Liberty, SiriusXM Offer iHeart $1.16B Cash Infusion
Liberty Media has signed a deal memo to infuse $1.158 billion into iHeartMedia. iHeart, which owns 850 AM and FM radio stations, has struggled under the burden of $20 billion. Continue reading
Splice Acquires Online Music Community Indaba, Free Rubber Tracks Sample Library
Music collaboration tech developer Splice has acquired Indaba Music. Indaba is an online music community of more than a million creators. Indaba’s Founder Dan Zaccagnino and CEO, JJ Rosen, a. Continue reading
Vinyl Prices Hit Unbelievable Highs
The price of vinyl is continuing to soar, with many new records costing upwards of $40. Used vinyl prices are also hitting unbelievable highs. Here we look at some of. Continue reading
Ed Sheeran Tops World’s 10 Best Selling Musicians 2017
Global recorded music industry trade group IFPI has named Ed Sheeran as the world’s best-selling recording artist of 2017 following the record-breaking success of his third studio album ÷ (Divide) and its. Continue reading
NRA Hates ‘Cow Fart’ Neil Young, He Hates ‘Evil’ Google
One side took to Twitter and the other posted a rather long essay. You can can guess which one did which (or we'll tell you in a minute), but either. Continue reading
Buy And Sell Music Rights, Royalties On Royalty Exchange
Antony Bruno from Royalty Exchange joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast. They discuss how songwriters can buy and sell their music rights and copyrights. Continue reading
4 Top Items Missing From Your Merch Table
In the current music economy, a robust merch section is key when it comes to making money on tour. While t-shirts and albums are obvious, we here look at four. Continue reading
Music Modernization Act: More Vagaries and Mindfields
Here Chris Castle explores some of more concerning aspects of the proposed Music Modernization Act, as well as the peculiarities of the non-profit collective it is supposed to established and. Continue reading
