#Midem 2016 Attendance Falls 20%
Midem is still the largest and most important gathering of the international music business. But its relevance has been under attack ever since email and Skype made it easier to. Continue reading
Deezer Sells Podcast Service Stitcher To Scripps For $4.5 Million
Perhaps to raise a little cash in its ongoing battle with Spotify and Apple Music and perhaps because users of paid music streaming services are fine with free standalone podcast apps,. Continue reading
Troy Carter To Join Spotify In Senior Role, As Battle For Exclusive Content Heats Up
Just as Apple has Jimmy Iovine and Tidal has Jay Z, Spotify will now have the well respected and much liked Troy Carter serving as it's liaison with the music. Continue reading
Let’s Kill the “Manel” for the Sake of the Music Business
The preponderance of all male panels – “manels” – at leading international music conference MIDEM last week were easy to mock. But they’re keeping the music business from moving forward, writes. Continue reading
Leadership Music Names 47 Industry Leaders To Its 28th Class
Being a part of Leadership Music's class of 2016 (aka "The Best Class Ever") was truly one on the most profound experiences of my professional career. Without lifting my pledged. Continue reading
Life On The Road: Low Volts Shares 10 Touring Tips [INTERVIEW]
Here touring artist Tim Lowman, who performs as the blues rock n' roller Low Volts, shares with us his top ten touring tips, as well discussing his experience on the. Continue reading
BEWARE: The New Instagram Algorithm Is Live
You've spent months building an Instagram following and you're finally starting to see results. Not so fast. Just as he did with Facebook, Zuckerberg controlled Instagram is now controlling the. Continue reading
Daytime Gig Ideas
While many artists rely exclusively on weekend and evening gigs, normal business hours actually provide a variety of lucrative options for artists looking to treat their music as more a. Continue reading
Live Nation, AEG Both Planning Major Prince Tribute Concerts
Live Nation and AEG are planing Prince tribute concerts. Will they actually honor Prince or instead exploit him? We'll have to wait for the answer; but we do know that,. Continue reading
