Liquid State: Sony Launches New EDM Label In China

As Western cultural influences gradually percolate into China, Sony has made the move to launch a new EDM label in partnership with Tencent Music Entertainment called liquid state. 

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Spotify, Tencent And The Laws Of Unintended Consequences [Mark Mulligan]

Spotify is reportedly in talks with the the music arm of Chinese net giant Tencent to swap 10% stakes in each other’s businesses ahead of expected public market listings next. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: EVR Raises $20M To Expand MelodyVR • YouTube’s Best.Cover.Ever • Pollstar Live Lineup • Sonos • More

WEDNESDAY 10.25.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Is the money flowing into VR, AR and live video draining resources need elsewhere in music tech? And I'm taking bets. Continue reading

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Help Fill The Void In Music Journalism: You Don’t Need Permission To Start Writing About Music

With the death of so many music magazines and sites, more voices are needed. Lauren Rearick jumps past practical instruction for starting a independent music blog, and walks through developing. Continue reading

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RIAA Goes After Lengthy List Of Piracy Sites

Although music piracy ain't what it used to be it's still alive and well. Here we look at a list of some of the most notorious piracy platforms currently in. Continue reading

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We’re making some changes: COMING SOON… ON HYPEBOT

We've been running a Coming Soon banner near the top of the page for the last couple of weeks to let you know that Hypebot is about to undergo some. Continue reading

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NetEase Cloud Music Leads Electronic/Dance Music Growth in China

Recently China has been seeing massive rapid growth in its population's consumption of electronic/dance music over the past year. As online music platforms play an ever more important role in. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Latin Grammy 2017 Nominees • Twitter Doubles Character Limit • Live Nation Adds Concert Bot • MORE

WEDNESDAY 9.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web A disaster delayed Latin Grammy 2017 nominees list features many alternative artists.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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TUE. BRIEF: Rise Of Cardi B • Amazon Music Adds Alexa Voice Control • Instagram Adds 200M Daily Users • MORE

TUESDAY 9.26.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Cardi B, the first solo female rapper to have a #1 in 19 years, unseats Taylor Swift at the top of. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Chester Bennington Tribute • Sound Royalties Expands Relief Fund • ASCAP Sets Expo • More

FRIDAY 9.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Modern hard rock royalty is lining up to pay tribute to the much loved Liken Park frontman. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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