Apple’s Beats Beats Monster Monster Lawsuit

LA Superior Court Judge William Fahey yesterday handed down a summary judgment that effectively dismissed the claims that Beats by Dr Dre had cheated Monster and its CEO Noel Lee. Continue reading

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Justin Bieber Escalates War With His Fans, Deletes Instagram Account

It feels like Justin Bieber is at war with his own fans.  A  couple of months ago, he messaged fans to say that he'd no longer pose for pictures with. Continue reading

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42 Injured In Railing Collapse At Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Live Nation Concert, Venue Reopens Next Day

The collapse of a railing at a Live Nation produced Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert in New Jersey injured at least 42 people, at least 1 critically.  But despite. Continue reading

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Is Buying Tidal A Waste Of Apple’s Money?

Although Apple is allegedly in talks to purchase Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal, it's hard to see what exactly what the benefit would be for Tim Cook's company, as Apple is. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEFING: Apple In Talks To Buy Tidal • DoJ Ruling Irks Publishers • ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Attorney Suspended • More

FRIDAY 7.1.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  If Apple buys Tidal, will Jay Z get a bigger pay day than Dr Dre did from the Beats acquisition?  Updated continuously. Continue reading

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How To Become A Successful Hip Hop Artist: Videos

In this final component of a series on how to become a successful hip hop artist, part four examines why videos are a useful marketing tool and how to make them effective and engaging without breaking the. Continue reading

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Jimmy Iovine And The Myth Of The Male Music Fan

In this article, Kelsey Butterworth takes a closer look at Jimmy Iovine's recent and unfortunate bout of mansplaining, an incident which offers some insight into several much larger issues regarding women. Continue reading

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Adele Broke U.S. Single Week Album Sales Record In Just 3 Days

It's official.  Nielsen Soundscan has confirmed that Adele's 25 has broken the single-week U.S. album sales record, and she's done it in just 3 days. After processing the first sales reports. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in the world of music commentary, SONGS CEO Matt Pincus weighs in on why a two-class system would be harmful to the music industry as a whole, we. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: A Letter To Jimmy Iovine • Nielsen’s 360 Music Report • Effective Delegation • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we read an open letter to Jimmy Iovine, examine Nielsen's 360 music report, and learn why your current songs probably won't work for film or TV, plus much more.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Alabama State University is in the hot seat after they're caught in a fake Lil Wayne concert scam, Jimmy Iovine alienates half of Apple's customer base, and the Eagles Of. Continue reading

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