Music Publishing News Roundup 3.2.15: Global Release Day, Spotify Lyrics, Beatport & More
[UPDATED] Friday has been set as the global record release day according to a recent report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. This announcement follows the IFPI’S recent report that. Continue reading
Kobalt Raises $60M Round Led By Google Ventures To Scale Artist and Rights Holder Services
Kobalt made a name for itself with innovative and transparent tech solutions for artists and rights holders. Now Google Ventures and an impressive group of tech investors have taken notice and just. Continue reading
OFFICIAL: IFPI Sets Friday As New Global Music Release Day
As we reported yesterday, international recording industry trade body IFPI has declared that by summer Friday at 12.01 AM will be the new official date and time for new global. Continue reading
Tumblr Gets Tough On Music, Implements 3 Strikes Like Policy
Tumblr users publish more than 110 million posts daily (that's not a typo), and naturally some of them include music. But in recent days,Tumblr has been punishing users who publish. Continue reading
Finding The Holy Grail For The New Music Business
Guest post by music industry veteran David Sherbow who blogs at MyMusicLife. The music business is like our Congress – full of factions who can’t work together and special interests trying. Continue reading
The Cost Of Breaking A Major Label Act
By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog The latest IFPI (International Federation of the Phonograph Industry - boy, is that name outdated) recently came out with a report about the state of the music industry. Continue reading
What Is Going To Save The Music Industry
By Daniel Sander on Feature.fm. Blog People are just not willing to pay for music anymore. According to IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), recorded music revenue peaked at $38bn worldwide. Continue reading
CHANGES @Billboard, Glassnote, Universal Music
Griffin Sweet has joined Billboard as brand partnership manager, based in New York. Sweet joins Billboard from OMD Sound, the in-house music consulting and intelligence group at Omnicom’s OMD, Universal Music. Continue reading
David Byrne Takes A Sharp Yet Despairing Look At Spotify, Streaming Music and Musicians
Late last week David Byrne wrote a lengthy column for The Guardian in which he discussed streaming music, Spotify, the music industry, artist careers and his own choice of pulling. Continue reading
