Apple Music Adds 116 ‘Top 100’ Daily Charts

Apple Music is adding 116 “Top 100” charts today. Each chart will display the top streamed songs on Apple Music, updated daily. In a demo for Rolling Stone, Apple execs showed a global chart. Continue reading

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Spotify’s Risky Play: Direct Artist Licensing

Music streaming service Spotify is seeking to bypass the major labels by dealing directly with artists and their reps. Spotify has quietly struck licensing deals with a number of independent artists.

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Eventbrite Sets IPO Stock Price At $1.8B Valuation

In a filing on Friday morning, the indie ticketing company announced plans to sell 10 million Class A shares on the New York Stock Exchange at a price range of. Continue reading

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A Letter In Support Of The Music Modernization Act From Berklee President Roger H. Brown

Berklee President Roger H. Brown shares a recent letter he penned to Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey supporting the Music Modernization Act and advocating for a music. Continue reading

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How Top Earning Artists Craft Their Musical Legacy

Life as an artist can be unpredictable, and as a successful musician, it's important to take steps to ensure that your royalties continue to provide for you late into life. Continue reading

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7 Unusual Music Mixing Terms, What They Mean

The world of recording and mixing can often seem intimidating, with its various technical complexities and confusing terminology. Here we help explain a few of the more befuddling terms which. Continue reading

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EU Approves Apple’s Shazam Acquisition, Watch For New Apple Music Integrations

EU  regulators have approved Apple’s December 2017 acquisition of music and image recognition app Shazam. The deal should strengthen Apple Music, which is already the second most popular paid music. Continue reading

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Music Industry In UK Booms As Brexit Disaster Looms

A British Phonographic Industry report shows that British music exports are now at their highest level in almost two decades. According to the BPI, UK labels generated revenues of £408.4 million. Continue reading

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How To Think, Act Like A Successful Music Entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur of any kind is hard work, and requires a certain set of skills to do well. Here we look at the top seven qualities of a successful. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: EU OK’s Apple Shazam Buy • More Prince • Cooking Vinyl Expands Publishing • Sentric • More

FRIDAY 9.7.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Spotify Sucks At Classical Music, Primephonic Launches with Better Search, Lossless, Per Second Artist Payments

Spotify is not great if you're a fan of classical music. Not only do you have to put up with Drake on your front page, but its search can't tell. Continue reading

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