Ticketmaster to blame scalpers for Taylor Swift debacle at today’s Senate hearing
Joe Berchtold, president and chief financial officer of Live Nation Entertainment, will blame scalpers and bots for the recent Taylor Swift ticketing meltdown at today’s U.S. Senate hearing. Hoping to. Continue reading
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Senate hearing witness list
The Senate Judiciary Committee has released its list of witnesses at today’s Ticketmaster and Live Nation hearing probing the recent Taylor Swift ticketing debacle and its broader implications for ticketing.. Continue reading
Ticketmaster, Live Nation, The Senate & The Feds: An Evolution May Come
With Tuesday’s Ticketmaster hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee looming, Bill Werde steps into the fray with his thoughts on what’s ahead this week and in the year ahead for. Continue reading
Music piracy looks different in 2023 and it costs artists millions
From copying CDs to Napster to ripping YouTube audio, music piracy has long been a problem. As we begin 2023, we see piracy taking on a new form, and it’s. Continue reading
Symphonic Distribution artists collaborate for two unique album releases
Symphonic is releasing what they say are the first international compilation albums released by an independent music distributor. Bringing together 10 producers and 15 artists, SympCamp 1 and 2 mark. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: NY:LYON recap, streaming fraud & what’s next for music streaming?
Episode #128 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is live. Episode 128 On this week’s episode, your humble hosts. Continue reading
The Influencer to Artist Pipeline
Social media content creators with no previous music background are becoming singers on TikTok and YouTube—and some are becoming commercial successes. by Alejandra Arevalo of Chartmetric Blog Name a social. Continue reading
6% of Spotify staff laid off, new co-Presidents named as Ostroff exits
CEO Daniel Ek confirmed Monday that Spotify had joined the growing number of tech companies laying off workers. In a letter to staff, EK said that the layoffs were ained. Continue reading
Read CEO Ek’s full letter to Spotify staff announcing major layoffs, organizational changes
Early on Monday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek emailed employees about layoffs and major organizational changes at the streamer. Here is the full text of the letter: An Update on January 2023 Organizational. Continue reading
Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Last week, our tips and advice for the independent, do-it-yourselfers out there covered the basics of editorial playlists, how the TikTok algorithm really works, and more… How to make the. Continue reading
