Country Music Dominates This Week’s Chart
Country ruled the Nielson Billboard charts this week with Miranda Lambert’s "Platinum" grabbing the top spot selling 179,000 copies. Along with strong recent debuts from Eric Church and Brantley Gilbert,. Continue reading
Amazon Prime Music Is Here And It Underwhelms, But Not In A Bad Way
Amazon's new Prime Music is here, a streaming service that's "free" to Amazon Prime subscribers only. If you're wondering if Spotify users will switch over then you're on the wrong. Continue reading
U.S. Music Publishing Worth $4.5 Billion Yearly, 50% Lost To Outdated Regulations says NMPA
U.S. music publishing earned $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2013 across all income sources. However, according to a new National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) survey, roughly $2.3 billion more. Continue reading
Management Shuffle: Stefani To Azoff, Lady Gaga To Live Nation
Big changes in the world of music management. Just months after a nasty split with longtime manager Troy Carter, Lady Gaga and her new manager, Bobby Campbell, have joined Artist Nation,. Continue reading
Why Music Labels and Publishers Chronically Miss Out On Licensing Opportunities
By music licensing expert Andy Lykens. The C-levels at a music publisher I used to work at would drop by my cube once every few days. All nice people, they. Continue reading
Using A/B Testing To Inspire New Music Marketing Approaches
Ferren Gipson is a digital marketer specialising in the art and design sectors, writer for ArtCream, musician with Pandr Eyez and freelancer for those who want a more beautiful, usable online space.. Continue reading
How To Run Your Own Social Network: Backplane Opens Lady Gaga’s Platform To All
Though sometimes described in such forms as "Lady Gaga's Backplane," the social networking company is actually an independent entity and Lady Gaga is an investor and shining star. Backplane gradually. Continue reading
A2IM Names Libera 2014 Independent Music Nominees
[UPDATED] U.S. independent music trade group A2IM has named the nominees for its 2014 Libera Awards. Designed to showcase the diverse landscape of independent artists and the companies that support. Continue reading
Major Shakeup At EDM Giant SFX Entertainment
Robert Sillerman's SFX Entertainment has announced the formation of a new management team to oversee the company's media, creative, e-commerce and event operations. In the revised structure, Joseph Rascoff will. Continue reading
Azoff Sees Money In Laughter, Acquires 50% Stake In Levity Entertainment
UPDATE 2 - Are comedians the new rock stars? Yes, according to legendary music manager and deal maker Irving Azoff. Yesterday his Azoff MSG Entertainment, the joint venture between Azoff Music. Continue reading
