Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Understanding Mechanicals, Apple takes a Pay Cut, and Kanye’s Birthday
One again, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what her caught her eye this week, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees. Continue reading
5 Free Organizational Tools For Musicians
The life of an independent artist can often tend towards chaos, but staying organized is huge component of achieving success in your music career. In this piece we look at. Continue reading
CHANGES @ Spotify • WMG • UMPG • ASCAP • A2IM • UMG • Berklee • Pandora • More
James Duffett-Smith, Spotify's Global Head of Publisher Relations is leaving the company. The music streamer is actively looking for a replacement. Warner Music Group has promoted Aton Ben-Horin from. Continue reading
Do Freemium Music Services Actually Offer Greater Revenue Per User Than Radio + Sales?
Many in the music industry seem to long for a simpler time when free ad-supported radio was used as a mechanism for selling records, but was the revenue from that. Continue reading
When You Come to a Musical Risk, Take It
Here an artist discusses the challenge and importance of taking risks in your musical career (in this case the decision to relocate) and why taking a leap of faith can. Continue reading
How To Get More Fans Through Social Media
While social media can still be a great tool for gaining new fans, the playing field is much more crowded than it once was, and raising awareness and capturing new. Continue reading
Guy Hands Suddenly Drops $2.5 Billion EMI Citigroup Lawsuit
After 9 year, its over. Guy Hands, the UK financier whose ill-fated purchase and management of EMI effectively brought down the once major music group, has abandoned his $2.5 billion. Continue reading
Everything Wrong With The Spotify/NMPA Settlement
Following the filing of a class action lawsuit against Spotify, the popular streaming service announced that it had reached a landmark deal with the NMPA which it quickly tried to get. Continue reading
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” Is Now Available On Spotify, As Rebel Band Embraces Music Streaming
Just day's after learning that Radiohead's newest album "A Moon Shaped Pool" would be available on Spotify June 17th, their breakthrough release "In Rainbows" arrived on the streamer. It's a surprising. Continue reading
FRI BRIEFING: Music Industry Exodus • EMI Trial Ends • Spotify Rejects iTunes Shift • CMT Awards Soar • More
FRIDAY 6.10.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Does Troy Carter joining Spotify signal a new round of the music industry's brightest exiting for tech? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
