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The Orchard has named Jay Andino Vice President of the company’s newly established Urban Division. He joins from 300 Entertainment where he was Director of National Urban and Rhythm Promotions. Continue reading
Snapchat Users Rise After Controversial Redesign
After months of bad news and public struggles, new data from analytics firm comScore and Goldman Sachs show a rise in unique Snapchat visitors in March compared to the previous. Continue reading
Gigs No Longer Just For Musicians: How A Society Of Starving Artists Is Being Created By The Gig Economy
In this piece George Howard explores how the music industry, the original gig business, should serve as a cautionary example to the other industries as they begin to shift towards. Continue reading
A&R Meets AI: Why Your Next Label Rep Could Be A Robot
While record label talent scouting may have seemed like one bastion of the industry that was safe from artificial intelligence, Warner Music Group clearly feels differently, having recently acquired Sodatone,. Continue reading
A Brief Look At Live Performance Agreements [Part 2]
In this second installment of a two part series, Justin M. Jacobson addresses additional clauses artists and musicians should be aware of in live performance agreements, such as those surrounding. Continue reading
Canadian Music Industry Confirms (Again) Enough Is Never Enough For Copyright Companies
Since its inception, copyright has consistently grown to become longer, broader and stronger; writes Glyn Moody, as most recently evidenced by a 30 page reform proposal from the Canadian Music. Continue reading
Prince Estate Still In Legal Limbo After 2 Years
In the two years since rock legend Prince died, his heirs are still waiting to collect on the late rocker’s estate, but the same cannot be said about lawyers, bankers,. Continue reading
Hi-Rez Streamer Qobuz Names CEO, Plots Summer US Launch
Qobuz, the EU based high resolution music streaming and download service, has named music-industry vet Yann Miossec as CEO. Miossec was EVP of Warner Music France. and is tasked with. Continue reading
