REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through major music industry happenings from the past week, we revisit Apple Music's new subscriber milestone, check out just how extensive the damage inflicted by the. Continue reading

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Today Is Cara Duckworth’s Last Day At The RIAA ????

Friday is the last day at the RIAA for Senior Vice President, Communications Cara Duckworth; and so far she won't tell me where she's going. Cara joined the RIAA way. Continue reading

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Today Is Cara Duckworth’s Last Day At The RIAA ????

Friday is the last day at the RIAA for Senior Vice President, Communications Cara Duckworth; and so far she won't tell me where she's going. Cara joined the RIAA way. Continue reading

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Apple Music Now Has 60 Million Subscribers

Apple Music now has 60 million subscribers, including paying users and those on free trials, according to Apple executive Eddie Cue. That's up 20% from 50 million in May of. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Settles Song Suits • 60M Apple Music Subs • Spotify Privacy Concerns • Genre Share Shift • More

FRIDAY 6.28.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Why Hasn’t Spotify Rolled Out An Official Pre-Save Tool? [Kieron Donoghue]

Ever since 2016 when third party tools made Spotify pre-saves possible, they have become a standard part of artists marketing when releasing new music. So, why hasn't Spotify released an. Continue reading

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Netflix Needs Music, But Music Is Fine Without It

After a lengthy amount of time atop the streaming roost, Netflix now faces a serious threat from its competitors, and is hoping that investing in the music industry by creating. Continue reading

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Labels, Streamers, Publishers Pledge To Battle Streaming, But Major Players Fail To Sign On

Spotify, Amazon and Deezer have joined all three major labels and music publishers, the RIAA, the American Association of Independent Music, IMPALA, Merlin, The International Confederation of Music Publishers and. Continue reading

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Grammys Finally Accept Streaming Links As Submissions

The Recording Academy will finally accept streaming links instead of physical product for award submissions in most categories. In a statement, the Academy also said, "For most categories, we would. Continue reading

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Why Fans Are More Important Than Listeners

It's impossible to please everyone, and trying to winner every casual listeners is a futile effort. Instead, artists are better off focusing on their core diehard fans – an overall. Continue reading

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