Patreon Raises $60M More For Fan-To-Creator Patronage Platform

Patreon has raised an additional $60Million to expand its fan-to-creator patronage site. The popular platform is led by entrepreneur and musician Jack Conte, half of the duo Pomplamoose.

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Live Music Streamer LiveXLive Acquires Social Video App SNAP Interactive For $34 Million

Premium live music video streaming network LiveXLive Media has entered into a merger agreement to acquire SNAP Interactive, a provider of live video social networking and interactive dating applications.

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Co-Founders Case Against TuneCore To Move Forward, says Judge

A case brought by two co-founders of TuneCore against the indie digital music distributor has merit and will moved forward, a U.S. District Court ruled late last week. The plaintiffs. Continue reading

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TuneIn Raises $50 Million For Online Audio Service

Online radio station and audio aggregator TuneIn has raised $50 million to fund a growing portfolio of programming for a paid service to rival Sirius XM. 

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Pandora Names Sling Exec Roger Lynch As CEO and President

Sling CEO  Roger Lynch  has been named the  CEO and president of Pandora starting September 18th.  He will also join the board of directors. Additionally, Michael Lynton, current chairman of. Continue reading

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ASCAP Names New Board Of Directors

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has released the results of its biennial election for the Board of Directors. 

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Why You Aren’t Getting What You Want From The Music Business

In the music industry, finding success in the requires hard work,  determination and, many believe,  a certain amount of good old fashioned luck. Others feel the latter is simply the. Continue reading

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Pandora [NYSE: P] Stock Falls Another 6.5%, After Liberty Media CEO Disses Streamer Yet Again

Pandora stock closed down 6.5% at $11.66 on Tuesday after Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei again called the music streamer overvalued, this time at the an investor conference Monday.  But is. Continue reading

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Gasparilla – A Different Kind Of Music Festival [INTERVIEW]

Gasparilla Music Festival has been seeing steady growth over the past several years. Here Executive Director David Cox sat down to share the festival's vision, as well the challenge of. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Named Merrit Farren As New General Counsel

Streaming music service SoundCloud has named Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. Farren's bailiwick includes oversight of SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, as well as data protection,. Continue reading

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