TuneCore Paid $101.8 Million To Artists In 2012

Tunecore still refuses to comment on the ouster and subsequent battles with former CEO and co-founder Jeff Price, but the controversy hasn't stopped company from paying out a record $101.8. Continue reading

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Pandora Names New CFO

Pandora announced today that Michael Herring has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.  Herring comes to Pandora from a positions as VP of Operations at Adobe Systems. He's also. Continue reading

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SF Music Tech Announces New Event Details & Last Chance Registration Opportunities

The SF MusicTech Summit takes place February 19 in San Francisco featuring a full day of speakers, presentations and opportunities for informal meetings with the cream of the crop in. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Top 10 Richest Musicians Of All Time Midem: Next Gen Music Managers: Multi-Tasking, Social Media & New Revenue Streams Sonicbids Sold To Guggenheim's Backstage The NAMM Show Wraps For 2013. Continue reading

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CASH Music Launches Free Hosted Platform With Web Tools For DIY Musicians

CASH Music, a "nonprofit organization that builds open source tools for musicians," has launched a hosted version of their free platform designed to help artists take care of business. This. Continue reading

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SXSW Announces 2013 Music Accelerator Finalists

More than five hundred companies submitted their web-based products to the fifth annual SXSW Accelerator. The SXSW Music Accelerator finalists will showcase their products before judges during SXSW on March. Continue reading

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BandsInTown Launches Spotify Tour Dates App

Concert recommendation and notification app BandsInTown has launched a Spotify app. Bandsintown now synchs directly with the songs, albums, and playlists users listen to on Spotify.  Competing concert listing service. Continue reading

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musiXmatch Adds $3.7 Million Funding, 1 Million New Users A Month

The company has with all the major music publishers and hosts a lyrics database available in more than 30 languages. "We are now aiming at the second screen & TV. Continue reading

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Sonicbids Sold To Guggenheim’s Backstage

(UPDATED) Sonicbids, one of the first major players in the d.i.y. music space, has been sold to Backstage in a deal backed by Guggenheim Partners. Backstage, which specializes in casting,. Continue reading

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The 3 Most Profitable DIY Revenue Streams, And Why Many Artists Succeed At Only One Of Them

Guest post by Jay Frank (@Repojay) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank.  Independent artists can make more money than ever before. The walls of major label distribution have crumbled,. Continue reading

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