‘This Is America’ Sparks New Musical Resistance
David Deal highlights how the release of the poignant and provocative "This Is America" from Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) reminds us of music's power to confront society's issues in. Continue reading
Band Breakup: How To Pick Up The Pieces
As with relationships of any kind, the exciting possibilities which emerge at the outset of starting or joining a band often evolve into the harsh reality that things just aren't. Continue reading
ABBA Reunites For New Recording
It only took 35 years of coaxing, but ABBA has decided to reunite, and that means playing together again, onstage. The performance, however, will be for two songs and in. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: Prince vs. Tidal • Amazon Music Unltd To UK • Google Play Music + Machine Learning • More
Monday 11.14.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Busy weekend in music industry news, and I'll bet you appreciate the distraction as much as I do. Updated continuously under. Continue reading
ABBA To Reunite For Virtual Reality Project
Yesterday we shared UMG's virtual reality series launching with Avenged Sevenfold. Now Abba is reuniting for a VR project. And – you heard it hear first – the Rolling Stones. Continue reading
Billboard Scores How Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, Amazon Prime Did In 2015
Taking a page from the likes of TMZ and Buzzfeed, Billboard has become increasingly fond of creating thumbs up/down style infographics that, while short on nuance, offer interesting snapshots of. Continue reading
The Incompatibility Problem With Streaming Services
With Apple Music and Tidal nipping at Spotify's heels, the streaming world has become a competitive one, and as artists start to release content exclusives on only one service, listeners. Continue reading
Music Messenger Raises $30 Million From A Russian Billionaire and Music Biz Who’s Who
Bubble? What bubble? You know the music tech space is still hot when Music Messenger, an app that allows users to share free music, raises $30 million from a Russian. Continue reading
The 4 Most Controversial Ways To Fund Your Music Career
You’re an artist! You can’t handle a 9-to-5 job. That’s a spiritual death sentence. So what are you to do? You need money to live in between your Spotify payments.. Continue reading
