This Week In Music Commentary

This week in the world of music there were murmurs of a growing Indian streaming service, a study revealed that college students are willing to part with cash to stream. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift’s New Video Racks Up 1 Billion Vevo Views In Record Time

OK, I'm going to just say it. I used to make fun of Taylor Swift as another lightweight pop star. She still is unlikely to join the pantheon of musical. Continue reading

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BET Awards 2015 – A Full List Of Winners

No one artist dominated the winners list at last night's BET Awards. “Black-ish” stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross served as hosts for the event's 15th annual edition.

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iHeartRadio Passes 70 Million Registered Users

Four years after launching, iHeartRadio has surpassed 70 million registered users, and say they reached  that milestone faster than Facebook or any other digital music or streaming service. More iHeartRadio. Continue reading

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Music Biz Conference To Examine The Future Of Music Data

The Music Business Association is bringing together some of the music industry’s top data decision-makers and analysts to discuss the future of sales measurement at a variety of sessions to. Continue reading

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Bandzoogle Now Reports Sales To Soundscan

Musician site builder and marketing platform Bandzoogle continues to add features. Now sales on Bandzoogle sites are reported to Nielsen SoundScan which that powers the Billboard charts.  More here.  

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Jay Z’s TIDAL Nabs Taylor Swift Streaming

Jay Z's recently purchased TIDAL appears to be positioning itself to be a real streaming music contender. Unlike Spotify, TIDAL is streaming Taylor Swift. Is this the first of TIDAL's. Continue reading

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Kendrick Lamar Sets Global First Day Spotify Streaming Record

Kendrick Lamar’s new album "To Pimp a Butterfly"  was streamed more than 9.6 million times on Spotify on its first day, Monday, March 16.  That is a new global record. Continue reading

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BET Experience Takes Over L.A. Live June 25-28

For the third consecutive year, BET Networks and AEG are partnering to bring BET Experience to L.A. LIVE June 25 – 28, 2015. A four day event, attendees will have. Continue reading

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The Week In Music Commentary

Kanye West On The 'Racist' Grammys: "Fuck Those Nominations" How A NYT Reporter Approaches Music Industry Trade Journalism

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