NARM and Digitalmusic.org Rebrand as the Music Business Association
NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) and its digital sister digitalmusic.org will now collectively known as the Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), the music industry trade group announced today. The organization. Continue reading
New Hires, Titles & Deals @ Warner and Universal
Warner Music Group announced that Bart Cools will assume the role of Executive Vice President, Global A&R and Marketing, Dance Music, Warner Recorded Music. Universal Music Group has tapped music industry. Continue reading
Grooveshark Is Adding 200K Users A Month, CEO Says Future Depends On Live Music Fans
After 2 years filled with lawsuits and banishment from Google and Apple's app stores, Grooveshark may be turning things around. CEO Sam Tarantino likens the experience to "getting punched in. Continue reading
New Hires, Titles & Deals @ MusicMetric, Songs Music, UMG Nashville
Analytics provider MusicMetric have added former EMI and Clear Channel exec Emily Tabak as Director Of Marketing and former West One Music Group exec Rachel Menzies as Director Of Sales. Andrew. Continue reading
BeatStars Launches Spotify App Featuring Producers & Production Music
BeatStars is a production music marketplace providing a variety of services from licensing to distribution. Already distributing to Spotify, BeatStars is now adding a marketing element with a Spotify app. Continue reading
Nielson Digital CEO Jonathan Carson Jumps To VEVO
VEVO has named Jonathan Carson to the newly-created position of Chief Revenue Officer based in New York City. Carson joins VEVO after six years with The Nielsen Company, where he. Continue reading
Grooveshark Settles Lawsuit, Signs Deal With Sony/ATV
Grooveshark has reached a settlement and signed licensing agreements with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. This follows a similar settlement and deal earlier this month with EMI Publishing. While disputes with Universal and. Continue reading
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Tunecore Year After The Brain Drain: No Artist's Voice Jay Z's Dropped Hyphen Seeks Help On Craigslist Grooveshark Makes Google Search Blacklist UMG's Vinyl Crowdfunding Nets Confusion, Webrage The “New”. Continue reading
Spotify #NYC Music Education Hackathon Responds To Real Issues
By Candice Katz of Spotify. This past weekend, more than 170 hackers joined music educators from around the country for the first-ever Music Education Hackathon, hosted by Spotify and Innovate. Continue reading
