Spotify To Begin Streaming New Coldplay Album “In Next Few Days” [REPORT]

Spotify will begin streaming the new Coldplay album later this week, according to reports surfacing over the weekend. "A Head Full Of Dreams Will Be Available" to both free and. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Tidal names yet another new CEO, Spotify's top music of 2015 is revealed, and we hear how streaming is creating new type of superfan. All this and more as we. Continue reading

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Coldplay Rejects Freemium: New Album Not On Spotify, But Is Streaming On Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon, Rhapsody

[UPDATED] Much has been written in recent days about how Adele's refusal to make her new album "25"  available on streaming music services has boosted sales.  Now, Coldplay has made. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Baidu: 150M Actives, Label Merger • Adele Fights Resellers • Coldplay Streaming? • More

Thursday 12.3.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web When a music service announces 150M active users, you remember how much room the industry has to grow. Updated continuously. Continue reading

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Welcome To Our World: The Spread of Content Piracy

The value of a copyright is at the core of most discussions about compensation and fairness in the music industry.  But how we, as a society, value copyright is effected. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.20.15: Passman On Freemium • Spotify Fan Insights • Storms At Tidal

Donald Passman recently shared some interesting thoughts with Billboard regarding the ‘Freemium Model’ employed by some streaming services as well as a few other new realities facing today’s music economy.. Continue reading

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Intellectual Property Online: YouTube Red And Blockchain Technology

Google's announcement that it will be releasing a paid subscription-based membership to YouTube known as YouTube Red, is highlighting some preexisting issues with charging for digital content, issues which could potentially. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week we hear about Adele's tumultuous relationship with Apple, how Lorde achieved superstar status, what exactly a trademark is and why it's important, as well as more music commentary.

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New Study Says Streaming Music Is Revenue Neutral

Traditional wisdom goes something like this: streaming is killing the music industry because it does not return enough revenue to artists and labels to replace the money lost from falling. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple Reports Financials • Aurous Gives Up • Google Play Adds Podcasts • LyricFind Chart • More

Wednesday 10.28.2015 Future Of Music: Apple reports record income. Deezer cancels IPO.  Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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