Join The World’s First Live Facebook Festival – A Call To Artists and Fans

In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, we look at Right Chord Music's creation of a new type of music festival, that harnesses the power of Facebook Live, inviting bands and. Continue reading

Share on:

Amazon Is Eyeing U.S. Ticketing Business

Amazon is reportedly seeking to become a source for event tickets in a move that may challenge Ticketmaster's dominance of the ticketing business. 

Share on:

21st Century Marketing Restriction: No AI Licensing [Chris Castle]

Besides deciding on revenue, marketing restrictions are one of the most important aspects of recording artist negotiations, but the rise of artificial intelligence is adding a new component to the. Continue reading

Share on:

SoundCloud Won’t “Continue” Unless Investors Rescue It Now, Says CE0 Lung [UPDATED]

UPDATE] SoundCloud will be forced to shut down soon unless investors vote to step in with $169.5 million to rescue it, according to multiple reports. Today (Friday 8/11/17) is the. Continue reading

Share on:

Happy Birthday Hip Hop!

Looking back four decades to the genre's inceptions, SoundExchange celebrates the birth of hip hop, exploring how the artform was born at the hands of Clive Campbell, and how it. Continue reading

Share on:

Indie Because Group Acquires London Records Catalog

Emmanuel de Buretel's independent French label group Because Music has acquired the majority of the catalog of legendary London Records that includes hits from artists such as Happy Mondays, Fine. Continue reading

Share on:

FRI. BRIEF: D-Day For SoundCloud Funds • Labels Explore Thurs. Releases • Because Buys London Catalog • More

Friday 8.11.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Another do or die day for SoundCloud… Updated continuously under our More News tab

Share on:

Disney Pulls Content From Netflix To Start Own Paid Service. Could The Same Siloing Happen In Music?

Disney is pulling much of its core content from Netflix, so that it can launch its own paid streaming service. Could this happen in music?  Universal execs say that they. Continue reading

Share on:

How Brett Newski’s Attempt To Help Other Indie Musicians Was Perverted By Digital Music News

Brett Newski does what other smart and talented indie musicians do. He writes, records, tours, posts videos and even has a core of supporters on Patreon. So when he submitted an. Continue reading

Share on:

‘1984’, New Rembrandt And Spotify’s ‘Fake Artists’

Life appears to be imitating art as a number of strange parallels between the dystopian George Orwell novel 1984 have begun to manifest in the form of fake art and fake. Continue reading

Share on:

6 Ways To Get Fans To Take More Photos At Your Show, And Why It’s Important

In this post, Hugh McIntyre explores six different techniques for getting attendees at concerts to take more pictures at your next show, and why having photos taken is important for. Continue reading

Share on: