SXSW Music: Worth The Trip For Unknown Acts?
SXSW Music has changed quite a bit over the years. Though now sharing the stage with successful film and tech festivals, it's grown rapidly over the last decade from a. Continue reading
Michael Dell Takes $25 Million Stake In Kobalt Music
(UPDATED) Computer titan Michael Dell’s private investment firm, MSD Capital, has taken a 9.9% stake in music publisher Kobalt. Kobalt has been a leader in using new technologies to collect. Continue reading
Slash Gets His Own Hackathon During #SXSW At Slashathon
The hottest hackathon at SXSW 2014 will undoubtedly be the SXSW Music Hackathon Championship on March 12, because the hacker who will be there to build functional digital music technologies. Continue reading
Self-Employed Musician? Get Ready For Tax Time!
This first appeared on the blog of Sonicbids.com, the musician opportunity engine. If April 15th isn’t already circled on your calendar, then the constant barrage of TurboTax and H&R Block. Continue reading
How Understanding Publishing Can Help Independent Artists Make Money
With great and unlimited access to the internet comes great responsibility. YouTube is the music industry's premier platform for discovering, promoting, and sharing new music, which is great – unless. Continue reading
Neil Young’s PonoMusic Launching Kickstarter Campaign At SXSW
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Neil Young plans to release his $400 PonoPlayer portable audio player and the proprietary music download store that goes with it at SXSW, via. Continue reading
Spotify Lands $200 Million Credit Line, Signals IPO
UPDATED: This morning, news broke that Spotify has landed a $200 million credit line from a consortium of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, according to several sources. Banks often. Continue reading
Lady Gaga To Keynote #SXSW 2014
Lady Gaga is following in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Dave Grohl and other musicians who have taken the SXSW stage both as a performer and as a keynote speaker.. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Beats Music Acquires Topspin Media, Will Spotify Continue Topspin Deal? Spotify Acquires The Echo Nest, Sources Estimate $100 Million Purchase Price Wiz Khalifa Releases Paid Sticker Pack For Multiple Messaging. Continue reading
