FCC Boss Tom Wheeler Resigns, Signals Beginning Of End For Net Neutrality
With a Trump presidency looming, and the dismantling of net neutrality a seeming inevitability Tom Wheeler, the boss of the FCC and long time defender of net neutrality recently announced. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: WMG Reinvents Compilations • Snapchat Snubs Celebs • AirPods • More
Monday 12.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Kudos to WMG for swimming with the streaming flow rather than against it, and Snapchat for at least attempting to maintain. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week commentators from the music industry aired their opinions on why 2017 will be the Year of the Platform, the ongoing value gap issue of YouTube, any why virtual. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
For independent musicians with a can-do attitude, we're providing helpful tips on using social media to promote shows, getting bloggers interested in your music, structuring your site search engine optimization,. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: 27 Club • Local Concerts • Schema For SEO • More
Lately on MusicThinkTank, we looked at how to avoid ending up in the 27 Club, four tips for getting the most out of your next local concert, how to optimize your band schema for. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Before moving on to another full week of music industry news, we look back at Instagram's continued precipitous growth, Neil Young's transformation of Pono, big radio's continued attempts to pay. Continue reading
Detroit School Of Arts Builds A Community Through Music [VIDEO]
In this short documentary, we delve into the inner working of the Detroit School for Arts, a GRAMMY Signature Schools Community Award Recipient working to provide young people with opportunity. Continue reading
Obamacare In Trouble, Musicians Should Sign Up Anyway
Although the future of the Affordable Care Act is certainly in jeopardy under a Trump presidency, musicians would still be well advised to sign up for Obamacare. Here we offer. Continue reading
The Most Important Music Business Trends Of 2016 [Bas Grasmayer]
This week as part of his Projecting Trends series, Bas Grasmayer looks back on some of the most import music industry trends of 2016, including blockchain tech, virtual reality, streaming. Continue reading
Adele, Bieber, The Boss Top StubHub 2016 Top Tours List
Ticket reseller StubHub has revealed its annual list of the top touring artists of 2016, with Adele, Justin Bieber and Bruce Springsteen topping the list. Hot on their heels were Beyoncé,. Continue reading