24 Best Music Tech Conferences: FREE Ebook from PR Firm Rock Paper Scissors

Music Tech Conferences: A Guide for Startups is available for free. This 31-page guide will help anyone – from startups to seasoned veterans – navigate the many music and tech. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Twitch Pays Live Streamers • Streams Propel Latin Music • FCC Net Neutrality Rules Wed. • More

Tuesday 4.25.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Amazon owned Twitch is helping live streamers monetize their efforts much as YouTube does for musicians, vloggers. Updated under our More News tab.

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FRI. BRIEF: Pandora Turns To Private Equity • Instagram Stories Surpass Snapchat • Make Music Day • More

Friday 4.14.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Pandora is struggling to find a path forward primarily because it failed to innovate as new competitors entered the sector.  Updated. Continue reading

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The Reason That YouTube Pays Artists So Little

After a rough financial decade, the music business is finally seeing some appreciable revenue growth, and it's showing no signs of stopping. YouTube, however, doesn't seem to have gotten the. Continue reading

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How Virtual Assistants Can Help Your Music Business

Owing to the complex and hectic nature of the music business, virtual assistants are a perfect fit for the music industry, whether you’re an artist, producer, or manager, virtual assistants. Continue reading

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Major Layoffs At Slacker Radio [UPDATE]

UPDATE: Slacker has laid off a major portion of it's staff, Hypebot has confirmed. In a statement (below), the company's CEO said that "approximately 25%" of the staff had been. Continue reading

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How Pandora Helped Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and The xx Gain Momentum Before Their New Album Release

When Pandora listeners hear a new single, they create stations based on that artist’s music and hear more of that artist. That’s gold when the single preceded a new album,. Continue reading

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Sync To Be A Focus Of This Year’s MUSEXPO

MUSEXPO is set to return for the 13th edition of its flagship Los Angeles event at the W Hotel Hollywood from April 30th – May 3rd 2017.

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THU. BRIEF: UTA Hacked • UK Music Biz +5%, Sweden +6% • Spotify To Apple Watch • StubHub Gets Social • More

THURSDAY 4.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Recorded music industry growth fueled by streaming is truly an international phenomenon. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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A Look At Just How Fast Streaming Music Is Growing [CHART]

It's no secret that music streaming is exploding. For the first time last year, the record labels made more money from streaming than from the sales of digital downloads and. Continue reading

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