Spotify Expands To Israel, Vietnam, South Africa

Spotify launched today in Israel and will be live this week in South Africa and Vietnam.  That brings the total number of countries where the world's largest music streamer is. Continue reading

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Is The Music Modernization Act Ready For Prime Time?

The higher ups are, it seems, eager to rush the Music Modernization Act through the U.S. Congress as quickly as possible, with little opportunity for public comment. Chris Castle poignantly. Continue reading

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iHeartMedia Admits It Has No Deal With $20B In Creditors, Bankruptcy Deadline Looms

iHeartMedia admitted in a Monday morning SEC filing that is has been unable to come to terms with its $20 billion in creditors despite weeks of negotiations. 

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Why Musicians Need To Care About Making Money

In the music industry, there is a false, recurring idea that music can and should be separate from money, and that once an artist starts to see financial returns from. Continue reading

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SXSW Check List: Don’t Be Afraid To Do It [Kosha Dillz]

I showed up yesterday to SXSW and no place to stay for a few nights and since it's my 10th year, I don't always mind not having everything perfect. I. Continue reading

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Streaming Music Presages The End Of Ownership… Of Everything [George Howard]

Music is often the proverbial canary in a cold mine, says George Howard. Here, he explores how the rise of streaming led to a full fledged shift to a cloud-based. Continue reading

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Relax, New Facebook Algorithm Isn’t The End Of Your Page

Lori Lewis, VP Social Media for Cumulus Media and Westwood One, joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this new Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss the new Facebook newsfeed. Continue reading

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Clickamix Launches Pre-cleared Music Platform For Sports

[UPDATED] Clickamix believes that unlicensed use of music in sports is a $670 million untapped revenue stream. As a solution, the startup has launch the first pre-cleared music licensing platform for sports. Continue reading

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Frontiers’ Nick Tieder On Indie Labels, Marketing Music

Here Nick Tieder, the General Manager of long running independent record label Frontiers Music Srl., talks about what the label looks for in the artists they sign, what comprises a. Continue reading

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