Labels Change Their Tune, Adapt To A Music Industry Without Sales
As labels slowly come to terms with the fact that this is a streaming world, where physical sales are more of lucky bonus than something to relied upon, they are beginning. Continue reading
Bonnaroo Partners With ReverbNation To Find New Artists
The massively successful Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has partnered with ReverbNation to discover up and coming artists to play the fest this summer in Manchester, Tennessee. This year's headliners include. Continue reading
Bandsintown To Add In-App Ticketmaster Purchases
23 million concert goers use the Bandsintown app to discover and track concert dates on 340,000 artists. That leads to a lot of ticket transactions, many of which just got. Continue reading
Be Smart When Buying Used Music Gear: 7 Tips
Buying used gear can be a great way to score the equipment you've always wanted at a steeply discounted price, but can also be a great way to get ripped. Continue reading
Something New? 5 Ways To Expand Your Musical Interests
If you're feeling stuck in a musical rut, either as a consumer or a creator, we have several different ideas for how you can step out of your musical comfort. Continue reading
Streaming Income Surpasses Downloads: The State Of The Of The Music Business In 2 Simple Charts
New figures released by the RIAA show that, for the first time, the music industry's income from streaming has surpassed income from downloads. But the growth in streaming income is not keeping. Continue reading
WED. BRIEFING: Streaming $$ Pass Downloads • Tunepics Shutters • 8Tracks Crowdfunds $30M • Livamp • More
Wednesday 3.23.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web "Streaming Revenue Overtakes Downloads" – Now comes the hard work of making certain that the new music economy does not. Continue reading
Gwen Stefani Is Latest Major Artist To Window New Release On Spotify, Apple Music
Gwen Stefani is the latest major artist to keep her new album "This Is What The Truth Feels Like" off Spotify and other music streamers. But unlike Adele and Taylor. Continue reading
Why Startup Founders Ignore Copyright
Some may wonder, if improper licensing is such an issue, why startups don't take the time to make sure all their legal ducks are in a row before proceding, but as. Continue reading
Twitter Turns 10: A Look Back At The Music Industry’s First Tentative Tweets
Twitter is turning 10 and to celebrate we used their time machine to share the first tweets of more than a dozen music industry luminaries from Bob Lefsetz and Yoko Ono. Continue reading