CD Baby Opens UK Office, Hires Orchard

CD Baby has opened an office in London, headed by Rich Orchard; who, given his name, really should be working at The Orchard. That aside, Orchard joins CD Baby as EU. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide To Getting Endorsements

Getting an endorsement as a musician can do a lot for advancing your career, but making it happen has changed a lot over the years. Here we look at five. Continue reading

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Instagram Debuts New Longform Video Service IGTV

In an important shift for artists using the Facebook owned Instagram, the popular photo sharing platform has taken new strides into video by offering longform video in the form of. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Jay-Z Venture Fund • Billboard Adds Pandora, iHeart • Silence As Billions Implodes • More

TUESDAY 6.26.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Top Twitch Gamers Suspended Over Copyrighted Music

At least 10 popular Twitch gamers have been kicked off  the Twitch streaming platform for 24 hours affter allegingedly  playing copyrighted music during their streams, and all of the complaints. Continue reading

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Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Drake Pass 1 Billion YouTube Views

Last week, two major music videos passed the billion views milestone on YouTube – Bruno Mars’ ‘24K Magic’ and Rihanna and Drake’s ‘Work’.

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Music Modernization Act Puts Burden On Labels To ID Mismatched Songs

As the Music Modernization Act rolls forward, more surprises continue to emerge from the bill. In this piece Chris Castle looks at a new burden the MMA places on sound. Continue reading

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Generation Of Music Fans Stressed Over Student Loans [STUDY]

A study of data collected from Spotify, Genius and other online music sources has revealed that the amount of references to “student loans” in popular music today has dramatically increased. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide To Streaming Click Fraud

As streaming settles in to become the established medium of music consumption, the inevitable issue of fraud is rearing its ugly head. In this piece Kevin Cornell provides a quick. Continue reading

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How To Guide For Cover Art On Spotify, Streaming Services

While cover art no longer carries quite the same weight as it once did (with music less often purchased as a physical product) it remains an essential part of the. Continue reading

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