Former UMG Exec: Major Label Music Should Cost More, Destroy DMCA Safe Harbors
In a recent bout of industry hypocrisy Paul Young, a former director of licensing for Universal Music Group has taken to the soap box denouncing the DMCA and the unfairness of. Continue reading
Pandora’s New Direct Deals Are Very Bad News For SoundExchange And Potentially For Artists
Hidden in the hoopla surrounding Pandora's direct deals last week, and the resulting launch of the Pandora Plus interactive streaming service, was the major blow they dealt to SoundExchange; and the. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Signs Pandora Direct Deal Paving Way For New Spotify, Apple Music Competitor
Holdout Warner Music has become the last of the major music group to sign a direct deal with Pandora. The deal paves the way for Pandora to launch a full. Continue reading
Universal, Sony Team To Launch Low Cost Streaming Music Service
Sony and Universal Music have quietly teamed to launch their own budget streaming music service. Extending the popular NOW music compilation brand, Now That's What I Call Music+ will offer. Continue reading
Pandora Rebrands $4.99 Service As Pandora Plus, Adds Offline Listening Alongside New Features For Free Tier
Pandora has rebranded its Premium ad free tier as Pandora Plus and added new features to both its paid and free services. Toady's launch is phase one of a reboot, that. Continue reading
Pandora Signs Direct Deals With UMG, Sony, 30 Indies Paving Way For New Music Service – WMG Last Holdout
UPDATED: Early Tuesday morning Pandora announced most, but not all, of the deals it needs to launch an on demand subscription music service. With robust $5 and $10 tiers likely. Continue reading
Get 3 Months Of SoundCloud GO For 99 Cents – This Week Only!
Forget for a minute what this is doing to your royalty payments… This week only you can get 3 months of full access to SoundCloud GO's 135 million tracks for. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this week's leisurely saunter back through the week's music industry news we revisit the launch of the iPhone 7, Last.Fm's massive email hemorrhage, several music biz stories you might. Continue reading
Streaming Music Exclusives: Is This Just The Beginning?
Yesterday, Cortney Harding declared that streaming music exclusives were over. But former Apple Music staffer, Sean Glass wonders if their just getting started, and takes a hard look at streaming in general. . Continue reading
