YouTube: Is It The Lyor Show?
In this op-ed, Chris Castle examines Lyor Cohen's relationship with YouTube/Google, and how he has worked to reconcile his role in their exploitative business model while claiming that he's working. Continue reading
Jaden Smith, Zayn Malik Use Instagram As Exclusive New Music Release Platform
By extending the length of videos from 1 minute to ten, and for some users to an hour, and the launch of its ITV video hub, Instagram hoped to unleash. Continue reading
4 Ways To Build Your Network While Attending Festivals
While work may be the last thing you want to think about when attending a festival as an audience member, these events provide a fantastic networking opportunity, and can be. Continue reading
Making A Splash On Instagram: IG, You G, We All G On IGTV!
With IGTV having only recently been debuted, the time is ripe for artists and musicians to make an impact on the platform. Here we look at what we know about. Continue reading
Indie Labels Now Accounting For 14 Billion Streams Monthly
While signing to a major label is still the goal for many artists, a new set of numbers reveals that indie labels seem to be gaining strength in the new. Continue reading
Tencent Music Confirms US IPO, Spotify Could Net $2.7B
Chinese internet giant Tencent confirmed it is spinning off its music unit with a US IPO. Details of the offering, which Tencent revealed in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing,. Continue reading
Last Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week voiced their opinion on the defeat of Article 13, why the music industry's attempted myth busting of the EU's censorship machines is meaningless,. Continue reading
