Will Jay Z’s Tidal Service Have a Hard Knock Life?
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, Cortney Harding and Kyle Bylin discuss whether Jay-Z's Tidal will have a hard knock life in the crowded subscription. Continue reading
A College Professor Describes How His Student’s Music Listening Habits Have Shifted
According to professor Aram Sinnreich, author of the 2013 book The Piracy Crusade: How the Music Industry’s War on Sharing Destroys Markets and Erodes Civil Liberties, college students have changed significantly. Continue reading
How Music Consumer Research Has Changed
By Kyle Bylin, author of Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution. Studying people’s music buying habits used to be simple. You handed a person a. Continue reading
Is Broadcast Radio Losing American Teens?
By Kyle Bylin, author of Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution. Edison Research, a New Jersey-based market research firm, introduced its “Share of Ear” study. Continue reading
Record Label Exec’s View On New Media Strategy
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Theda Sandiford, who is the VP of Commerce at Republic Records and Island Records, where she. Continue reading
The Past Year For Music Startups, The Success of Nexflix, And The Niche Side of Music Streaming
In a recent episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talked with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rhapsody, about what the music startup landscape. Continue reading
2015: The Year Ahead For Music Startups
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rhapsody, who is now writing on his blog. Continue reading
A Look Back At The Top Music Business Stories Of 2014 [Upward Spiral Podcast]
We're reposting this recent episode of our Upward Spiral podcast because it's the perfect recap of the music business and music tech sectors for 2014, as well as, a look. Continue reading
