Gunna, Band Of Heathens Enter Pandora Trendsetters Chart

Two new artists entered the Pandora Trendsetters Chart this week. The Band of Heathens and Gunna both make their Trendsetters debut after spikes in artist station adds and social media. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: BMG Revenue Soars • Spotify Predicts It’s Future • L.A. Reid’s Hitco Hires • More

TUESDAY 3.27.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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American Idol Doesn’t Produce Hitmakers: Here’s The Proof

Many musicians tend to have little respect for musical contest shows like American Idol, viewing it as a shortcut to success. The success may be somewhat exaggerated however, with new. Continue reading

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Spotify, Google, Amazon Can’t Seem To Find The Beatles To License Their Music

In this latest chapter of the "address unknown" saga, Google, Amazon and Spotify are apparently unable to locate Paul McCartney or John Lennon in the public records of the Copyright. Continue reading

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Listen: First Album Composed By Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence has hit a number of milestones of late. Forget self-driving cars and microbots, the music industry has just seen its first album composed using artificial intelligence. 

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$1B Deal Combines Music Streamers Saavn, Jio Music

Indian conglomerate and telecom giant Reliance is merging its digital music service JioMusic with rival Saavn music, which it is acquiring for $104 million in cash and stock.The combined companies. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: India’s Top Streamers Merge • New $10M Simmons Rape Lawsuit • Tidal Adds Pre-Save • More

MONDAY 3.26.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Guiding A Music Career Through An Evolving Landscape

CandyShop Management co-founders John Mathiason and Antony Bland join co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this Music Biz Weekly podcast. They share some great insights on how they've helped. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentator opinion and advice came in this week on how to gain back steam following a draining event like SXSW, what YouTube really means with it's promise to 'frustrate' music. Continue reading

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5 Great Ways That You Can Market Your Music

The world’s most successful musicians haven’t achieved their fame and fortunes through sheer grit, determination, and talent alone: each and everyone of them have supplemented the raw materials at their. Continue reading

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Music Is “On The Move” says RIAA Chief Cary Sherman

A new RIAA report shows that the recorded music business in the U.S. grew for the second consecutive year in 2017, driven largely by streaming revenue.  RIAA chief Cary Sherman. Continue reading

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