Ex Live Nation Labs, Warners Exec Ethan Kaplan Joins Gracenote As SVP Music
Unsurprisingly, it didn't take digital music veteran Ethan Kaplan long to land well after the breakup of Live Nation Labs. Today Gracenote announced he's getting a prime office in their executive. Continue reading
The Music Streaming Generation Gap [CHART]
We know that Pandora and Spotify are the dominate music streamers and one can guess that younger listeners use them and similar services more than older folks do. But just. Continue reading
ReverbNation Partners With SESAC, Announces CONNECT Artist Development Incubator
ReverbNation was among the first online companies to attract and serve a large numbers of developing artists. They've continued to add new products and innovate, but are now testing the potential. Continue reading
Vinyl Delivery Services: Back to Basics in a Digital World
Streaming in 2015: very much happening. Streamable vinyl records in 2015: still very impossible. That’s where VNYL comes out of the gate with high hopes of becoming the "Netfilx of. Continue reading
What Is Jay-Z’s Radical Idea To Upend The Streaming Music Business?
Rapper and business mogul Jay-Z has an old idea that he’d like to try out on the new music business. Prior to the official announcement of his acquisition of the Swedish streaming music service Aspiro,. Continue reading
YouTube Challenger Vessel Launches With Better Pay For Creators – GET 1 YEAR FREE
YouTube is so popular that it was bound to attract competitors; and just-launched Vessel may have found the Google owned video giant's achilles heal – low payouts to creators. Along. Continue reading
TIDAL Absorbs WiMP As Jay Z Takes Ownership Of Music Streamer, U.S. Relaunch March 30th
Apparently, Jay-Z and I have something in common besides the love of an occasional cigar. Neither of us liked the strange name WiMP for a music service. So, as of today,. Continue reading
Virtual Reality Concerts: Music TV Network REVOLT Partners With Jaunt
Virtual reality is the hyped to be the breakthrough technology of 2015. Now, TV network Revolt has partnered with hardware and software company Jaunt to bring the VR experience to. Continue reading
Rumblefish Reveals RADKey, The “Barcode of Music Licensing” At #SXSW
YouTube monetization and micro-licensing have become essential sources of income for a growing number of artists and labels. Now smart startups like Rumbefish are creating the tools to manage, track. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
A College Professor Describes How His Student’s Music Listening Habits Have Shifted Become Your Own Gig Booking Guru Sony Completes $200 Million Purchase Of [Formerly] Indie Distributor The Orchard The. Continue reading
