2015: The Year Of The Fan Club

While there are many different forms of social media in place designed to help artists connect with fans and drive revenue, creating an exclusive web-based fan club without involving a. Continue reading

Share on:

AM NEWS BRIEF: Radio Is Net’s New Darling • ITunes Blowback • WhipClip Raises $40M • BMG Buys Minder • More

Wednesday 7.8.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Share on:

Artists And Performance Royalties: Time For A Solution

Followers of the Future of Music Coalition know that they have long supported a public performance right for AM/FM radio that would pay artists when their music is played on over-the-air. This right already. Continue reading

Share on:

How Many New Listeners Does Streaming Deliver For Each Lost Music Buyer? [Mark Mulligan]

As we wait to see what effect Apple Music will have on streaming adoption, download revenue and its competitors, one of the music industry's top analysts, Mark Mulligan, looks at. Continue reading

Share on:

Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst For $70 Millions Over Endorsement

Snoop Dogg sued Pabst brewery , claiming it owes him 10 percent of the $700 million sale of the company attributable to its Colt 45 brands, which he endorsed.

Share on:

Hypebot Hosts #NYC Music Tech Meetup Next Monday July 13th

After successful Hypebot sponsored music and tech meetups in San Francisco and LA, we're taking on New York City next week. Details on how to register are below. This Fall. Continue reading

Share on:

Taylor Swift’s New Video Racks Up 1 Billion Vevo Views In Record Time

OK, I'm going to just say it. I used to make fun of Taylor Swift as another lightweight pop star. She still is unlikely to join the pantheon of musical. Continue reading

Share on:

8 Quick Tips To Get You On The Next Level In Your Music Career

How many people do you hear talk about their master plan to rule the world, but they never seem to make much progress from one year to the next? Sure,. Continue reading

Share on:

Microsoft’s Xbox Music Reboots As Groove… Or Is It Groove Music? NO, Not That Other Groove Music

Microsoft and Google must be envious.  Despite their massive scale, neither has been able capture a significant portion of the music market, as Apple did with iTunes and appears to. Continue reading

Share on:

SESAC Acquires The Harry Fox Agency

Streaming is not just causing a seismic shift in recorded music revenue, its disrupting music publishing and performing rights, as well. Mechanical licenses handled by Harry Fox were once a. Continue reading

Share on:
Top