Warner Music Group Acquires A&R Insight Tool Sodatone
Warner Music Group has acquired A&R insight startup Sodatone. The company will continue to be run by its founders, Arjun Bali and Jerry Zhang reporting to Vinnie Freda, WMG’s Chief. Continue reading
SoundMachine, Napster Partner For Music Streaming Service Aimed At Businesses
SoundMachine has partnered with Napster to create a new premium music subscription for retailers and businesses of all sizes. Business Premium powered by Napster blends SoundMachine’s scheduling and management features with. Continue reading
Google, YouTube Help Users Avoid Paying For Spotify
[UPDATED] Spotify shared that 2 million users accessed illegal apps to avoid listening to ads since the first of the year. While the music streamer is busy kicking them off. Continue reading
U.S. Actually Just Expanded Arts, Public Broadcast Funding
After a great deal of bluster and promises to eliminate federal funding for the arts and public broadcasting, Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill that actually increases funding. Continue reading
Spotify 2018 Outlook: 200M Users, 96M Paid, $400M Loss
[UPDATED] Spotify shared its quarterly and yearly outlook in an SEC Monday. Highlights included a prediction of 198-208 million active users including 92-96 million paid, by the end of 2018. But. Continue reading
American Idol Doesn’t Produce Hitmakers: Here’s The Proof
Many musicians tend to have little respect for musical contest shows like American Idol, viewing it as a shortcut to success. The success may be somewhat exaggerated however, with new. Continue reading
Spotify, Google, Amazon Can’t Seem To Find The Beatles To License Their Music
In this latest chapter of the "address unknown" saga, Google, Amazon and Spotify are apparently unable to locate Paul McCartney or John Lennon in the public records of the Copyright. Continue reading
