Spotify Expands To Israel, Vietnam, South Africa
Spotify launched today in Israel and will be live this week in South Africa and Vietnam. That brings the total number of countries where the world's largest music streamer is. Continue reading
Streaming Music Presages The End Of Ownership… Of Everything [George Howard]
Music is often the proverbial canary in a cold mine, says George Howard. Here, he explores how the rise of streaming led to a full fledged shift to a cloud-based. Continue reading
Relax, New Facebook Algorithm Isn’t The End Of Your Page
Lori Lewis, VP Social Media for Cumulus Media and Westwood One, joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this new Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss the new Facebook newsfeed. Continue reading
Clickamix Launches Pre-cleared Music Platform For Sports
[UPDATED] Clickamix believes that unlicensed use of music in sports is a $670 million untapped revenue stream. As a solution, the startup has launch the first pre-cleared music licensing platform for sports. Continue reading
Best Practices For SXSW 2018
SXSW 2018 kicks off in Austin today, and as one of the music industry's biggest festivals, making the most of it can be challenging, owing to the often overwhelming number. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week shared their distate for the Music Modernization Act, explained both the misfortune and importance of writing about music and, in the case of. Continue reading
Music Modernization Act: Barf, Just Barf [David Lowery]
While supportive of much of the copyright reform recently put before congress, including the Classics Act and the AMP Act, David Lowery outlines some of the reasons behind his distaste. Continue reading
Washington State Laughs In The Face Of FCC Attempt To Prevent States From Protecting Net Neutrality
Although the FCC recently repealed net neutrality on a national level, states are taking matters into the own hands, and while incumbent ISPs and the FCC are doing their best. Continue reading
