Feds Set To Seize Control Of $2 Million Wu-Tang Clang Album As Buyer Arrested For Securities Fraud
The strange saga of the single copy Wu-Tang Clan album purchased by Martin Shkreli for $2 million got even stranger today, with the former hedge fund manager's morning arrest for. Continue reading
Forbes Names Top Earning YouTube Stars 2015
[UPDATED] Forbes has named its 2015 list of Top Earning YouTube Stars and only 2 of them have any ties to music at all. Most of these millions come from ads. Continue reading
Will Indie Streams Generate Smaller Royalties Than Major Label Streams?
The Copyright Royalty Board will soon be meeting to decide on new streaming rates for non-interactive services like Pandora and iHeart radio and may be considering variable royalty rates, which. Continue reading
Pandora Says Merlin Ruling Means Lower Royalty Payments Ahead
Did indie label licensor Merlin hand Pandora a big win that could mean lower payments to artists and labels? Pandora's stock soared yesterday on news that it will likely pay. Continue reading
On Monday, 1 Billion People Used Facebook
This will not be a long post. It is being written to share one fact: on Monday, 1 billion people used Facebook. That's 1/7th of the world's population, including people. Continue reading
How To Market Music To Millennials
In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with MaryLeigh Bliss, who is a Trends Editor and Strategic Consultant at Ypulse, a youth market research firm. We talk to. Continue reading
The Problem With Music Streaming Exclusives
Jay-Z’s ambitions for TIDAL has triggered a lot of discussion about how streaming models can evolve. One focus has been exclusives with a number of references to TIDAL ‘doing a. Continue reading
