Live Music Leads To A Longer Life [STUDY]

A study commissioned by European mobile phone service company O2 has concluded that attending live music once a week can increase a life span by nine years.

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Genius Partners With YouTube For ‘Song Stories’

Immersive music discover platform Genius has added 'Song Stories', an "experimental product" designed to give fans a deeper look at their favorite artists and songs. Song Stories combines Genius artist interviews. Continue reading

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Amazon Music Subscriptions Doubled In Last 6 Months

Amazon Music has "tens of millions" of paying users and Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions having more than doubled in the last six months, according to Steve Boom, VP Of Music. Amazon. Continue reading

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Email Marketing Best Practices For Musicians

Fanbridge General Manager Scott Englund joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this week's Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss email marketing. Topics include  why you need a email list. Continue reading

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How Fast Are U.S. Download Single Sales Declining? [CHART]

This chart from Statista shows the decline in digital music single downloaded sales in the United States from 2004 to 2017. Last year, 553.5 million digital music singles were downloaded. Continue reading

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AMP Act Bill Finally Gets Producers Paid For Streaming

While producers used to get paid as a result of physical sales, music's decline in the retail sector has mad it difficult for producers to see a return on their. Continue reading

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WMG Eyes Partnership With Exec It Fired For Cheating Musicians, Songwriters

Warner Music is reportedly in the final stages of negotiating a deal to distribute 12 Tone, the new label helmed by Doug Morris, the former CEO of WMG, Universal and. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Spotify Stock News • DoJ Eyes Live nation, Ticketmaster • Rock Hall Scores $4.1M • More

MONDAY 4.2.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators in the music industry this week weighed in on the RIAA's 2017 end of year report, whether your Spotify data is safe, and what exactly the point music conferences. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

Our tips and advice for independent artists this week provided sage guidance on developing a marketing plan, how to set the perfect concert price, what to consider when signing a. Continue reading

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