WED. BRIEF: Sonos CEO To Exit • Tidal Challenges Prince Estate • Windish, AM Only Rebrand As Paradigm • More
Wednesday 1.11.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sonos founder exits at a time when Amazon, Google and others are challenging the wireless speaker pioneer. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
How To Release An Album – The Definitive Checklist
For almost any musician, releasing new music is essential to maintaining a career in music, but doing so correctly is important to said release being a success, and neglecting key. Continue reading
Facebook Is Searching For In-House Composer
Facebook's hiring of an in-house composer raises some interesting questions about where the company might be headed in 2017, and if this could potentially be the year when the company. Continue reading
Pandora Is Worth $700 Million Less Than Just 6 Months Ago, As Stock Slide Continues
Pandora stock dropped for the third trading day in a row on Tuesday after news last week that SiriusXM was "unlikely" to buy the music streaming service. As of Noon,. Continue reading
Your Marketing Resolutions For 2017: COLLECT
Here the FanBridge Team offers some advice on how to start off 2017 right by improving your mailing list by collecting more email subscribers and increasing the number of active. Continue reading
8 Rules You Need To Know To Get Songs Placed In Film And TV
For a songwriter and musician whose primary career goal is TV/film licensing, carefully planning out your songs in advance, and following a specific set or rules when submitting them can greatly increase. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran + Snapchat = 21st Century Radio
While traditional distribution techniques are no longer as effective as they once were, innovative artists like Ed Sheeran have taken to using services like Snapchat to distribute and promote their. Continue reading
TUE. BRIEF: Soundtracks Soar • Deezer Raids Spotify • StubHub To Add Merch • Carpool Karaoke Revealed • More
TUESDAY 1.10.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Deezer hiring execs from competitors a sound bite or a signal that its ready to make some major moves? Updated. Continue reading
Spotify Creates “Presidents Of Playlists” Position For Obama
Last week President Obama commented that he’s “still waiting for his job at Spotify” to former Swedish ambassador Mark Brzezinzki and his wife Natalia Brzezinski; and today Spotify founder Daniel. Continue reading
James McMurtry On State of Texas, State Of The Music Business Plus The Digital Tip Jar [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Brad Auerbach speaking with singer-songwriter and proud Austin resident James McMurtry about the rapid evolution of the music industry, and his thoughts on digital "tip jar" and. Continue reading
Artist vs. Songs: Building An Identity In The Streaming Era
As 2016 drew to a close, much of the industry animosity targeted at streaming seems to have been replaced with a largely favorable outlook. Here Nick Susi examines the state. Continue reading
