The Echo Nest Expands Music Intelligence Platform To Digital Advertising
The music you listen to could now help drive the ads you hear online. With the launch of Music Audience Understanding, clients of The Echo Nest can deliver targeted advertising. Continue reading
CHANGES @Billboard, Glassnote, Universal Music
Griffin Sweet has joined Billboard as brand partnership manager, based in New York. Sweet joins Billboard from OMD Sound, the in-house music consulting and intelligence group at Omnicom’s OMD, Universal Music. Continue reading
Why This Concert Promoter Thinks Booking Agents Are Wrong About The Midwest Market
Rock concerts changed my life. More specifically, Jade Nielsen, the man behind the scenes of the concert market in Fargo, ND changed my life. He didn’t book the first show. Continue reading
Pitchfork To Launch Print Magazine, The $19.96 Pitchfork Review
A pioneer in professional online music journalism, Pitchfork, is launching an old school print magazine. The quarterly publication will debut December 16th with a per issue cover price of $19.96. Continue reading
Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP Sells 75% Less In Debut Week Than “Born This Way”
Lady Gaga's ARTPOP debuted at #1 on Billboard this week. But topping the chart took just 258,000 in sales, which represents a 75% drop from the 1 million copies Gaga's. Continue reading
Musicians Are Finding Licensing Opportunities In Foreign Markets
By Eduardo Loret de Mola from Berklee College's Music Business Journal. The music licensing market is actively expanding its scope within the entertainment industry. Musicians’ net earnings from traditional licensing. Continue reading
TuneGO Building Musician Discovery Platform That May Actually Help Artists
TuneGO is a new career development platform for musicians that takes a hybrid approach to addressing the needs of artists from building a fanbase to connecting with industry professionals. I. Continue reading
Forbes List Of World’s Best Paid Musicians 2013
Forbes has released a new list of the best paid musicians of the last 12 month. Forbes looked at income from June 1st, 2012 through June 1st, 2013, using data sources. Continue reading
Warner Bros. Attempting To Dodge Responsibility For False DMCA Takedowns
By Mike Masnick of Techdirt. One of the bizarre side notes to Hollywood's big lawsuit against the cyberlocker Hotfile was a countersuit against Warner Bros. by Hotfile, for using the. Continue reading
