Not All Art And Music Are Scalable and Not All Businesses Should [Maggie Vail]
Here Maggie Vail shares with readers a version of her talk on the importance of understanding business models and determining how and where to grow an online business and community,. Continue reading
Investors Are Poised To Disrupt Music Funding [Antony Bruno]
As interest begins to grow among private investors, it looks as though music funding will be the next aspect of the music industry to experience disruption, as cash-strapped artists are. Continue reading
Twitter To Live Stream 3 Major Music Award Show Red Carpets
Twitter and Dick Clark Productions have announced that they will again live stream exclusive programming from three upcoming major music award show red carpets. The programming will be available globally. Continue reading
How Netflix Can Turn A Profit While Spotify Has Not (Yet)
Now in it's tenth year of streaming, Netflix had a bumper year for both subscriber growth and earnings. Spotify too has seen a steady rise in subscribers, but so far. Continue reading
Is Artist Sponsorship Today’s Music Payola?
Originally an illicit under-the-table business, payola has since evolved into the somewhat more legal and above board practice of corporate artist sponsorship, although it still drastically impacts an artist's ability. Continue reading
Sprint Acquires 33% Of Jay Z’s TIDAL For $200M, Promises $75M Fund For Artists
[UPDATED] Sprint has acquired a 33% stake in TIDAL, throwing the Jay Z lead music streamer a lifeline. Rumors that TIDAL was struggling, which have been swirling for months, intensified. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: Sprint Invest In Tidal • Net Neutrality Foe To Head FCC • PIAS Acquires Inertia • More
Monday 1.23.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Just in case you needed something else to worry about, net neutrality is in serious danger as the Trump administration enters. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Music commentators voiced their opinion this week on whether $9.99 streaming subscriptions have hit a saturation point, penned an open letter to congress, and discussed the gear and tech they need. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week we share knowledge with independent artists on how they can use SoundCloud to drive music sales, the types of Spotify playlist that might feature their song, how thinking. Continue reading
