Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%
Global music rights agency Merlin is slashing the administration fees it charges independent labels by 25 – 50%. Members were informed yesterday via an email obtained by Hypebot. The cuts. Continue reading
VOTE: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify? [POLL]
(UPDATED) If you care about music should you ditch Spotify? That’s the title of a recent New Yorker magazine article and a bottom line question some involved in the “Are streaming services. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Thom Yorke vs. Spotify & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Josh Kruk: Thom Yorke vs. Spotify: Rebel Without a Plan Chris Rucks: The Top 5 Biggest Mistakes To Make When Clearing Music. Continue reading
MediaNet CEO Responds To $18M Aimee Mann Lawsuit
Aimee Mann is suing MediaNet for $18M claiming distribution of her music without permission. MediaNet provides licensing and backend services to dozens of major sites including Songza and turntable.fm. Frank Johnson,. Continue reading
MavenSay Launches Rithm Music Messaging App
Rithm, a new music messaging app, is now officially available for iOS. It joins the growing world of messaging apps with a focus on sending music with related text messages,. Continue reading
The Reasons Paid Music Downloads Are Going Downhill
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Paid downloads, the songs people pay for individually the way they do with CDs, have officially stopped their ascent. According to Nielsen SoundScan data, digital. Continue reading
Spotify’s 50 Most Played & Shared Tracks [U.S. & UK]
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" tops the Spotify US and UK play charts, but the ivral charts hold some surprises. The Spotify Top 50 is the most-streamed songs of the previous week, market-by-market.. Continue reading
Thom Yorke vs. Spotify: Rebel Without a Plan
There’s been more rumblings over Spotify with Thom Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich declaring that the service is horrible for new artists. It seems like mostly established artists are the. Continue reading
How I Listen: Music Think Tank’s Natalie Cheng
In How I Listen, we ask industry leaders to share how they discover and consume music. This 9th Anniversary edition features Natalie Cheng, Music Think Tank Community Manager, MBA candidate. Continue reading
