WMG Eyes Partnership With Exec It Fired For Cheating Musicians, Songwriters
Warner Music is reportedly in the final stages of negotiating a deal to distribute 12 Tone, the new label helmed by Doug Morris, the former CEO of WMG, Universal and. Continue reading
Sony’s Morris To Launch Indie Label, But NOT With Apple
The long planned exit of Sony Music Entertainment non-executive chairmen Doug Morris will happen at the end of March, according to mulitple sources. But the 79 year old music execitive. Continue reading
Sony Acquires Ministry Of Sound, One Of World’s Largest Indie Labels
Sony's UK arm has acquired one of the world's biggest remaining independent labels, Ministry of Sound. The UK indie label specializes in dance and house music and has scored cumulative album. Continue reading
REWIND – The New Music Industry’s Week In Review: Apple Music • Spotify • 8Tracks • More
The unveiling of Apple Music dominated this week's music industry news. But Spotify responded with impressive new paid subscriber stats and a bug funding round. And yes, there was other. Continue reading
The State of Music Streaming Services
In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, I talk with Anu Kirk, the former Director of Music Services at Sony Network Entertainment. He spent over three years as the business. Continue reading
Apple Music Unveiled: ‘Beats One’ 24/7 Live Radio, D2F Platform Connect, $10 Per Month, 3 Month Free Trial
At today's Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple launched Apple Music alongside major updates to OSX, iOS and the Apple Watch. Former label and now newly minted Apple exec Jimmy Iovine took. Continue reading
On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of The On Demand Fan [Mark Mulligan]
Today at MIDEM I presented the findings of an exclusive piece of research conducted by MIDiA Research in conjunction with MIDEM entitled ‘On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of. Continue reading
16 Amazing #Midem Hack Day Music Hacks, 1 Winner!
This weekend 16 international teams of music tech hackers joined the 5th annual Music Hack Day at the Midem music conference in Cannes, France. I'm most intrigued by FanBox and The. Continue reading
Apple Sets 100 Million Paid Music Subscriber Goal: What To Expect At Today’s #WWDC Announcement
Thanks to a slip by Sony CEO Doug Morris, we're 100% certain that Apple will launch its much anticipated streaming music service today. There were new leaks overnight, so here's our latest. Continue reading
