REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In our look back at the week in music we examine a major legal upset surrounding "Happy Birthday," ReverbNation's new EchoMusic app, and a group of musicians attempt to lure. Continue reading
Apple Music Streams Just 4% Of Spotify’s, Says Indie Distributor
Since Apple isn't sharing and any stats provided during a 90 day free trial would be suspect, we have no real idea how well Apple Music is doing. Tim Cook. Continue reading
Music Publishing’s Metadata Problem
While there has been significant discussion of late over how streaming services pay artists and labels, the means by which publishers and songwriters are compensated has been shockingly absent from. Continue reading
Imogen Heap On Mycelia: A Fair Trade Music Business Inspired By Bitcoin Blockchain
In Part 6 of his series, music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard continues his interview with musician, artist and inventor Imogen Heap on her Blockchain inspired democratic artist technology platform and how it. Continue reading
Union Square Ventures’ Andy Weissman On The Blockchain And The Music Rights ‘Nirvana State’
Today in part 5 of his series, music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard continues his exploration of Blockchain technology in a conversation with venture capitalist Any Weissman who shares his vision. Continue reading
Why You Should Care About Music Metadata
In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Bill Wilson, who is the VP of digital strategy and business development at the Music Business Association. We talk to. Continue reading
TuneCore Quarterly Payments To Artists Top $35 Million, Up 6%
TuneCore today announced that it paid artists using its music distribution platform more than $35 million in the second quarter of 2015, a 6% increase over the same time in. Continue reading
Streaming Music Discovery: It’s More Than Just Showing Album Credits
As Spotify rolls out a new playlist discovery feature, finding new music just became that much easier. But is it enough? Many streaming services still fail to provide an effective. Continue reading