4 Major Live Music Trends Changing The Industry This Year
It may only be February, but the year 2017 has already proven itself to be one of major change for the live music industry. Here we look at five different. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through the past week's music industry news, we revisit several important stories from the music industry, including Songtrust's partnership with DotBlockchain Music, Nielsen's acquisition of Gracenote,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this re-visitation of full week of music industry news, we take another look at the impending death of net neutrality, whether cassettes are becoming the next vinyl, YouTube's launch. Continue reading
Why Do Streams Count As Sales On Billboard Charts? “There is no consumption,” says Digital Music Veteran
This week Billboard and Nielsen added streaming to their genre charts, and digital music veteran Jim Griffin is asking why. He's held top digital posts at Warner Music, Cherry Lane. Continue reading
Tidal Releases Year End Numbers, Not The Right Ones
Although not exactly a heavy-hitter on the level of Spotify or Apple Music, Tidal has done a good job of staying in the streaming spotlight. With the conclusion of 2016,. Continue reading
How To Go Global On Social Media In 4 Just Steps
Although social media has the ability to draw fans out from all corners of the world, doing so requires that a band or artist take a specific set of steps,. Continue reading
Context Awareness: The Music Industry’s Next Frontier
In this article, music-tech writier Cherie Hu delves into the ability of context awareness to reshape creativity as well as create new revenue streams and new business models for the. Continue reading
Tidal, The Streaming Service That’s Kind To Artists, Sued By Prince Estate Over Copyright Infringement
Although it was originally billed as being an artist-friendly service crammed with exclusive content, Tidal's success on both counts is questionable and now, in addition to its tepid launch and. Continue reading
Kanye West Cancels Remainder Of Saint Pablo Tour
After melting down onstage this weekend, Kayne West has cancelled the remainder of of his Saint Pablo Tour, a move that some estimates say will cost the mercurial rapper $30. Continue reading
Jay Z’s Tidal Battle With Prince Estate Heads To Court [Read Full Filing]
Did Prince intend to have his music streamed exclusively on Tidal forever, or just a short period of time? And did Tidal pay a $750,000 advance that the Prince Estate. Continue reading
