Berklee Launches Ambitious Open Music Initiative, Major Labels and Top Music Streamers Sign On
After a year filled with lawsuits and bad press over disputes resulting from the lack of a global music database, Berklee College Of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship has an announced an. Continue reading
Rhapsody Rebrands As Napster In US
Just days after we broke the story of major layoffs, music streamer Rhapsody has confirmed that it will rebrand as Napster in the US. The company had already been using. Continue reading
Josh Simons On Vampr, New Collaboration App For Musicians [INTERVIEW]
In this piece Josh Simons discusses his new iOS app, Vampr, built with the intent of helping musicians connect with like-minded collaborators, delving into how the app functions and how. Continue reading
Twitter Invests $70 Million In Soundcloud
Two years ago, Twitter wanted to buy SoundCloud. Now it has settled for taking a $70 million stake in the music company as part of what appears to be a. Continue reading
Pandora Promotes Discovery With 9 Curated New Music Stations
Spotify offers impressive data driven Discover Weekly personal playlists that deliver both old and the new music, and Apple just promised to offer a similar daily product this Fall. Music. Continue reading
Indie Music Label Seeks Artists Engagement Through Co-operation
This piece takes us inside the inner-workings of Odradek, an artistically co-operative non-profit record label built with the goal of giving classical and jazz musicians an opportunity for greater control. Continue reading
Remixing Not A Right
In this piece, Stephen Carlisle weighs in on several recent court cases revolving around remix artists and their right, or lack thereof to take another artist's note for note material,. Continue reading
Emerging Tech Offers New Opportunities For Artists [Cortney Harding]
As newer tech like drones and VR increasingly infiltrate mainstream culture, the potential for branding partnerships between artists and the companies behind these technologies could be good news for musicians in search. Continue reading
Reaction To Apple Music’s “From The Ground Up” Makeover
It will be a few months before the average user will get to use the new Apple Music app which has been rebuilt "from the ground up” just one year. Continue reading
