David Lowery Asks NY Attorney General To Investigate Spotify, YouTube Over Millions In Unpaid Royalties
Musician and music industry critic David Lowery has called on the New York state Attorney General to investigate Spotify and YouTube. "Spotify routinely fails to pay songwriter royalties for songwriters. Continue reading
Spotify Pulls Entire Victory Records Catalog In Nasty Royalty Dispute
Indie label Victory Records has had its catalog of music pulled off Spotify. Victory claims that "Spotify was not properly paying publishing revenues due to Victory Records' artists in blatant. Continue reading
Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450 Million [NYSE:P]
Pandora has acquired independent ticketing company Ticketfly. It's a move that diversifies the music streamer's portfolio within the music vertical, and it could also be goods news for artists and. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Become A Successful Artist In The New Millennium • Music Visualization • Ian Rogers Beats It
This week on MusicThinkTank, we explore how to become a successful artist in the new millennium, look at thirteen excellent apps for touring musicians, and hear some tips on how to. Continue reading
StubHub Drops All In Pricing As Promised “Ticketing Revolution” Fails To Materialize
When Michael Rapino took over Live Nation, he promised a revolution in ticketing; and when he acquired Ticketmaster, one almost believed that it would happen. Along the way, a group. Continue reading
“Unparalleled Promotional Value” Of Big Corporate Radio Not So Valuable
As fewer and fewer people discover new music through conventional terrestrial radio, it has switched to a system of playing the same top 40 hits ad nauseam, meaning that its value. Continue reading
Spotify Acquires Beats’ Analytics Provider Seed Scientific
Spotify is betting big on data to help is survive the coming battle with Apple Music. After acquiring The Echo Nest last year, Spotify has bought its second major analytics. Continue reading
