this round include UK-based VC Ascension Ventures, and a group of. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Facebook: Premium Live, $3B For VR • Amazon Absorbs Ghost Tunes • More
Wednesday 1.18.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook is still committed to video, but its strategies are – as usual – confusing and shifting rapidly. Updated continuously under. Continue reading
Study Suggests Connecting With Fans, Public Shaming More Effective Than Legislation At Combating Piracy
In an age where piracy is commonplace, using legal tools to combat it has proved largely ineffective. A new study suggests that publishers are better off connecting with fans and providing them. Continue reading
When Artists Lead Their Audiences: Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Beyoncé and More
Here David Deal reflects on what it means for an artist to lean an audience, and why it is equally important for a performer to in turn both comfort and. Continue reading
Thinking Like A DJ Can Make Studio Mixes Better
As making music has gradually grown to become not just about creation but also about interaction, the line between DJing and Producing has become increasingly blurred, and finding success now. Continue reading
Major Music Manager Accused Of Direct Secondary Market Sales
It's been a dirty little secret of the music business for decades. Some artists' teams skim the best tickets and profit from reselling them on the secondary market. Now we're. Continue reading
IBM Partners With Sacem For Music Cloud-Based Rights Management Platform
French performance rights organization Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (Sacam) announced that they are partnering with technology giant IBM in a 10-year bid to develop URights, a. Continue reading
