REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Bette Midler: 4.1 Million Pandora Streams = $114, "Impossible for songwriters to earn a living" Music's 10 Most Innovative Companies Musicians: Your Instrument Could Be Contraband, Subject To Immediate Seizure. Continue reading
Music & Entertainment Stocks Drift Downward
It was a roller coaster week on Wall Street and music related stocks went along for the ride. Here is the price of the top 10 music, music technology and related. Continue reading
Google’s Chromecast Adds Payer FM and RocketPlayer
Chromecast, Google's streaming media device, has added support for two new audio and music apps. Player FM for podcasts and the Rocket Music Player join Pandora, MTV, Rhapsody and Rdio and a. Continue reading
Questlove Wins Shorty Awards In Music & Singing But Who Will Win A Webby?
Apparently we're in the midst of web awards season. The Shorty Awards for Social Media just wrapped up and Questlove dominated both the Music and Singer categories. Didn't know he. Continue reading
Researchers Claim That Releasing YouTube Music Videos Reduces Album Sales
A new report on the relationship of posting videos on YouTube and album sales claims that posting on YouTube reduces album sales. Taking the Warner Music YouTube blackout period in. Continue reading
Facebook Bans Your Favorite Marketing Tactics ‘For The Good Of The People’
Some popular social media marketing tactics that have helped increase noise on the web are Facebook's newest target for elimination or downgrading in the news feed. The three tactics in. Continue reading
Is YouTube a Social Network – or Something Better?
YouTube has earned itself a slot amongst premiere social networks. It creates a platform for users to create, learn, see, and share interactively with an infinite audience. YouTube upped it's. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 4.11.14 – UK Stats, Dianne Warren, Kurt Cobain & More
(UPDATED) PRS For Music has released its overall numbers for 2013. The U.K. Performing Rights Organization increased their annual revenue by collecting £596 million in 2013 to distribute to its collective. Continue reading
Apple Bans ‘iTunes Radio Competitor’ Bloom.fm
Apple has banned UK based streaming music startup Bloom.fm from advertising to attract new users on Apple's iAd network. The ban reportedly came because the tech giant sees Bloom.fm, as "a competitive. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Partners with The Agency Group
(UPDATED) The Agency Group and direct to fan platform PledgeMusic have announced the formation of a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the deal, TAG will refer select its 2000+ artists. Continue reading
