Spotify’s ‘Fake Artist’ Issue, Other Problems At Scale [Chris Castle]
As Spotify has grown to be the #1 music streamer, it has also grown to be the #1 target. This time accused of creating 'fake' artists and commissioning recordings, something. Continue reading
Crowdsource Campaign Launched To Restore Woodstock Festival Site
On August 1969, half-a-million people gathered for a three-day festival of peace, love, and music. Now, the Bethel, NY arts center that controls the site of the historic Woodstock Festival. Continue reading
SoundCloud Is Just Days Away From Running Out Of Money
Even after laying off 40% of its workforce last week, SoundCloud is just weeks, or at most a few months, away from running out of cash, according to current and. Continue reading
11 Frequently Ignored Marketing Tips For Starting Musicians
As an artist starting out, being unprepared or expecting things to magically happen by themselves is a recipe for disappointment and failure. Here we look at eleven all too often. Continue reading
THU. BRIEF: SoundCloud Is Sinking • Oak View Acquires Pollstar • Spotify Controversy Continues • Mighty Audio • More
Thursday 7.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sadly things are as bad as we had feared at SoundCloud, and it appears that many of its wounds are self-inflicted. . Continue reading
360 Record Deals: A Look Inside “Multiple Rights” Agreements
As physical music sales drop across, it has become increasingly common for music distributors to try and have the artists and bands they sign enter into more extensive contracts. Here we. Continue reading
Thought Pop Music Was The Most Listened To Genre? Guess Again
As a consumer of radio, it's easy to assume that Pop is the most popular genre in the US, but a new report from BuzzAngle offers up some contrary data,. Continue reading
How To Amplify Your Content In The Digital Age
Since the onset of social media, the top priority of many online digital marketers has become making content go 'viral,' and while this may be an admirable goal, marketers are. Continue reading
Live Nation Partners With Music Venue Trust For New ‘Grassroots’ Ticket Service
TicketWeb, a division of Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster, has partnered with the U.K. Music Venue Trust to launch GrassrootsVenues.Tickets, a website designed to be an online ticket marketplace for grassroots music. Continue reading
Millennials: Are They Ruining Email? (And What To Do About It)
Although millennials are blamed for a number of other market woes, are they also responsible for bringing about the downfall of email? Here we break down millennial's relationship with social. Continue reading
