REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
50 Cent fibs about his money, why you won't hear your music played in China anytime soon, and crowdfunding that lets fans buy shares in their favorite artists. This and. Continue reading
Toronto Music Tech Meetup Next Week
MusicTech will be holding their third event in downtown Toronto on March 15th. Here music technology enthusiasts can come together to share ideas, make connections and explore career opportunities, all completely. Continue reading
Tuesday Was The Most Important Day For Direct To Fan Music Since Launches Of CDBaby, Tunecore
[UPDATED] I've written about the effects and promise of the digital revolution on musicians and the music industry for almost a decade. But yesterday, separate announcements from Pandora, PledgeMusic and. Continue reading
SoundExchange Launches Free 20 Million Song Search Database
From music streamers lawsuits to takedowns on iTunes, song identification has become a major issue. To help solve the problem, SoundExchange, with the backing of the RIAA, has launched free. Continue reading
Pandora Launches AMPcast: Free Direct To Fan Audio Messaging
Direct to fan massaging seems to be the theme of the day. This morning, Bandsintown launched a free direct messaging tool. Now, Pandora has announced AMPcast, a mobile app that allows. Continue reading
Rapper Ryan Leslie Scores $1.5M For Superphone Direct To Fan Commerce Startup
Ryan Leslie, who has produced tracks for Snoop Dogg, Cassie, Usher and others, coded the first version of Superphone to connect with and sell to his own fans via SMS. Now. Continue reading
How Blockchain Could Transform The Music Industry – Part 2 [Benji Rogers]
The business of royalty collection and artist rights is in desperate need of an overhaul, one which blockchain tech's digital "wrapper" could potentially provide. Here Benji Rogers details what the. Continue reading
The Music Startup Meltdown – And it’s going to get worse before it gets any better…
After a strong year for music tech investments in 2015, things have gotten much tougher for music and music tech startups. The money tree is bearing less fruit and the sexiness of. Continue reading
MON. BRIEFING: Cür Pays Labels $8M To Stream • Live Nation Ticketing Talk • Spotify Hails Nordic Numbers • More
MONDAY 3.7.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web "Cür Pays Labels $8M To Stream" – Still need proof that major labels are stifling music tech innovation? Updated continuously. Continue reading
Samsung Says It Is Not Buying Tidal [OFFICIAL]
Rumors have been swirling around Tidal in recent weeks, as the music streamer has struggled to recover from a string of high profile missteps. The most prominent story line was. Continue reading
