Bandsintown Adds Apple Music Integration, Shares Impressive Concert Discovery Stats

Concert discovery platform Bandsintown has added a native integration that allows Apple Music subscribers to seamlessly listen to artists’ music within the Bandsintown App.

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#irespectmusic Tour Advocacy With Blake Morgan [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, Chris Castle sat down to chat with Blake Morgan, a performing artist, business owner and advocate for the music industry about how he is able to combine. Continue reading

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Pandora CEO Roger Lynch To Keynote Music Biz 2018, Replacing YouTube’s Lyor Cohen

Pandora CEO Roger Lynch will keynote the Music Biz conference in Nashville on May 16th. Lyor Cohen, YouTube's outspoken Global Head Of Music, is no longer speaking at the event.

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71% Of Spotify Users Need Free Music says Troy Carter

Spotify Global Head of Creator Services Troy Carter was tasked yesterday with convincing a skeptical creator community that expanding the streamer's free tier was good news, even though ad-supported streams. Continue reading

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Congress To Vote On Music Modernization Act Today With Support Of Independent Labels

An expanded Music Modernization Act is scheduled for a vote in the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday. Though not without its critics, the bipartisan legislation has the strong. Continue reading

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IFPI Reports $17.3B 2017 Global Recorded Music Revenue [Mark Mulligan]

Global recorded music revenue grew 8.5% in 2017 to $17.3 billion, according to a study by international music trade body IFPI. Growth was driven by streaming,  but somewhat surprisingly, the. Continue reading

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The Rise Of Artist Curated Festivals

Performing has long been a mainstay of most musician's income, and as festivals continue to grow in popularity, many artists have found that they can earn good money and maintain. Continue reading

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Sony Music In New Royalty Legal Battle With SiriusXM

Sony Music has filed to stop an arbitration begun by SiriusXM over the licensing of classic songs by Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan,  Simon & Garfunkel and thousands of others. 

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Thinking Locally Is The First Step To Success

While the internet can theoretically allow you to access a potentially limitless fanbase, starting out there can make it difficult to cut through the clutter of millions of other vying. Continue reading

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Twitter Is Trending Again: Users Up, $655M Revenue

The death of Twitter appears to have been reported prematurely. A Q1 report to Wall Street beat expectations Tuesday morning with 21% year over year growth in revenue to $655. Continue reading

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