The Orchard Acquires RoyaltyShare, Invests In Korrect To Offer Music Royalty Processing
Sony owned The Orchard is extending its label services with the acquisition of RoyaltyShare and a strategic investment in Korrect. Details of the deals were not disclosed, but RoyaltySare had. 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
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
Building A Fanbase Using YouTube Cards
YouTube Cards allows musicians to raise funds, sell merchandise, beef up your mailing lists, announce new tour dates, and drive video views. Have you tried YouTube Cards? Here's how they can. Continue reading
Why Does Spotify Pay So Little? [An Analysis]
Both artists and their loyal listeners have expressed disdain about artist payouts (or lack thereof) – but why are streaming services like Spotify, who are seemingly so successful, paying the. Continue reading
Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts
In terms of subscribers and market share, Beats Music (acquired by Apple as part of its purchase of Beats in May of last year) is way behind Spotify. But there's. Continue reading
What The Music Industry Can Learn From The Beer Industry
Beer sales have been in steady decline for many years with the big brewers coming to terms with changing consumption habits of consumers and the impact of disruptive new models.. Continue reading
Entering the Consumer’s Self-Narrative in Social Media
With consumers now taking on a brand-like existence, it is becoming increasingly more important for brands to not just share their stories with the world through content marketing, but to. Continue reading
