TUE. BRIEF: Makeup Now For Sale On Spotify • Spatial Audio • 5 Promising Music Blockchain Startups • More
TUESDAY 11.14.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify's Merchbar deal now means that makeup is for sale there, but most indie artists still can't get on the streamer's. Continue reading
Radio’s ‘Main Studio’ Rule, How It Affects Music and Why The Trump Administration Wants To Kill It
For years the FCC instituted a rule that any radio station needed to have a main studio accompanied by a full-time staff member during business hours. Formerly beneficial, this regulation. Continue reading
Monthly Growth For Key Streaming Services [CHART]
It's no secret that music streaming is exploding, with Spotify leading the way. But examining the month-to-month trajectory of that growth tells a more nuanced story. Can Apple Music ever. Continue reading
Pandora’s Loss Poised To Become Gain For Investor Sirius XM
Pandora is struggling on almost every level, from monthly average users to revenue. This week Wall Street punished the streamer's performance, more than halving its stock price in a single. Continue reading
Keynote Q&A With WME’s Marc Geiger At This Year’s IEBA Conference
Here we look at a recent Q&A with American music executive and co-founder of Lollapalooza Marc Geiger who shared his message on the importance of eliminating consumer frustration, and smoothing. Continue reading
Mixcloud Rethinks Online Radio For Listeners, Curators and Musicians
Nico Perez, co-founder of Mixcloud, joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this week's Hypebot Music Biz Weekly podcast. They discuss how musicians can use Mixcloud to promote their. Continue reading
How And Why To Make Your Band An LLC
The simplest kind of business entity, registering your band as an Limited Liability Corporation can offer a number of advantages, both when it comes to taxes and if your band. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Using Dubious Trademark Registrations To Put An End To Sales Of Fan-Made Goods
In an effort to capture maximum Swift Dollars, the popular singer's legal team has been outdoing themselves by attempting to to copyright multiple key phrases from Taylor Swift's lyrics, and. Continue reading
Taylor Swift Announces “Reputation” Global Concert Tour
Taylor Swift's new release "Reputation" is on track for a BIG debut week, predicted to be around 1.5 million units. The hugely popular singer is also going BIG with her. Continue reading