FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Revenue Surges, Losses Continue • Universal Adds Vinyl Club • Songkick To Shutter • MORE
FRIDAY 10.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify's financials are looking a bit better, but it still hard to see that they'll ever turn a profit. Updated continuously. Continue reading
Free Streams On Spotify Pay 75% More Than YouTube, Paid Streams Pay 515% More
YouTube is increasingly under fire from labels and other creators upset over the size of its payments to creators. A new study reveals details of this payment gap between YouTube. Continue reading
Boston Based Record Co. Focuses On Access Not Profit
The Boston music scene is a lively, ever-changing one, but whether you're an engineer or a musician it can be a difficult environment to thrive in. Here we look at. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists Gets Its Own Free iOS App
The free Spotify For Artists toolkit and analytics are now also available to all artists and their teams via a dedicated iOS app. Artists and their teams can now track. Continue reading
Best Cheap Tablets And Apps For Editing Music
For artists looking to successfully record music on a budget, there are a broad range of relatively inexpensive tablets and apps easily accessible by consumers. Here we break down some of. Continue reading
Kobalt Raises Additional $14M, Google Ventures’ Bill Maris Joins Board
Music rights management, publishing and label services company Kobalt has raised another $14 million, bring the total of its recent Series D round to $89 million. Bill Maris, the founder and. Continue reading
Microsoft Ditches Groove, Leaves Streaming Party With Spotify
Many may not be aware that Microsoft has a streaming service all its own called Groove Music, just part of the reason the company has decided to let it go. Continue reading
