Spotify and Instagram Link, Oculus Live Venues Unveiled at Facebook F8 Summit
Yesterday at Facebook's F8 developer conference, Zuckerberg & Co, shared a myriad of announcements including new privacy controls, an expansion into online dating and more. But two announcements were pointed. Continue reading
‘Big Tech Abuses Outdated Laws To Decimate Music Economy’, says CAKE Lead Singer John McCrea
In this opinion piece, John McCrea of the the rock band CAKE and board member of Content Creators Coalition explains why pro-tech Senator Ron Wyden must recognize the Silicon Valley's. Continue reading
Spotify Stock Rising Ahead Of Today’s Earnings Report
Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] climbed all day ahead of a today’s earnings report. The stock was up 4% to $170.50, as of 2:45 ET. This, the streamer’s first report since going. Continue reading
Music’s Alarming Gender Gap [Infographic]
Last.fm have researched the last 16 years of music awards and festivals to find out if we are crediting female artists as much as we are listening to them. As. Continue reading
Sony Sells $750M Spotify Stock, Will Artists Get Fair Share?
Sony has sold half its 5.7% stake in Spotify, Sony Corp. CFO Hiroki Totoki told Wall Street yesterday. At Spotify's average stock price, the sale netted Sony more than $750. Continue reading
Spotify [NYSE:SPOT] Earnings Report Today: What To Expect
Wall Street analysts are bullish, as Spotify nears its first earnings report as a public company, after the market closes today. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Evercore and Morgan Stanley predict a. Continue reading
Record Store Day 2018 Breaks Sales Records (pun intended)
Record Store Day 2018 broke many sales records and proved that U.S. vinyl sales are not tapering off any time soon. The 733,000 LPs sold during Record Store Day week. Continue reading
The Music Industry Doesn’t Need To Be Saved
In this piece Bobby Owsinski refutes the idea that technology will "save" the music business, arguing that as long as people want to hear music, there will be a business. Continue reading
Modern Music Modernization Act Only Goes Half Way [Op-Ed]
In the wake of the House of Representatives passage of the music modernization act, David Philp explains how, while the bill does indeed do some good things for artists, the. Continue reading
