Jay Z To Launch Venture Capital Fund
Jay Z has long been a player. In this case, we don't mean cheating on Beyonce. We are referring to his early stage investments in everything from Uber to JetSmarter.. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: T Bone Skewers Copyright Laws • Jay Z’s Venture Fund • Amazon Goes Country • More
WEDNESDAY 2.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Go T Bone! But does the copyright reform that artist's seek stand a chance with Trump and Goodlatte at the helm?. Continue reading
Compare User Growth On Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat [CHART]
Where should you be spending your precious time building an audience on social media? The obvious answer is wherever the fans are. But another major factor is which social media. Continue reading
Bandcamp Grew Fan Signups 4X By Making A Very Simple Change
By any yardstick, Bandcamp is on a roll. Not only is it growing rapidly, as measured by both new artist and label signups and transactions, but the indie music site. Continue reading
Everything I Know About Digital Entrepreneurship, I Learned from YouTube
Here Peter Hollens outlines how YouTube can work as the perfect combination business school and incubator for the eager digital entrepreneur, as it allows artists to learn how to foster. Continue reading
Tom Petty’s MusiCares Speech: “I joined the conspiracy to put black music on the popular white radio.”
On the 10th of February, Tom Petty of Heartbreaker fame was honored as MusiCares® Person of the Year, owing to both his accomplishments as an artist and for his long history. Continue reading
YouTube Unleashes Power Of Live Streaming
In addition to its new 'Super Chat' feature, YouTube is also seeing a rise in the success live streaming video, although this has been a part of YouTube since 2011. Continue reading
Eric Church Cancels 25,000 Scalped Tickets, Releases Them Back To Public
Standing behind his vow to put face-value tickets in his fans’ hands, country star Eric Church has cancelled more than 25,000 secondary market ticket orders on his current tour and. Continue reading
How To Get Booked At Music Festivals
Landing your band a gig at a music festival can be one of the most effective ways of getting industry attention, both from fans and tastemakers. It also speaks volumes. Continue reading
Congress Preps To Gut Net Neutrality With Bills Pretending To Save It
The Trump administration and its new FCC boss have made clear their intentions to completely trash net neutrality protections, but the threat of backlash and the complications of rolling back. Continue reading
