Spotify Admits Their Music Publishing Payment System Is Broken, Commits To Major Overhaul

Spotify has gotten a lot of flack in recent months from music publishers and songwriters over unidentified and misidentified tracks leading to incorrectly paid or unpaid royalties.  Today, Spotify pledged. Continue reading

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The Beatles To Stream On Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Rhapsody, Others Starting At Midnight Tonight

[UPDATE 2] The rumor is true. The Beatles will finally be available on streaming music services as of midnight local time tonight.  Here are official lists of the music streamers. Continue reading

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The Beatles Streaming Music Services Debut Set For Christmas Eve [Report]

The Beatles appear to have a Christmas present ready for all of their fans.  One of the last major holdouts from music streaming will become available there on December 24th,. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week's music commentators have quite a bit to say on the subject of streaming, some claiming that it may actually be better for artists than they think and that it. Continue reading

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10 Top Music Marketing Trends of 2015

In this article, music marketing company Red Tape X looks at some of the best marketing techniques of 2015 and how they were effectively used by some of the music. Continue reading

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Songkick Raises $10 Million From WMG Owner Acccess Industries, Triples European Direct To Fan Ticket Sales

Songkick has raised another $10 million. The new funding, coming after a June $16 million round,  is from Access Industries, owner of Warner Music Group.

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Find Out How Many People Are Listening To Any Band On Spotify In Less Than 10 Seconds

Activity on Spotify is an essential metric for determining popularity, and they've just created the micro site Artist Year In Music to make that info public. Type in any band name,. Continue reading

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My Top Music Tech Launches In 2015 – Jon Romero, Vector Management

Between now and the end of the year we're asking some of the new music industry's best and brightest to share what they think were the most important launches in. Continue reading

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Free Streaming: A Musician’s Saving Grace?

Some of the industry's most vocal commentators have decided that streaming offers little to no benefit to artists, unless they've achieved a level of stardom where earning money from streaming is. Continue reading

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Copyright Royalty Board, Pandora Rate Ruling Reveals Cracks In Streaming Economics [Mark Mulligan]

Yesterday's Copyright Royalty Board ruling, while raising key rates, is generally be seen as a win for Pandora and other non-interactive music services. But it also serves as a reminder. Continue reading

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