AM BRIEF: Sprint Invest In Tidal • Net Neutrality Foe To Head FCC • PIAS Acquires Inertia • More
Monday 1.23.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Just in case you needed something else to worry about, net neutrality is in serious danger as the Trump administration enters. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this look back through the past seven days of music industry goings-on, we revisit how music consumption habits changed in the past year, why Kanye wasn't permitted to play. Continue reading
Have $9.99 Streaming Subscriptions Reached A Saturation Point? [MARK MULLIGAN]
While music streaming has had good year overall, the financially polarizing pricing structure currently being implemented by the streaming industry seems to have some wondering if the number of customers. Continue reading
Pandora Tops YouTube, Spotify In 2016 Music Listening, As Streaming Beats Radio For First Time
Pandora, YouTube and Spotify combined to capture 72% of all streaming music listening in 2016. And for the first time ever, enjoying music via streaming was more popular than listening. Continue reading
Apple’s GarageBand, Logic Pro X Get Major Updates
Apple's Garageband and the many digital audio toolkits that followed helped revolutionized the music industry by offering affordable and usable music creation and recording tools. This week, Apple pushed out. Continue reading
Sleater-Kinney’s Janet Weiss: The Gear and Tech That Keep Her Going
In this interview we hear from Janet, drummer, backup singer, co-songwriter, and setlist maker for a variety of different bands, most notably Sleater-Kinney and Quasi about her preferences for hardware, software, and. Continue reading
THU. BRIEF: McCartney Sues Sony/ATV • Slants vs Supremes • Apple Music Adds Sports • Tidal Adds Track Edits • More
Thursday 1.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web I guess, why not? But Apple Music adding CBS Sports feels more like a strange distraction than a smart add-on. Updated. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Facebook: Premium Live, $3B For VR • Amazon Absorbs Ghost Tunes • More
Wednesday 1.18.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook is still committed to video, but its strategies are – as usual – confusing and shifting rapidly. Updated continuously under. Continue reading