Stadiumred Acquires Crosshair Music, Gyrosity Projects
New York marketing and communications holding company Stadiumred Group has acquired Nashville based Gyrosity Projects, a digital marketing agency, as well as, a stake in Crosshair Music, a music influencer. Continue reading
Streaming Is Now 75% Of U.S. Music Consumption [CHART]
There were 403 billion on-demand music streams (video + audio streams) in the United States in the first half of 2018, according Nielsen’s 2018 Mid-Year Music Report. Using the industry. Continue reading
From Ownership To Access: Disruption In Music and Media [Mark Mulligan]
The music and video industries are often cited as prime examples of digital disruption and resurrection. But while plotting comparable paths towards access-based models, a closer look by MIDiA analyst. Continue reading
YouTube: Is It The Lyor Show?
In this op-ed, Chris Castle examines Lyor Cohen's relationship with YouTube/Google, and how he has worked to reconcile his role in their exploitative business model while claiming that he's working. Continue reading
Making A Splash On Instagram: IG, You G, We All G On IGTV!
With IGTV having only recently been debuted, the time is ripe for artists and musicians to make an impact on the platform. Here we look at what we know about. Continue reading
Merlin Pays Out $500M As Indies Score With Streaming
Merlin's payments to its 20,000 label members has surpassed $500 million annually, according the 10th anniversary report just released by the global indie music licensor. A dive into the data. Continue reading
Musician’s Guide To Streaming Click Fraud
As streaming settles in to become the established medium of music consumption, the inevitable issue of fraud is rearing its ugly head. In this piece Kevin Cornell provides a quick. Continue reading
How To Guide For Cover Art On Spotify, Streaming Services
While cover art no longer carries quite the same weight as it once did (with music less often purchased as a physical product) it remains an essential part of the. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
We offer up a whole of useful tips and tricks for independent artists this week, with advice on why you should be releasing your music on vinyl, how to successfully. Continue reading
AT&T Adds Free Pandora Premium, Amazon Music To Select Mobile Plans
Just days after the AT&T Time Warner merger, the combined company is rolling out new video and music offerings to its mobile subscribers. Starting Tuesday, June 26, 142 million AT&T. Continue reading