Victory In Europe: Two Year War Over Copyright Directive Has Begun
With the passage of new copyright legislation in Europe, many are assuming that Big Tech will finally be held accountable to the new laws, but Chris Castle takes a somewhat. Continue reading
Apple Set To Kill iTunes Today, New iPod Touch Unveiled
Apple is set to announce the end of iTunes today. Ironically, the company unveiled a new iPod Touch last week, the newest iteration of the hardware that made it so. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, the industry gave voice to concerns that PledgeMusic was lining their own pockets, what it takes to build a music empire, a paradigm shift in. Continue reading
Tencent Music Requires You Pay To Stream Current Music – Will This Catch On?
In an effort to increase its profitability, Chinese streaming giant Tencent has begun experimenting with limiting the amount of current hit music which its customers can access for free. Given. Continue reading
2019’s Biggest Streaming Earners (So Far)
While streaming has remade the economic landscape of music and made earning a living harder for many musicians, some of the industry's biggest stars are still managing to bring in. Continue reading
Monetising Fandom: How ByteDance Is Poised To Lead A Streaming Paradigm Shift [Mark Mulligan]
Music subscriptions are going a great job of monetising music consumption, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan, but the next phase is monetise music fandom. "In short," he says, "streaming needs. Continue reading
URSA Music Offers Artist Center Streaming Platform
The co-founders of URSA Music, Christopher Jones and Chad Royce, join Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Business Weekly podcast. URSA is the only streaming service that features. Continue reading
3 Reasons A Streaming Platform Will Reject Music
As music streaming's heavy hitters start to get into the distribution business, some artists are getting kicked to the curb, and left wondering why their music didn't make the cut.. Continue reading
Apple, Amazon, Google Sued For ‘Massive’ Music Piracy
Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Pandora are being sued for selling and streaming unauthorized recordings of Harold Arlen, the composer of Over the Rainbow and other classic songs. The lawsuit. Continue reading