The Difference Between The Music Industry & The Recording Industry
Many people use the terms “music industry” and “recording industry” interchangeably, but there is a distinct difference between the two. On Music Think Tank, Jeremy Belcher writes about the difference.. Continue reading
Full Text Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter To Potential Facebook Investors
On Wednesday, Facebook announced its much anticipated $5 billion IPO and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent this carefuly wored yet heartfelt and hopeful letter to potential investors. "Facebook was not originally. Continue reading
Global Royalty Collections Climb 5.5% Despite Economic Downturn
The annual Global Economic Survey released by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), shows gross royalty collections growing 5.5% in 2010 over the previous year. The. Continue reading
Musicmetric: Co-Founder Talks Pro Edition, P2P Data Tour Planning App
Musicmetric is a web analytics platform that recently launched a Pro edition in Beta. It offers an impressive range of stats on everything from social media activity to mentions in. Continue reading
Music Ownership: eMusic’s Molly Neuman Looks At Consumer Motivations
Guest post by Molly Neuman, eMusic's VP Label Relations and MD Europe via digitalmusic.org. For a large segment of music consumers, downloading music to own is something that's seen as. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Lana Del Rey #1, Challenges For New Sony CEO, Google + ReDigi, Willie Nelson & More
Lana Del Rey – the new artist every critic seems to love to hate – has debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts in 15 countries including UK, Germany, France. Continue reading
AmazonMP3 Pulls All TuneCore Tracks In EU & UK, Distributor Alleges Payment Issues
TuneCore informed its clients today that AmazonMP3 had pulled all of their recordings from sale in the UK and European Union. "Amazon removed your recordings as a result of an. Continue reading
Rip. Mix. Make. – Saving The Right To Remix
With the realization setting in that stopping SOPA was just the beginning rather than the end of an ongoing struggle, calls are being raised to take proactive rather than reactive. Continue reading
One For All, Or All For One? Solo vs The Band In The Age Of Social Media
The sky is falling…the music industry continues to live a “Chicken Little” scenario. At least, that’s how Paul Adler describes it on Music Think Tank. Many in the industry think. Continue reading
VEVO Is Profitable With $150M Revenue, Adding XBox “Within 30 Days”
"Our strategy was never about scarcity,… but rather ubiquity," VEVO CEO Rio Caraeff told attendees of the D: Dive Into Media conference yesterday. The strategy is working. VEVO is profitable. Continue reading
Spotify’s Royalty Rate For Indie Artists Up Just $0.001 In 2011, Despite Big Subscriber Growth
Spotify and other streaming services were the talk of the Midem conference which just wrapped up in Cannes. During the gathering, U2 manager Paul McGuiness labeled Spotify as nothing more. Continue reading
