10 Years To Begin December Tour
Get ready to rock with 10 Years, the alternative rock band from Knoxville, TN! The band is excited to embark on their upcoming music tour, featuring a mix of cities. Continue reading
2023 Pollstar Top Tours up 46%, but other Artists & Venues struggle
Revenue from the Top 100 grossing Tours jumped 46% in 2023 to reach a record high of $9.17 billion, according to an analysis by live event industry trade Pollstar. Taylor. Continue reading
Top TikTok Songs of 2023 show shifts in music trends
TikTok is its own not-so-little world when it comes to music trends, and those trends can teach us a lot about how music listeners are changing. by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
All the major Music Streaming News & Updates from 2023 in one place…
2023 has proven to be a landmark year for music streaming services, with the royalty pay-out debate noise reaching all-time levels and AI music on everyone’s worry list. But so. Continue reading
US raises Physical and Download Royalties 3.3%, Streams get 0%
The US Copyright Royalty Board has announced that the minimum mechanical royalty rate paid on CD, vinyl, cassette, and download sales will rise on January 1, 2024, to $.1240 for. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Indie sales snafu • Who owns a voice? • FANS FIRST• Fair Use • FAVE’s Fan Finder & More
Episode 174 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 174 Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart. Continue reading
TOP POSTS – Last week’s most-read posts: Spotify layoffs and royalties • iHeart BMI sale profits • TikTok • More
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Spotify layoffs and royalty battles to new TikTok artist features, radio injustices,. Continue reading
Spotify CEO blames layoffs on fake work, pushes out CFO who just cashed in $9.4M in stock
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek seemed to blame workers and another executive for this week’s layoffs that saw 1500 or 17% of the streamer’s global workforce shown the door. In a. Continue reading
