Sony Music CEO On Spotify, Beats, YouTube, How “Free (Music) Is Death” and More
You can tell it is contract renegotiation time for music streamers, because the chorus of major label execs expressing opinions on the evils of free music is growing. Now Sony Music's. Continue reading
Spotify To Pay Universal Music Group $1 Billion, According To Leaked Email
Spotify is locked in difficult talks with the major labels. None are more contentious than with Universal Music, whose CEO has stated publically that it is time to change the music. Continue reading
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
Apple To Relaunch Beats Music In June With No Free Tier, Lower Price
Ever since Apple acquired Beats for $3.2 billion, we've been waiting to see what they'd do with their music streaming purchase. There have been hints and leaks, but it now. Continue reading
Dear Bands, Why Are You Still Making It So Hard To Buy Your Music?
The fact that album sales are on the steady decline is old news, but a newer, slightly shocking phenomenon is that bands are STILL making it difficult the buy their. Continue reading
Twitter’s Head Of Music Bob Moczydlowsky To Exit, Is He Headed To Apple?
UPDATED: A number of key execs have exited Twitter in recent months, so it should come as no surprise that the company's head of music, Bob Moczydlowsky, is also headed for. Continue reading
Digital Music Pioneer Rob Wells Exits Universal Music Without Warning
Rob Wells, Universal Music’s President Of Global Digital Business, resigned suddenly late yesterday after 15 years with the company. We have the full text of his exit letter to the UMG. Continue reading
Apple Is Buying Taylor Swift’s Record Label For $250M [Report], And It’s Not As Crazy As It Sounds
Apple is buying Taylor Swift's record label Big Machine for $250 million. At least that's the report that's surfaced from Hits Daily Double, an old school music industry site that. Continue reading
Jay Z To Take On Spotify With $56 Million Acquisition Of WiMP and Tidal Streaming Music Servies
Can musicians "save" a broken music industry? More than on successful artist turned entrepreneur certainly intend to try. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Dre (co-founder of Beats) and Neil. Continue reading
Neil Young’s Own Engineers Aren’t Sure If Pono Sounds Any Better
Some are predicting that 2015 will be year the year that hi-definition audio takes hold. Neil Young's Pono, Tidal, Deezer and others are all pushing new, more expensive services that. Continue reading
