THU. NEWS BRIEF: Music Lifts Sony Earnings • Music Biz Blasts CBS, CNet • R.S. Editor Exits • Yahoo LiveText • More

Thursday 7.30.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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5 Reasons Music Compilations Belong On Your Radar

With the increased presence of "mood" playlists on streaming services like Spotify, musical compilations have been becoming more and more popular. These compilations could represent one of the best ways. Continue reading

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Union Square Ventures’ Andy Weissman On The Blockchain And The Music Rights ‘Nirvana State’

Today in part 5 of his series, music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard continues his exploration of  Blockchain technology in a conversation with venture capitalist Any Weissman who shares his vision. Continue reading

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Indie Powerhouse Windish Agency Partners With Paradigm

[UPDATE] Tom Windish built his booking agency from nothing to a global powerhouse in 10 years, with clients including alt-J, Diplo, The War On Drugs and Lorde. But in a nod to an. Continue reading

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Streaming Music Discovery: It’s More Than Just Showing Album Credits

As Spotify rolls out a new playlist discovery feature, finding new music just became that much easier. But is it enough? Many streaming services still fail to provide an effective. Continue reading

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Will Fans Recognize Your Music?

As the world of online music remains an extremely cluttered place, music identification apps such as Shazam and SoundHound that help fans pick songs out of the crowd continue to gain. Continue reading

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Why Taylor Swift Chose Not To Fight YouTube

Swift has gained quite a bit of attention recently for keeping her tunes off of both Spotify and, initially, Apple Music. But what about YouTube?

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AM NEWS BRIEF: T-Mobile Makes Apple Music Data Free • ITunes Disappoints • “Happy Birthday” Battle • Twitter • More

Wednesday 7.29.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Apple Music Passes 10 Million Users In Less Than 1 Month And That Stat Means NOTHING

The success or failure of Apple Music will signal both the speed at which consumers are shifting to paid music subscriptions, and the fate of its competitors.  Tim Cook has. Continue reading

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Making Free Music Work (Hint: Cannibalize Radio Not Sales)

Is the freemium model truly viable? As concerns continue to be raised regarding the impact of subscription based streaming on music sales, streaming needs to start competing more closely with. Continue reading

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