Interview: Music Supervisor Amanda Krieg Thomas Talks Sync Licensing
[UPDATED] When it comes to the music industry, one of its most complicated and confusing components is publishing and licensing. Mechanical royalties, neighboring rights, performance rights organizations – for indie. Continue reading
Spotify Plays The Big Numbers Game
Hot on the heels of Apple’s less-than-dazzling entrance into the streaming market Spotify made two big announcements: a further $526 million in funding and 20 million paying subscribers with 55 million free users. Not a. 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
Google Launches “YouTube For Artists” Free Toolkit For D.I.Y. Musicians
Music helped make YouTube successful, and now YouTube is helping the people who make music find more success on and off the video streamer. Its all part of a trend. Continue reading
Apple Is Buying Taylor Swift’s Record Label For $250M [Report], And It’s Not As Crazy As It Sounds
Apple is buying Taylor Swift's record label Big Machine for $250 million. At least that's the report that's surfaced from Hits Daily Double, an old school music industry site that. Continue reading
Jay Z To Take On Spotify With $56 Million Acquisition Of WiMP and Tidal Streaming Music Servies
Can musicians "save" a broken music industry? More than on successful artist turned entrepreneur certainly intend to try. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Dre (co-founder of Beats) and Neil. Continue reading
Highest Paid Musicians Of 2014 – What They Make Per Second
Some of the highest paid musicians of 2014 are consistently making more than Hollywood's best actors, or Pro-League sports stars. Have you ever wondered what the breakdown in salaries would. Continue reading
Monster Sues Beats and HTC Over Apple Acquisition
Audio equipment maker Monster has brought legal action against Apple's recently acquired Beats Electronics division and Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, alleging that both firms conspired to remove Monster from a. Continue reading
