Spotify’s Big Tencent Risk [Mark Mulligan]
China's Tencent Music and Spotify did a major stock swap last year. At the time, it was seen as a brilliant strategic move, offering both a more global reach and. Continue reading
More To Spotify’s Artist Direct Upload Strategy Than Meets The Eye
In a recent surprise movie, Spotify announced that it will now give indie artists the option of uploading their music directly to the streaming service for free, rather than requiring. Continue reading
Music’s Urgency Of Inclusion
While gender diversity is a pervasive problem across almost all industries, a new study has highlighted just how bad of problem this is in the music industry in particular. Here. Continue reading
Apple Music Growing 2.5X Faster Than Spotify In U.S.
Apple Music has 21 million paid subscribers in the U.S. vs. 20 million for Spotify, according to Loop Venture's analyst Tom Munster. That gap will widen quickly based on Munster's. Continue reading
Going Full Time: How One Musician Took The Leap [INTERVIEW]
In this recent article, Chris Robley looks at the case study of musician Laini Marenick, who decided to quit her day job and pursue life as a full-time musician. Here. Continue reading
6 Essential Marketing Tools For Musicians
With a crowded and noisy field to cut through, marketing your music to potential fans is no easy task. Here we look at six invaluable marketing tools for making your. Continue reading
Shazam Removes Ads As Apple Completes Acquisition
Apple announced that it has completed its acquisition of music recognition app Shazam which is used by hundreds of millions globally. Along with the acquisition, Apple will make the app. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Wants You To Purchase From Secondary Ticket Market
Already a rather suspect company, a new piece of investigative journalism appears to show that Ticketmaster is, as it turns out, perfectly happy to see it's customers buy from scalpers. Continue reading
Understanding The Music Modernization Act: Highlights And Benefits For Artists, Songwriters
A massive piece of legislation, the Music Modernization Act has, at long last, finally passed through both the House and the Senate. Here entertainment industry lawyer Wallace Collins looks at. Continue reading
