Making The Most Of Merch Sales During A Pandemic
With tours and shows still on hold for the moment, many artists have developed creative ways to sell unique merchandise in an effort to bring in money both for themselves. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Supports Local Record Stores With Boxes Of Signed CDs
Taylor Swift has quietly shown her support of local independent record stores by quietly selling them boxes of 30 hand-signed CDs at regular price. No announcement was made of promotion. Continue reading
Apple Bundles Are A Direct Assault On Spotify – Here’s Why
Apple’s new plan to bundle its TV, gaming, news, storage and Apple Music services into one monthly fee could is considered by many to be a direct assault on Spotify,. Continue reading
Home School Curated Online Artist Showcase To Launch Next Week
With artist discovery interrupted by the pandemic for both fans and the industry, three partners with decades of collective experience in discovery and live music promotion have come together to. Continue reading
Tencent Music Reports Q2 Revenue Up, Deals with UMG, Kobalt, Cooking Vinyl
Chinese music streamer Tencent Music Entertainment Group announced its financial results for Q2 2020 with total revenue topping $981 million, up 17% from last year. For the period, TME reported. Continue reading
Google Play Music Shuttering Permanently
The latest casualty in the streaming wars, it seems Google has decided to throw in the towel on their Google Play Music service, and will be replacing it with YouTube. Continue reading
WMG Acquires Social Content Publisher IMGN
Warner Music Group has acquired social media content publisher IMGN for close to $100 million. IMGN is best known for creating viral TikTok, Snap and Instagram content that helps major. Continue reading
Music’s Streaming Remuneration Model Can’t Be ‘Fixed’ [MARK MULLIGAN]
It’s almost universally agreed that change is needed as to how artists and labels are compensated for streaming music. Mark Mulligan of MIDiA vets the options. By Mark Mulligan of. Continue reading
TikTok Rival Triller Licences All 3 Majors, Merlin [UPDATE]
UPDATE: TikTok rival Triller has inked a deal to access a global catalog of 80 million tracks including music from Sony, UMG, Warner Music Group and Merlin. Contrary to some. Continue reading
UMG Strikes New Deals With Tencent, Netease
Universal Music Group has signed multi-year licensing agreement with two Chinese tech giants – Tencent Music Entertainment and Netease. For Tencent, the deal was a renewal and will allow the. Continue reading
