The Orchard Comes Out On Top As Sony Merges RED, Global Indie Distributors
Sony Music Entertainment will combine its regional independent distribution groups including Sony RED into The Orchard, and its various teams will unite as a single global team managed by The. Continue reading
Why Indie Label Mom+Pop Has Had Think, Act Globally And Locally
Thaddeus Rudd of Mom+Pop records discusses why his label has had to learn to act both globally AND locally over the past nine years, developing artist careers both locally here. Continue reading
Sony Merges The Orchard and Red Essentials
Sony Music's two independent artist and label services firms in the UK – The Orchard and Red Essentials – are merging. Could Sony Music, now under new leadership, be planning. Continue reading
Napster Makes 20 Million Indie Tracks, Playlists Available In Japan With Rakuten Partnership
Napster has partnered with Rakuten to enhance the Japanese internet service provider's on-demand music streaming service. Starting today, Napster will deliver song playback and curated playlists to Rakuten Music, with. Continue reading
Sub Pop, The Label Brought Us Nirvana And Started A Movement [INTERVIEW]
Here the people at SoundExchange speak with Jonathan Poneman, co-founder of legendary independent label Sub Pop, a label known for acts like The Postal Service, as well as for helping. Continue reading
The Metadata Race: A Contest That Record Labels Can Win
It's no industry secret that metadata, or more importantly a lack thereof, can negatively impact revenue when information gets lost in music's journey from creator to consumer. Here we look. Continue reading
Will Digital Aggregators Lead Industry On Transparency With Spotify, Others? [Chris Castle]
After Spotify received some criticism for the somewhat opaque and mysterious nature of its deals with major labels, the question is being raised if perhaps digital aggregators like CD Baby, the. Continue reading
Advance Look At MIDiA’s “State Of The Streaming Nation” 2017 Report [Mark Mulligan]
"Streaming was the lynchpin of 2016’s growth and will be even more important in 2017," says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDIA Research. As this transition from music sales. Continue reading
