BMI Annual Royalty Distributions Top $1 Billion For First Time
BMI has distributed more than $1 billion to its songwriter, composers and publishers for the first time. Fiscal year 2017 marks the third consecutive year of record royalty growth for. Continue reading
Spotify, Hulu Partner For Discounted Premium Streaming Bundle
Spotify is partnering with Hulu to offer premium music and video streaming services bundled at a discount price. College students will be the first to save, but the music streamer. Continue reading
Warner Music Acquires Spinnin’ Records For Reported $100 Million
Warner Music Group has acquired independent electronic music label Spinnin’ Records, the music group announced this morning. Headquartered in the Netherlands and founded in 1999, Spinnin’ Records is also home. Continue reading
Apple Music Cuts New Warner Music Group Licensing Deal At Lower Rate, Sony Reportedly Next
Apple Music has followed Spotify's lead in pushing for lower payments to artists and labels. Warner Music Group has become the first major label to agree to the lower rates. Continue reading
THU. BRIEF: Apple Music Cuts New WMG Deal • Spotify Hulu Partner • Maker’s Holt To Head Spotify Video • More
Thursday 9.7.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Labels lowered Spotify payments in exchange for a push for more paid subscribers. So why give lower royalties to a music. Continue reading
Goldman Sachs Predicting $28 Billion Streaming Music Market – Should Anyone Care?
In its most recent 'Music In The Air' report, Goldman Sachs is speculating that the music streaming industry will be pulling in $28 billion by 2030, and while this certainly. Continue reading
Spotify Could Have Dodged Songwriter Lawsuits If They’d Just Asked The Record Labels…
Spotify and other streaming services have been making a fair number of headlines recently owing to lawsuits surrounding a failure to pay proper royalties. In this article we break down. Continue reading
Musicians: What Is Your Vision? What Is Your Goal? [Music Biz Podcast]
This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert of the Music Biz Weekly Podcast explore two essential questions that every musician should ask themselves before launching a project: What is your. Continue reading
Record Store Day Summer Camp: 200 Record Store Staffers Converge On New Orleans
Going strong for ten years, Record Store Day has become a big part of the independent music retail business, but besides just being a single day, the event has grown. Continue reading
How Reggaeton Became A Global Phenomenon On Spotify
There's no question that Latin music in general, and reggaeton specifically, have been pushing into the mainstream in a big way. Here we more closely examine how the genre rose. Continue reading
