The Boston Symphony Orchestra: Is It Sexist?
Like almost all industries, the music business is no stranger to sexism, and while this issue usually manifests most often in genres like pop music, it turns out the classical. Continue reading
Southern Lord Records Reflects On 20 Years
Twenty years ago, friends Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley joined together to create Southern Lord Records, designed to be a haven for heavy metal artists seeking to see their creative. Continue reading
Tencent Music IPO Demonstrates Music Tech Investment Coming To Its Senses
While the Chinese music streaming service Tencent Music debuted with an impressively initial public offering of $14.10, music tech investors seem to have come back down to earth somewhat and. Continue reading
YouTube’s $100M Upload Filter Failures Shows Disaster Article 13 Will Be For Internet
[Op-Ed] As the debate over Article 13 rages on, the recent launch of YouTube's upload filter, designed to sift out illicit uploads and which cost the platform about $100 million,. Continue reading
Warner Music Group 2018 Revenue Tops $4B, Digital Up 20%
Warner Music Group reported 2018 revenue of $4 billion as part a quarterly and year end financial report on Thursday. It marked a 15 year high for the world's third. Continue reading
Facebook Struggles To Explain Why It Gave Spotify, Netflix Access To Private Messages
Facebook ramped efforts to justify sharing private messages with Spotify and Netflix, after backlash from a New York Times investigation that revealed the social network had been sharing private data. Continue reading
Post-Brexit, Foreign Musicians Can’t Play UK Unless They Earn $38,000 A Year
A new official UK government report recommends post-Brexit rules for migrants that could jeopardize the UK music industry. The Government Migration Advisory Committee calls for a minimum salary requirement of. Continue reading
Making Vinyl Conference Expands To EU
After two successful US conferences, Making Vinyl heads to Europe for the first time. The B2B conference will celebrate vinyl’s rebirth on May 3 at the legendary Hansa Studios here,. Continue reading
Bandsintown Shares 2018 Stats, ‘Big Break’ Artists [INFOGRAPHIC]
Bandsintown is now delivering concert info on the shows of 500,000 registered artists to 45 million users, the company shared in its 2018 wrap. 21 Pilots won the honor of. Continue reading
