Everything You Need To Know About YouTube Music Key and YouTube’s Evolution As A Social Video Channel
By Olsy Sorokina on Hootsuite Blog A revolution is underway in the music industry, and it will not be televised. It will be streamed on YouTube. Then, someone will write a. Continue reading
Patreon Is Paying $1 Million Every Month To Musicians, Creators
[UPDATED] Patreon is now paying more than $1 million per month to musicians, YouTube stars and other creatives. These payments are coming from 125,000 patrons who have pledged to support. Continue reading
Sony Rethinking Value Of Free Music Streaming
Taylor Swift's decision to pull all of her music off Spotify is causing ripples across the music industry and unsurprisingly become the topic of executive suite discussions at major music. Continue reading
Move over Spotify and Rdio. YouTube Music Key is finally here.
By Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Blog After much anticipation, YouTube has just announced the launch of its subscription streaming service: YouTube Music Key. YouTube Music Key, available in the US and 6. Continue reading
YouTube Adds Retroactive Product Placement | What You See, What You Get
When Universal first unveiled their intent to use retroactive product placement throughout their YouTube catalog, the idea wasn't exactly welcomes with open arms. Since the announcement, the inserting of new. Continue reading
Music Events vs. Fan Experiences | The Extra 10%
Serving the Super Fan was a common theme among last week’s SF Music Tech Summit panelists, entrepreneurs, and attendee’s alike. With the topography of the music industry shifting seismically, maintaining. Continue reading
iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pitman: “Taylor Swift is One of the Smartest People I’ve Ever Met” [Interview]
iHeartMedia Chairman & CEO Bob Pittman spoke with Bloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle and Erik Schatzker at Bloomberg's The Year Ahead summit in Washington, DC: "Taylor Swift is probably one of the. Continue reading
OFFICIAL: Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff To Exit
Top rated music video network Vevo has confirmed Friday's rumors that President and CEO Rio Caraeff will exit at the end of 2014. Vevo is owned by Universal Music Group, Sony. Continue reading
Spotify Says They’d Pay Taylor Swift $6 million, Label Says She Got Just 12% Of That
While the initial burn of Taylor Swift pulling her music from one of the industry's leading streaming services may be cooling slightly, the long distance conversation between Scott Borchetta, the CEO. Continue reading