When Spotify, TIDAL Offer Deep Discounts, Who Pays The Creators?
In the race to to sign up paying subscribers Spotify, TIDAL and their competitors are offering extended free trial subscriptions and deep discounts. But how are creators and rightholders being. Continue reading
4 Pillars Of A Successful Indie Musician Career
There’s no magic bullet when it comes to building a successful music career these days. It’s incredible just how many different strategies and approaches artists are taking. Some bands are. Continue reading
Vans Warped Tour Teams With idobi Internet Radio
Alt internet radio broadcaster idobi Radio announced that they are partnering with the Vans Warped Tour to air Warped idobi Radio (WiR), eight weeks of exclusive programming covering performances at. Continue reading
Live Nation, Turner Broadcasting Partner For Concert Awards Show
Does music need another awards show? The obvious answer is no, but it's also true that no one – except the untelevised Pollstar Awards – has done much to celebrate. Continue reading
The Streaming Maturation Effect: What It Means For The Music Industry
What do Netflix and music subscriptions have in common? They both experienced slowing growth in 2014 in the US. Subscriptions are the monetization focal point of streaming but there have. Continue reading
Streaming Music Revenue Passes Downloads At Warner Music Group For 1st Time
It's generally accepted that streaming is how the majority of music will be consumed in the near future; and for the first time ever at a major label, income from. Continue reading
Matt Farley Will Quit Making Music If He Doesn’t Earn $1 Million From Spotify By 2018
… and he plans to earn that money with an 8-hour Spotify playlist consisting of 300 of his own songs. Sound extreme? Indie Artists Matt Farley has been taking things to the extreme. Continue reading
Leaked Email From NPR’s Policy And Representation Division Explaining NPR Membership On McCoalition
As suspected, it appears that NPR’s participation in the controversial “Mic Coalition” (or as we call it the “McCoalition”) was a decision taken by NPR’s Policy and Representation division (aka. Continue reading
