Instagram Adds “Go LIVE With A Friend” And It’s Perfect For Direct Artist To Fan Engagement

Instagram has added the ability to add a guest to a live stream; and it provides the perfect free platform for direct artist to fan engagement. "Go LIVE With A. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Taylor Swift Trial Testimony • Instagram Gets Friendly • RapCavier Relaunch • Latin Rules YouTube • More

Wednesday 8.9.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  While the trial is easy to trivialize, Taylor Swift is again walking her talk. This time it's about abuse of women.. Continue reading

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Def Leppard Says Music Piracy Brings A Younger Audience To Its Shows

Given the numerous leg al altercations they've been enduring recently, it seems reasonable to suppose that Def Leppard would be upset about the piracy of their music, but apparently they're. Continue reading

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PledgeMusic Launches Amplify, A New Artist Development Platform

PledgeMusic has launched a new artist development program dubbed Amplify. It is accepting submissions from "up and coming creatives" for a chance to receive extra support through Pledge Music's fan-based platform,. Continue reading

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How To Get A Sync Placement

When it comes to negotiating a sync deal for your music, composing pitch emails requires massive effort and can often be frustratingly fruitless. Here we look at a few tips. Continue reading

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Does Sensenbrenner Bill Mean It’s Time For A Grand Jury? [David Lowery]

In what could be bad news for songwriters, digital music services are seeking to make it much hard for music creators to sue broadcaster and digital music services, requiring them. Continue reading

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TIDAL Names Fourth CEO In 2.5 Years, Former Kobalt, Sony Exec Richard Sanders

Richard Sanders has been named the fourth CEO in just over two years at Jay-Z's music streamer TIDAL. He joins as Kanye West threatens a major lawsuit, but buoyed by. Continue reading

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Most Popular Artist In Each State

A new interesting batch of data from Business Insider has revealed what the most popular artist in each state is, at least as far as streams on Pandora on concerned.. Continue reading

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WMG Reports Strong Q3 Driven By Streaming Revenue

Warner Music Group Corp. today announced third quarter financial results for the period ending June 30, 2017. It was WMG's strongest quarter in years. Net income was $143 million, compared to. Continue reading

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7 Key Issues When Negotiating With A Music Producer

Regardless of which side of the board you're on, it's important to carefully negotiate a music production arrangement to the satisfaction of all parties involved, and it is recommended that. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: TIDAL Hires 4th CEO • Adele Invests in Concert VR • Prince Estate To Get New Admin • More

TUESDAY 8.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Does Adele's interest in concert VR portend the future of superstar touring or it is just a solution for a concert. Continue reading

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