iHeartRadio Passes 120 Million Users
iHeartMedia may be bankrupt, but radio still lives… online at least. iHeartRadio says that it has surpassed 120 million registered users, adding another 10 million listeners over the last few. Continue reading
Court Rejects ‘One Size Fits All’ Bit Torrent Ruling
Stephen Carlisle, Esq. wades into the ongoing saga of Bit Torrent litigation. In a decision with major implications. the Ninth Circuit Court recently rejected a "one size fits all"approach to. Continue reading
Music Drives Social Media [MusicWatch]
We know that social media is primary driver of music discovery and music sales. But the reverse is also true – music drives social media – according to a new. Continue reading
How Amazon’s Twitch.tv Cheats Music Creators
[UPDATED] In this piece, Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. reveals how both music creators and music rights' owners are both being cheated out of a significant new source of potential revenue. Continue reading
SoundCloud Adds Mobile Feature Spotify Lacks: COMMENTS
SoundCloud is relaunching a popular feature – comments from its mobile apps – alongside a new user experience in iOS and Android. It's a feature that every music service should. Continue reading
Industry Giant Brian Eno Talks Music, Global Politics
Few creative forces in the music industry are held in as high esteem as Brian Eno, noted for not only his musical contributions but also his work as a producer,. Continue reading
Soundbetter Passes $10 Million Paid To Musicians, Producers
SoundBetter, a marketplace for music production talent, announced that it has delivered over $10 million to artists and producers on the platform. "Most of that in the past 18 months,". Continue reading
Musician’s Guide to Instagram’s IGTV
Instagram has a lot of news lately – they just hit 1 BILLION active users and they have just rolled out a brand new feature called IGTV that now allows. Continue reading
What It’s Like To Be An Artist Today – Ryan Leslie, Emma McGann, Black Coffee, More
Here a variety of different artists and managers working within the Midem hub recount what it's like to be operating in the music business today, and how changes in technology. Continue reading