Facebook Amps Up Music Discovery, Sharing With “Stories”

Facebook has tried and mostly failed at making music a part of its hugely popular platform.  Acknowledging that "there are few things people love more than music, Facebook today announced. Continue reading

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Music Business Association Partners With Assoc. For Electronic Music

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has partnered with the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) to launch the Electronic Music Workgroup.

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THE PITCH: Mixvisor – More Than A Replacement For Bop.fm

THE PITCH today comes from Mixvisor, The startup is creating intelligent emdebable music players that pull information from any web page and music from Apple Music and Spotify.  It sounds. Continue reading

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Sony Music, Artist Legacy Group Form Artist Branding Joint Venture

Sony Music Entertainment  and Artist Legacy Group have entered into a joint venture agreement it was announced by Adam Block, President of Legacy Recordings, SME's catalog music division.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Spotify adds artist bios, music fans start getting the VIP experience via Periscope, and a new app is set to become the Instagram of music, just when we're questioning whether. Continue reading

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Why Facebook Would Start A New Music Service

Why would Facebook want to join the increasingly crowded field of music streaming? Here we look at some of the advantages Facebook might have over its many competitors.

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ONErpm Opens NYC Studio, Free To YouTube Creators

Digital music distributor and YouTube multi-channel network (MCN) ONErpm has opened a Brooklyn studio so creators in its network can produce HD videos at no charge. ONErpm MCN's recently hit. Continue reading

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YouTube To Offer Direct Advances To Musicians, Fan Funding Button [REPORT]

Midem kicks of its annual music business conference today in Cannes, France.  While not quite the must-attend it once was, nothing has replaced it internationally; so you can expect a. Continue reading

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This Week in Music Commentary

Spotify, One Hit Wonders, Music and Fashion and Piracy past and present all were given great consideration during this very active week in music commentary. Perhaps you have something to. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Finalizes Important Deal With U.S. Music Publishers

Soundcloud has been working for months to secure deals with rights holders that will allow it to finally monetize its massive user-generated content. Today, it completed an important deal with. Continue reading

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