The World Wide Web Of Music Influence [Infographic]

In this unique new info graphic, we look at the world's five most popular all time artists and map out their connections within Wikipedia in order to identify who influenced. Continue reading

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BMI Annual Royalty Distributions Top $1 Billion For First Time

BMI has distributed more than $1 billion to its songwriter, composers and publishers for the first time. Fiscal year 2017 marks the third consecutive year of record royalty growth for. Continue reading

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Cinq Music Nabs $20 Million From GoDigital For Music Rights Acquisitions, International Expansion

Cinq Music has completed a $20 million Series B rounded funded by GoDigital Media. Cinq will use the funding to purchase music rights, both masters and publishing, and to further. Continue reading

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Former NY Times Exec Tristan Boutros Joins ASCAP Digital Team As Chief Technology Officer

ASCAP has named former New York Times digital executive Tristan Boutros as Chief Technology Officer. Tristan will be based in New York and report to EVP and COO Brian Roberts.

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21st Century Marketing Restriction: No AI Licensing [Chris Castle]

Besides deciding on revenue, marketing restrictions are one of the most important aspects of recording artist negotiations, but the rise of artificial intelligence is adding a new component to the. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Musical.ly Syncs with Apple Music • Can Country Save Pandora? • Brands Summit at Music Biz • More

Friday 4.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Apple almost never makes outside partnerships. Does the Musical.ly deal signal a rare strategy shift as Apple Music fights for market. Continue reading

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iHeartMedia Stock Fell 24% Monday As Radio, Streaming Giant Flirts With Bankrupcy

iHeartMedia stock fell 23.64% to $2.04 Monday after the company admitted to shareholders that it might not survive the year.

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Spotify Is Planning Its Own Music Hardware, Voice Control

[UPDATED] Two jobs listings point to a major expansions of Spotify's ambitions to include music hardware with voice control. While details are scarce, they hint at a wearable device "akin. Continue reading

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How To Setup Your Next Album Release [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

We're proud to be working with the Music Biz Weekly podcast to share this steady stream of actionable information and great guests from the front lines of the new music. Continue reading

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Understanding A Data-Driven Music Industry Culture – Lessons From Fast Forward [Cherie Hu]

In this article, Cherie Hu shares five of her most important takeaways from FastForward 2017, a music conference targeted at under-35s and looking at how the music industry can best. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide To Setting And Achieving Goals [Cyber PR]

Most people set goals at the beginning of the year, but you can set them at anytime!  Here is CyberPR's Musician’s Guide to Setting & Achieving Goals.

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