AM BRIEF: Taylor Swift Gets App’d • Arista Comeback? • Springsteen’s Broadway Haul • More
Thursday 10.12.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Can Taylor Swift prove that artist apps work at a time when most others are abandoning the format? Updated continuously under. Continue reading
Techstars Music Accelerator Adds Three Member Companies
Concord Music, RecoChoku and Royalty Exchange have joined Warner Music Group, Harmonix Music Systems, Q Prime Management, Bill Silva Entertainment, Silva Artist Management, and Sony Music in supporting Techstars Music. Continue reading
Live Radio Must Embrace Technology To Survive
There is some confusing data out there right now when it comes to the health of terrestrial radio, and although it remains popular in certain settings, such as in the. Continue reading
Indie Music Publicity Case Study: Sleeping Lion [Cyber PR]
Want to take a deep dive to learn what makes a PR and social media campaign wuccesful? Cyber PR recently published a case study that they are understandably quite proud. Continue reading
Verve Adds $18.5 Million For Fan-To-Fan Concert Marketing
Verve has raised an additional $18.5 million to expand its fan-to-fan peer concert marketing and ticket sales platform. The UK based startup, formerly called StreetTeam, counts some of the globe's. Continue reading
Mixcloud Signs Landmark WMG Direct Licensing Deal For Curated Audio Streaming
Mixcloud, which has served as a platform for DJ sets, music podcasts and other long form audio since 2009, has finalized a deal with Warner Music Group. Negotiations with UMG. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: Spotify Book Sparks Controversy • MixCloud Signs WMG • Sound Royalties Uncovers $14M Unpaid • MORE
MONDAY 10.9.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Everyone picks on market leaders, often unfairly. But in different ways Spotify and YouTube have each messed their own beds. Updated. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists Now Offering Stats For All Your Songs
Although Spotify would formerly only provide data on songs with 1000+ streams, the streaming platform is now allowing artists to view listening stats for all their music, along with several. Continue reading
‘Six Strikes’ Potentially Dead, ISPs Continue To Threaten Pirates With Disconnection
Following the demise of the woefully ineffective anti-piracy 'six-strikes' policy, major telecom companies like Verizon, Comcast, and TWC are continuing to threatening users with disconnection based on what Techdirt Karl. Continue reading