Neil Young Catalog Returns To Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Napster, Deezer, Others
[UPDATE 2] Neil Young has been one of the most vocal critics of music streaming, primarily because of audio quality. In April of 2015, he pulled all of his catalog. Continue reading
One Chart Which Tells The Music Business Story
This article looks at an exceedingly revealing chart from Fortune detailing the revenue generated by the recorded music industry within the past forty plus years, including all of highs and. Continue reading
ReverbNation Acquires Audiokite Fan Feedback Platform
Artist services platform ReverbNation is thriving standing while others have disappeared, in part because it consistently innovates, and central to their mission has always been bringing artists closer to their fans.. Continue reading
AM BRIEF: Neil Young Back On Streamers • Dick Clark Sold To Chinese Co. • Racist CMA? • More
TGIFriday 11.4.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Welcome back Neil. Didn't miss you as much as I thought I would. And are headlines that say Dick Clark Prod.. Continue reading
The Art And Science Of A Music Chatbot
In recent tech companies have been encouraging consumers to treat music as an automated service rather than as a static product, with significant success. Now it appears companies may start. Continue reading
Open Music Initiative Adds 80 Top Music Industry Partners
The Open Music Initiative (OMI), a non-profit collective spearheaded by Berklee College of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) is working to promote open source standards for music. Their efforts got. Continue reading
Napster Partners With Sprint, EVEN and Lufthansa, Joins Music Industry Initiatives
Napster has been a little silent lately compared to competitors like Spotify and Apple Music. But that doesn't mean the music streamer formerly know as Rhapsody has not been busy. Continue reading
YouTube Red Has Just 1.5 Million Paid Subscribers [Report]
It's not easy to get people to pay for something that they are used to using for free. That's the man takeaway from a new report that YouTube's paid service. Continue reading
Spotify Relaunches Artists Site As “How To” Guide, But Stops Sharing Per Stream Payment Rates
The Spotify Artists site has relaunched with an emphasis on "how to" be more successful on the music streamer. "The music industry's still in the midst of a major transition – and. Continue reading
THU. BRIEFING: Facebook Fights Piracy • YouTube Red Stats • Spotify Relaunches Artists Site • More
THURSDAY 11.3.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook is finally getting a more serious about music piracy, but still needs to start paying creators. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
What We’ve Lost In The Age Of Streaming Music
Here Paul Cantor laments the lost age of downloadable mix tapes, bootlegs, and artist catalogues as well as other forms of content no longer available on streaming services like Spotify. Continue reading
