Spotify Has A Big Fake Artists Problem, But Did It Pay To Create It?
Spotify is being accused of paying producers a flat fee to create tracks under fake names, saving the music streamer significant royalty payments. But, while artists with misleading names and. Continue reading
Why The Music Industry Needs Computer Coders
Here Samuel Potts unpacks how the music industry has expanded to include tech companies, meaning that it's now part of the tech sector, as well as why it needs to. Continue reading
5 Streaming Trends To Keep An Eye On This Summer
As the development of the streaming music industry continues to bring out more questions surrounding issues of ownership and income, we're looking at five important numbers to watch, and what. Continue reading
10 Steps To A Smooth Album Release
The release of your blood sweat and tears album should be a joyous one, not unhappy mess devoid of any sort of organization. Luckily, releasing an album isn't all that. Continue reading
Two Major Mid-Year Reports Show A Growing Music Industry
Two new studies by leading music industry data and analytics firms BuzzAngle and Nielsen offer a deep dive into music consumption in the first half of 2017. Statistics from both. Continue reading
A Review Of ReverbNation’s Crowd Review Service [Brian Hazard]
In this piece Brian Hazard breaks down his experience with ReverbNation's recently overhauled Crowd Review, and how it can be utilized by artists to improve their music and get a. Continue reading
CD Baby Extends Pro Publishing Services To Australia, New Zealand, Expands In Brazil
CD Baby has expanded the reach of its Pro Publishing administration service for songwriters to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. Australia is the 4th biggest national demographic of CD Baby. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: Spotify Denies Fake Artists Charges • Twitter CEO Shortlist • ‘Beat Shazam’ Game Show • More
MONDAY 7.10.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Where there's smoke there's usually fire, but something about this Spotify "fake artists" story doesn't make sense. Put simply, Spotify wouldn't. Continue reading