Live Nation Reports 19% Revenue Growth Q1 2018
Concert giant Live Nation has posted another quarter of strong financial results with revenue of $1.5 billion, an improvement of 19% over last year. However, the company still failed to. Continue reading
RIAA, BMG Are Copyright Cop Rightscorp’s Biggest Customers
The RIAA may have slowed down on lawsuits against average customers, but its continuing to fight grassroots piracy on another front by working with aggressive copyright takedown service Rightscorp. The. Continue reading
TUE BRIEF: Eventbrite Buys Ticketscript • Rusell Simmon Sells Red Dot For $147M • SoundEx. Distributes $884M • More
Tuesday 1.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Deals, deals and more deals. Do they herald a world of increased uncertainty or are they simply ignoring it? Or am. Continue reading
New Job Ad Signals Facebook Is Finally Getting Serious About Music
Facebook is hiring a Director of Global Music Licensing Partnerships. There's already a lot of music on Facebook, but almost none of it – whether via apps for Spotify and others. Continue reading
Topspin Co-Founder Shamal Ranasinghe Joins Pandora As VP of Product Management, Artists and Music Makers
Responding to criticism over royalty rates and aggressive efforts to lower them further, Pandora has worked to forge better relations with artists and labels. After launching free analytics, they recently. Continue reading