Record Labels vs Spotify: Who Needs Who More?
On one side you have Spotify – an unprofitable company that needs to lower its cost of the content from three dominate players. On the other side, you have three. Continue reading
Instrumental Raises $4M For TalentAI, WMG Buys Sodatone As Data Driven A&R Takes Center Stage
UK based A&R data platform Instrumental has added $4 million in funding and Warner Music Group announced it has acquired A&R insights startup Sodatone, as data and machine learning become primary. Continue reading
Music Industry Revenue Up 16.5% In 2017, says RIAA
The U.S. recorded music business grew for the second consecutive year in 2017, driven largely by a 56% increase to 35 million paid music subscriptions, according to the RIAA's 2017. Continue reading
Why Vinyl Matters [WATCH]
Here Sunny Stuart Winter sat down to chat with Dr. Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, author of Why Vinyl Matters about the longevity of the format's resurgence, it's subcultural capital, and the. Continue reading
