Pandora, Spotify and More: Streaming Music Use By Company [CHART]
The headlines herald music streaming subscriber numbers, but another important metric is how much fans are actually using each service. Its no surprise that Pandora is out front, but other. Continue reading
CD Baby Pro’s Publishing Catalog Grows 250%, Exposes New Revenue Streams For Indie Musicians
In an industry where musicians are constantly vying for any source of substantial income, CD Baby's rights management service known as CD Baby Pro forges ahead into 2015 with promise. Continue reading
Taylor Swift’s Trademark Rampage Puts The Kibash On Etsy Creatives
Taylor Swift does anything but tread lightly when it comes to controlling her image both on and off the stage. A host of cease and desist letters aimed at Etsy. Continue reading
Song Catalog Finances – The Future Of Music Publishing
By Luiz Augusto Buff from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. After the music industry was shocked in the early 2000s by the growth of piracy and file sharing, many investors were. Continue reading
Facebook Acquires QuickFire As Video Views Exceed 1 Billion A Day
Facebook has acquired video startup Quickfire. The acquisition comes as the social giant's daily video views pass 1 billion a day. QuickFire's proprietary technology encodes high quality video speeding uploads and. Continue reading
Fader: New Editor-in-Chief, International Expansion, Future Fader Festival
Fader has a new Editor-in-Chief, Naomi Zeichner, and she intends to keep print going strong while beefing up editorial content on the web. Fader is also expanding internationally. They've been. Continue reading
Best of Recent Apple/Beats Coverage In The Absence Of Actual Merger Activity
Apple and Beats are, of course, continuing with their respective businesses with a lot of merger activity ahead. But since the Apple/Beats combo is such big news we're all going. Continue reading
Major Layoffs, Restructuring At SpinMedia: “The company has no money.”
SpinMedia, the parent company that owns and/or sells the advertising for Spin, Stereogum, Vibe BrooklynVegan and other online music propertres is undergoing major layoffs today, according to a memo obtained by. Continue reading