Sony Sells $750M Spotify Stock, Will Artists Get Fair Share?
Sony has sold half its 5.7% stake in Spotify, Sony Corp. CFO Hiroki Totoki told Wall Street yesterday. At Spotify's average stock price, the sale netted Sony more than $750. Continue reading
MondoTunes Offers Free Distribution To Lure Back Musicians
[UPDATED] In 2015, MondoTunes offered something revolutionary – free music distribution to the major services. Months later, the company came under fire after it changed the terms. Now MondoTunes, which. Continue reading
Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” Takes Pandora By Storm plus More New Release Reaction
New releases last Friday included Fergie, Macklemore, Cardi B, The Killers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Dierks Bentley and more. But there was a clear favorite. Cardi B was the #1 artist. Continue reading
RIAA Releases State Of Music Business Mid-2017: Streaming Subscriptions Drive Revenue Growth
Amazingly enough, 2017 is halfway gone already which means it's time to take stock of the music industry as a whole, looking at where revenue has increased and how companies. Continue reading
Pandora New Music Insights For Week of 9/18/17
Each week Pandora dives into the data to share how new releases are reacting across the music streamer. New releases this week included: Big & Rich, Björk, Eric Church, Foo. Continue reading
Calvin Harris Tops 10 Highest Paid DJs For Fifth Year
Calvin Harris is the worlds best paid DJ for the fifth year in a row; and while some of the names on the list are familiar the Top 10 does. Continue reading
Spinfire Brings Pay To Play To The DJ Booth
Pay to play – venues charging musicians for the "privilege" of performing live or radio stations charging for on air plays – has long been shunned by most in the. Continue reading
Music Supported Advertising: The Weeknd’s H&M Spring Icon Collection
The Weeknd has partnered with H&M to design a clothing line based his personal style. The 25 piece “Spring Icons” collection was teased this week with a new commercial: "I. Continue reading
