If Music Is Digital Gold , Why Do We Always Treat It Like Digital Plastic? [BENJI ROGERS]
In the piece Benji Rogers bemoans the devaluation of music, and shares how the implementation of blockchain tech could make it so that ownership data was required for a song to even. Continue reading
WED BRIEFING: Turtles Lose SiriusXM Suit • Music Pubs Push FB • Growth: Apple vs Spotify • More
Wednesday 12.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web After repeated wins, the Turtles loss was unexpected and a reminder of how fucked up copyright law is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading
Join Hypebot’s Online Holiday Networking Party Starting Wednesday
On Wednesday, we're reviving a tradition by encouraging you, our wonderful readers, to share who you are, what you're working on and your plans and aspirations for 2017 with the. Continue reading
Nielsen Acquires Gracenote From Tribune For $560 Million Cash To Improve Music, Media Data Measurement
Nielsen has acquired Gracenote from Tribune in an all cash deal. For the music industry, that leaves its main source of track metadata in familiar hands and the hope of. Continue reading
TUE BRIEF: Tribune Sells Gracenote • Beyonce Sued Over Roc-A-Fella Logo • Taylor Swift On Spotify • More
Tuesday 12.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Nielsen's acquisition of Gracenote is a reminder of both the importance of music data and the cost of gathering and delivering. Continue reading
FCC Boss Tom Wheeler Resigns, Signals Beginning Of End For Net Neutrality
With a Trump presidency looming, and the dismantling of net neutrality a seeming inevitability Tom Wheeler, the boss of the FCC and long time defender of net neutrality recently announced. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: WMG Reinvents Compilations • Snapchat Snubs Celebs • AirPods • More
Monday 12.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Kudos to WMG for swimming with the streaming flow rather than against it, and Snapchat for at least attempting to maintain. Continue reading
BANDPAGE ALTERNATIVES: As D2F Service Drops Key Features, Help Us Build A List Of Options
With news that BandPage is discontinuing services and tools that many artists have come to rely on, the scramble is on to find alternatives. To help we've started a list of trusted. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week commentators from the music industry aired their opinions on why 2017 will be the Year of the Platform, the ongoing value gap issue of YouTube, any why virtual. Continue reading
