Black Panther Scores Record Breaking Debut Weekend

“Black Panther” had an impressive debut weekend, chalking up $218 million at 4,020 North American theaters over the long President’s Day weekend and an astonishing $361 million worldwide, according to. Continue reading

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Spotify Nears ‘Hardware’ Release To Change ‘How The World Experiences Music’

A series of new jobs ads posted by Spotify tip that the music streamer is "on its way to creating its first physical products and setting up an operational organisation. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Spotify Preps IPO • Gibson Crawls Back • YouTube: Revenue, Cohen’s Claims • More

TUESDAY 2.20.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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FCC Chief Boss Investigated Agency For Being Cozy With Industry He Regulates

Controversial FCC chief Ajit Pai has drawn fire from the music and tech industry for leading the charge to dismantle new neutrality.  Now Pai is facing the biggest threat to. Continue reading

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Add A Booking Section On Your Music Website

When it comes to landing gigs for you band, it's essential to have a booking section on your website that provides any potentially interested promoter with answers to all their. Continue reading

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How To Spot Fake Facebook Likes, Twitter Followers, YouTube Plays

While some artists may consider purchasing likes and follows as a quick route to success, the reality is that these fake social purchases are easily identified by any industry professional. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: YouTube Revenue May Top $15B • Drake’s $1M Video • ILMC 30 Sells Out • More

MONDAY 2.19.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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ReverbNation Launches Lower Cost ‘Select Distribution’ [UPDATED]

[UPDATED] ReverbNation has retooled its d.i.y. digital music distribution service as Select Distribution to more aggressively compete with Tunecore, CD Baby and  DistroKid. 

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators from inside this music industry this week discussed marketing strategies, how radio holds the key to streaming growth, how music festival culture is now playlist culture, and much, much. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

Our suggested tips and tricks for artists looking to make it in the music industry this week covered reaching more fans with Facebook's new algorithm, how Google is now sending. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Fame Hurts • Important Tour Lesson • Increase Engagement • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, contributors shared pieces looking at why fame can be so destructive, the dangers of incurring crippling debt while on tour, how social media can be effectively. Continue reading

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