YouTube Has Paid Musicians, Music Industry $1 Billion In 12 Months vs $1.6 Billion From Spotify

UPDATED: Amid ongoing label driven furor over the size of payments to musicians and the music industry, YouTube has shared a big number – $1 billion.  That's the amount that. Continue reading

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Act Fast For Deep Discounts On Soundcloud, YouTube Red, Google Play Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music

Most of the top music streamers are offering deep year end discounts on premium subscriptions this holiday season designed to lure new and returning customers.  But you'll need to act. Continue reading

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Content ID Still Just Piracy [Maria Schneider]

In this open letter to righsholders, Maria Schneider examines how Content ID, originally billed as a means of protecting copyright holders, has since transformed into way to make money off. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Is niche marketing the future of streaming? How can one effectively market and monetize cover songs on YouTube? How did record labels conspire to stop public domain Beatles music in. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Payola On Spotify • Trans World Losses • Majors Court Century Media • Pono Promises • More

Friday 8.21.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: Rdio Adds 500 Live Stations • Soundcloud Use Doubles • Aliba Music • Nash Film • More

Wednesday 8.12.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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