Billboard Adds YouTube Plays To Chart
(UPDATED) Billboard has added YouTube plays to the calculation that it uses to determined it's Hot 100 Singles Chart. The updated chart debuts this week with Baaur's "Harlem Shake" at. Continue reading
Merchbox Delivers A Curated Subscription Box Of “Music, Gear & Goodies”
Merchbox is a monthly subscription box of music and related goodies curated with your particular interests in mind. Mike Frankel of FreeIndie wants to use it as a vehicle to. Continue reading
The Lumineers Left Brooklyn To Build An Indie Career From Denver
The Lumineers, who are currently getting booked almost everywhere in the wake of their Grammy noms for Best New Artist and Best Americana Album, are one of the stronger examples. Continue reading
Rhapsody Signs With Harry Fox To Support International Expansion
Music treaming service Rhapsody has tapped The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) to handle rights management support for its international expansion to Germany and the UK, as well as, in the. Continue reading
Jimmy Iovine: Beats Music Service Will Share Listener Data With Artists
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. One of recording artists’ biggest complaints about every major music service, from iTunes to Spotify, is not about money — it’s about data. Maybe. Continue reading
Sentric Music’s 9 Step Guide To Landing A Sync Deal
Sentric Music's Simon Pursehouse recently posted his "idiot’s guide to landing a sync deal in 9 steps." But you don't have to be an idiot to benefit from his wisdom. Continue reading
How Can Jimmy Iovine Misrepresent Music Curation Without Undermining Music By Beats?
Jimmy Iovine's recent misrepresentation of the current state of music discovery, encapsulated in repeated assertions in multiple interviews on the theme that there is no human music curation by streaming. Continue reading
