Birdman, Cash Money Sue Jay Z’s “Desperate…Struggling” Tidal For $50M Over Lil Wayne Release

You have to wonder if owning a streaming music is as cool as Jay Z thought it would be when he shelled out millions to buy and relaunch Tidal.  Every. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Rumors of next week's launch of Apple Music may have dominated the week, but there were also important announcements from Merlin, Soundcloud, BandPage, Rhapsody, Songkick, Tidal, Leadership Music and more.

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The 5 Richest Artists In Hip Hop 2015

Despite netting $500 million from the sale of his stake in Beats Electronics and Best Music to Apple,  Dr. Dre does not have the biggest net worth in the world. Continue reading

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How To Create 5-Year Business Plan For Your Band

In any endeavor, it is a good idea to plan, plan, plan. While the music business can often be seen as only a creative endeavor, having a good business plan. Continue reading

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The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians Of 2014 [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you're wondering where the money is in music, it's in the hands of these successful artists and musical creatives. The infographics below help illustrate the breakdown of the worlds. Continue reading

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Next Big Sound Expands Free Analytics For Musicians, Adds New Metrics

Music data analytics provider Next Big Sound have given musicians, other creatives and those who work them an early Christmas present.  As of today, all Next Big Sound profiles, whether for. Continue reading

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Music Tops Most Pirated Files Of All Time List

Since launching in 2006, ExtraTorrent has delivered billions of pireated files, consistently pllacing amoung the most used torrent sites on the web with millions of visitis each day. So when. Continue reading

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16 Musicians To Watch In 2014 From Spotify

Earlier this week I shared Top 23 Musicians To Watch In 2014 based on the contrasting lists from The BBC and Shazam. Yesterday Spotify released its Spotify Spotlight for 2014. Continue reading

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Hip-Hop Lyft Combines Music and Micro-Entrepreneurship For A Unique Riding Adventure

Lyft is one of a group of companies attempting to build businesses around community-based ridesharing for donations aka pro-am cabbies. This controversial innovation has been embraced by riders who have. Continue reading

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Who Are The World’s Best Paid Hip-Hop Artists?

Fortune Magazine has released it's latest list of best paid artists Cash Kings 2013: The World's Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists. Sean “Diddy” Combs hasn’t always agreed with Forbe's calculations.  “[Screw] the Forbes list,”. Continue reading

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