
Reservoir Media trading on NASDAQ is an ‘important milestone’
Indie music’s Reservoir Media [NASDAQ: RSVR] stock is now trading publically, something CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi is calling an “important milestone” for both the company and the entire industry. Reservoir Media. Continue reading

Horizon, Timbaland’s ‘Beatclub’ partner to empower artist fundraising
Horizon Fintex has partnered with Timbaland and Gary Marella’s new beat marketplace, Beatclub to empower artist fundraising and fan investments. Horizon’s integrations of its digital stock exchange Upstream and fan engagement. Continue reading

Live Nation reports on the return of live concerts
Live Nation Entertainment reported Q2 results, and while there are positive signs of improvement, the numbers fell well short of 2019. “We expect to see further ramp-up accelerate through the. Continue reading

Labels are about to become more like VCs [Mark Mulligan]
Streaming is leading to series of seismic shifts in the music industry that will fundamentally change the relationship between artists and record labels forever. “(Artists) are viewing labels as accelerators. Continue reading

How letting go of control allows you to create better music
Here, Patrick McGuire explores the idea of letting go of control as an aid to the songwriting process, and why control and creativity are often at odds with each other.. Continue reading

Feed Media Group adds Merlin to startup music licensing service Adaptr
Feed Media Group has inked a deal to add music from the indie labels, and distributors represented by Merlin to its Adaptr licensing platform. Adaptr is a subscription-based service designed to. Continue reading

Music producer’s guide to getting clients
Regardless of where you’re at in your music production, how to find, secure, and maintain a list of clients is always a topic of concern. Here, we look at how. Continue reading

How to keep a music project on track
In this piece, music business entrepreneur Kam Lal shares some key pointers on how to ensure your music projects steady advancement from goal to completion. Guest post by Kam Lal. Continue reading

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: vinyl • Spotify • fan engagement & participation • more
Episode #51 of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast with hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Episode is live. Episode #51 highlights In this newest. Continue reading

Spotify is testing a 99¢ tier
Spotify is testing Spotify Plus, a 99¢ tier that removes many of the restrictions found in the streamer’s free ad-supported tier. Spotify Plus still includes ads but doesn’t limit the. Continue reading