Piracy Is Not The Problem, Free YouTube and Spotify Are, says Music Industry Trade Group
With efforts to fight music piracy seen as largely successful, at least one music trade group executive is saying out loud what others in the industry have only dared whisper. Continue reading
YouTube Music Launches Today: What To Expect
Google's new Spotify and Apple Music competitor, YouTube Music launches today. It's Google's third attempt to compete in the sector and Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen's promised reset to. Continue reading
71% Of Spotify Users Need Free Music says Troy Carter
Spotify Global Head of Creator Services Troy Carter was tasked yesterday with convincing a skeptical creator community that expanding the streamer's free tier was good news, even though ad-supported streams. Continue reading
Utab: Affordable Music Video Creation Tools That Engage Active Fans
For entrepreneauring DIY artists, video is an essential component of constructing and maintaining a fanbase. Due largely in part to their low cost, lyric videos in particular have become a. Continue reading
Apple Music Offers Discount On 1 Year Subscriptions
Just ahead of Wednesday's major product launch event, Apple is offer a big discount on a one year Apple Music subscription. Apple can afford to discount because most it's profits. Continue reading
5 Music Biz Stories You Missed Over The Long Holiday Weekend
While you (and I) were enjoying the last few unofficial days of summer here in the U.S., the music industry and music tech chugged along making news led by Apple and some. Continue reading
Is YouTube Not Music’s Boogie Man After All?
Although YouTube been taking a lot of heat from the music community of late owing to its alleged failure to pay sufficient royalties, some of the numbers used to make. Continue reading
Radio Airplay: Still Worth It? [Brian Hazard]
Here musician Brian Hazard walks us through his experience using Jango/Radio Airplay to promote his music, allowing us to see how effective this sort of paid promotion is, and whether. Continue reading
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
