Bandcamp Launches Live Stream Platform with Integrated Merch
Bandcamp has launched a live streaming platform that integrates merchandise sales from the indie music platform. Streaming on the platform will cost 10% with all fees waived until March 31,. Continue reading
Eventbrite Acquires Social Music Marketer ToneDen
Ticketing platform Eventbrite had acquired social music marketing platform ToneDen. Details of the deal were not announced. While more than a single product platform, ToneDen is best known as a. Continue reading
Music Micro-Communities: Are Rights Holders Missing Twitch’s Real Value? [Mark Mulligan]
MIDiA top analyst Mark Mulligan looks at the ongoing Twitch licensing controversy and wonders if most right holders aren’t missing the whole point of the platform. Twitch has apologized to. Continue reading
The State Of Streaming Music with Garrett Levin Of Digital Media Association
DiMA’s members – Amazon, Apple Music, Google/YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify – sit at the center of the modern music ecosystem, connecting all facets of the industry. Garrett Levin’s broad experience. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this recap of the past week’s music industry news, we revisit the twenty most popular playlists on Spotify, a rousingly successful Record Store Day, NIVA’s launch of a National. Continue reading
Putting Rap Lyrics On Trial Is Violation Of Free Speech, says ACLU
The ACLU weighs in on the controversial case surrounding aspiring rapper Christopher Basset and how the State of Tennessee is violating the artist’s First Amendment rights by employing his lyrics. Continue reading
Sonos Launches Radio HD with Dolly Parton, Ann Powers, More
Sonos has launched Sonos Radio HD, a subscription ad-free, high-definition streaming tier of Sonos Radio. Priced at $7.99 per month, Sonos Radio HD launches in the US and UK with. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Clarifies COVID Concert Screening Plans
Ticketmaster says that it has no plans to require vaccines and testing for entry into future concerts, but rather that it is working to provide promoters and fans with safer. Continue reading
How To Understand Your Pandora Data
In this edition of How Music Charts, Dan Wissinger and Jay Troop of the online radio/streaming platform Pandora discuss what Pandora is, why it’s so important in the broader music. Continue reading
Spotify Needs To Change – Here’s Why
While frustration with Spotify and other streaming platforms is nothing new in the music biz, movement by two leading industry groups could hint at the possibility of change. Guest post. Continue reading
Harmonic Analysis of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”
In this detailed harmonic analysis, Filippo Faustini breaks down Radiohead’s 2007 track “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” as well as comparing the original arrangement to one by British singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas. Guest post. Continue reading
