A Manifesto For The Future Of Free Music
In the thankfully long gone days of DRM downloads it could be fairly said that ‘music was born free yet everywhere it is in chains’. Now music is free of. Continue reading
Rhapsody, Napster Pass 2.5 Million Paying Subscribers – 60% Growth
Rhapsody and its Napster brand now have more than 2.5 million paid subscribers globally. That's up from 2 million in July, and paces annual subscriber growth a 60%. The increase was. Continue reading
Sony To Close Music Unlimited, Partners With Spotify For New Service
One major sign that a sector is heating up is the quantity and quality of the deal making, as rivals jockey for position. By that, and almost any other measure,. Continue reading
SoundExchange To Audit Last.fm, iHeartRadio, Live365
According to notices filed in recent days in the Federal Register, SoundExchange is auditing a number of digital broadcasters including CBS owned Last.fm, iHeartRadio and Live365. Under rules set by the Copyright. Continue reading
How To Hack The Music Pirate
Guest Post by Russ Crupnick on MusicWatch Blog The entertainment press ended 2014 with several big stories. Front pages covered Taylor Swift’s decision to pull her songs from Spotify. The story was. Continue reading
Who’s Buying Music Today vs 10 Years Ago
Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog A recent survey by MusicWatch looked at the demographics of CD and digital music buyers back in 2004 and compared them to 2014.. Continue reading
What The Resurrection of Vinyl Albums Actually Looks Like
In the face of an unrelenting decline in album sales, vinyl has made a second coming of sorts. The sales of vinyl albums rose 52% bringing revenue up to 9.2 million. Continue reading
The Past Year For Music Startups, The Success of Nexflix, And The Niche Side of Music Streaming
In a recent episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talked with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rhapsody, about what the music startup landscape. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: D’Addario and Sound Rink
New on the Hypebot Music Industry Jobs Board is an opening for a social media specialist in the Percussion Business Unit at DAddario. And direct to fan ticketing platform Sound Rink is looking. Continue reading
