Apple To Relaunch Beats Music In June With No Free Tier, Lower Price

Ever since Apple acquired Beats for $3.2 billion, we've been waiting to see what they'd do with their music streaming purchase. There have been hints and leaks, but it now. Continue reading

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Billboard, Twitter Launch Bop.fm Chart Integration

Music is meant to be heard, rather than just read about. So to solve that problem Billboard and Twitter have integrated Bop.fm, "the Switzerland of music services" into select charts.

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Merchbar Launches Hot Merch Charts To Track Top Merchandise Globally

Merchbar, the platform that hit the market last September to provide fans with merchandise offerings individually curated to their unique personal taste has launched the Merchbar Hot Merch Chart.

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SXSW And Eventbase Release Official SXSW Go App With iBeacon Technology

SXSW has teamed with Eventbase to deliver the next generation event experience with the 2015 SXSW GO app, featuring the largest release of iBeacon technology at any event to date. 

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Amanda Palmer Embraces Direct To Fan Patronage Platform Patreon

UPDATED: Fan patronage platform Patreon has been helping creators – musicians, YouTube stars, podcasters, artists and others – monetize their relationship with their fans since launching in 2013.  Today, founder. Continue reading

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In 6 Months SoundCloud Has Approved Just 100 Premier Partners, Payments Total $1 Million

2015 is the year that SoundCloud needs to implement a monetization strategy – both for itself and for the creators that have made the platform so popular. Today the company. Continue reading

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Twitter’s Head Of Music Bob Moczydlowsky To Exit, Is He Headed To Apple?

UPDATED: A number of key execs have exited Twitter in recent months, so it should come as no surprise that the company's head of music, Bob Moczydlowsky, is also headed for. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

  How Much Should You Budget For A Music PR Campaign? Pandora, Spotify, iTunes Hatch Plan To Make Musicians Love Them 5 Underground Music Scenes That Could Explode In 2015. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

  FCC Votes 3-2 To Approve New Net Neutrality Rules, Music Industry Applauds Streaming Music Income Is Greater Than Downloads In 24 Territories Digital Music Pioneer Rob Wells Exits Universal. Continue reading

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Bjork On Releasing Albums, Free Music, Windowing and Keeping “Vulinicura” Off Spotify

As both an artist and a savvy business person, Bjork has always done things differently. The release of her new album "Vulinicura" is no exception.  You won't find it on. Continue reading

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