What We Can All Learn From Adele’s 25

Following his recent purchase of 25, David Emery looks at the incredible success of Adele's latest release, which flies in the face of a number of preconceived notions regarding the current. Continue reading

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RIAA CTO David Hughes Responds To Hi-Res Music “Confusion”

Last week we published a piece by Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0 describing what he sees as the "confusing" new RIAA campaign to promote Hi-Res music.  Today, David Hughes, the Chief. Continue reading

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The Pros And Cons Of Pandora’s Rdio Purchase

Pandora's recent procurement of the streaming service Rdio (it's second major acquisition of late, following Ticketfly) could help Pandora to expand its global customer base, but the purchase also brings with. Continue reading

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Adele’s New Album “25” Will Not Be Available On Streaming Services, Spotify and Apple Music Comment

{UPDATE 2 ] As most music industry insiders guessed, Adele's new album "25" will not be available on any of the major on demand streaming music services when it is. Continue reading

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RIAA Introduces A Hi-Res Music Logo, Plus Some Confusion

In an effort to get serious about hi-res music, major label lobbying group, the RIAA, has introduced an official hi-res logo. However this new image, along with the RIAA's strange. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: CDs Are Dead? Adele Ships 3.6M In U.S. • Sillerman Withdraws SFXE Bid • StageLight App • More

Thursday 11.19.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Adele shipping 3.6M CDs in U.S. is a reminder that change comes slowly…  Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Spotify Launches “Fan Insights” Free Artist Analytics Platform

Imagine if an artist could concentrate their touring only where your fans are? Imagine music marketers could concentrate more effort into magnifying new fan interest as it happened? These are. Continue reading

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Why Your Current Songs Probably Won’t Work For Television Or Film

There's no denying it can be tough for artists to make money, particularly these days, and so the prospect of getting one's current work featured in a film or episode of. Continue reading

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Victory Records Is Back On Spotfy

After a much publicized spat over unpaid royalties which led to the entire Victory Records catalog being removed from Spotify, the indie label is back on the music streamer. No. Continue reading

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Are You Getting Paid What You Deserve For Live Shows?

Now that physical album sales can no longer be relied upon to bring in significant cash, live shows are one of the best ways for working musicians to up their. Continue reading

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