FRI. BRIEF: Taylor Swift Release Day • Spotify Glitch Causes Playlist Tumble • StubHub Raided • More
FRIDAY 11.10.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It's (finally) release day for Taylor Swift and the data is sending mixed signal as to just how big a hit. Continue reading
Social Listening Tips For Artists
Social listening, the process of monitoring digital conversations around your music as you release it, can help give artists insight into how your fans feel about your work, as well. Continue reading
Why Songwriters Must Pay Attention To A Trump Tax Reform Plan
In 2006, congress reclassified songwriters income from the sale of a catalog as "capital gains" as opposed to ordinary income, giving artists an important tax break. Under the newly proposed. Continue reading
UNBUNDLED: Democratizing Music’s Future
In this final entry in the Unbundled series on music dynamics, Adam Marx explores the "new unbundled" which removes fractures the power that was once held by the major labels,. Continue reading
Björkcoin: A Look Inside Björk’s Cryptocurrency Album Project
One of the latest developments in the world of blockchain, indie pop star Björk recently revealed that she plans to sell her soon-to-be-released album, Utopia, for bitcoins, and that something known. Continue reading
Anna Sjölund And Therése Liljedahl Named Co-Managing Directors Of Live Nation Sweden
Live Nation Sweden has announced the promotion of Anna Sjölund and Therése Liljedahl to serve as joint Managing Directors at the promoter, effective immediately. Live Nation Sweden, the leading concert. Continue reading
Can Music Awards Be Influenced Like The Russians Did To Our U.S. Election?
By this point it appears clearly evident that a number of elections across the world have been altered by an outside influence. It appears there are smaller fish to fry. Continue reading
Addiction, Recovery, The Power of Music: Ricky Byrd’s Clean Getaway [INTERVIEW]
Here Chris Robley sat down to chat with Joan Jett guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ricky Byrd about addiction, recovery, and his non-profit Clean Getaway, which. Continue reading
Is Taylor Swift’s New Streaming Strategy Smart Or Hypocritical?
As we've reported, Taylor Swift intends to keep her new album off streaming services for at least week after its release this Friday November 10th. But despite the lack of. Continue reading
