Deep Staff Cuts Begin At Billboard, Vibe, Hollywood Reporter

Layoffs began on Tuesday at Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, and Vibe in an effort by owner Valence Media to dramatically reduce costs. The cuts will total “$9-$10 million of personnel and. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: D-Day For SoundCloud Funds • Labels Explore Thurs. Releases • Because Buys London Catalog • More

Friday 8.11.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Another do or die day for SoundCloud… Updated continuously under our More News tab

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AM BRIEF: SoundCloud Investors Revealed • Alexa Gets Musical • Bandcamp’s Trans Day • Paperchain Chases $2.5B • More

FRIDAY 8.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  We now know the 2 investors brave enough to even consider rescuing SoundCloud. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Royalty Exchange Sold To Undisclosed Buyer

Royalty marketplace Royalty Exchange, which had auctioned the rights to Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise," had raised $3.4 million through October 2014 from two investors - Grotech Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners. Now the startup. Continue reading

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MySpace Laying Off 5% Of Staff

Improving traffic, a $20 million tv campaign and an association with Justin Timberlake brought some attention to the new, new MySpace, but apparently they did not lead to profits. This. Continue reading

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