Countdown to SF Music Tech – We’ll See You There!
The SF Music Tech Summit is upon us and we couldn't be more thrilled to be back! Tomorrow's conference is loaded with expertly curated info-sessions and panel discussions led and/or moderated. Continue reading
Big Machine CEO Says He Pulled Taylor Swift Off Spotify So He Didn’t “Embarrass Her Fans”
[UPDATE 2] Speaking for the first time since the controversy began, Scott Borchetta, the CEO of Taylor Swift's record label Big Machine says that her music was pulled from Spotify because. Continue reading
5 Steps To Music Licensing Success
By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog In 2008, many a teenage heart was broken over indie-rock group The Format's break up. Soon after the split, singer Nate Ruess scored huge with a licensing deal for his. Continue reading
Top 5 Networking ‘Strategies’ That Will Make People Hate You: CMJ Edition
By Kim Kelly on Sonicbids Blog New York City's annual CMJ Music Marathon festival is right around the corner, and I thought this year's music industry conference-slash-festival-slash-shitshow would serve as a handy setting for. Continue reading
Is Bandcamp’s “Subscribe” Feature the Answer to Sustainable Digital Music Consumption, or Has Streaming Won The Race?
By Tyler Hayes, Freelance Writer & Blogger Bandcamp is a website on a mission to provide musicians with the tools necessary to sell their recorded music–both digitally and physically. It's an. Continue reading
Two Views On The Future Of Streaming Music Services
By Alan Cross, Canadian Broadcaster, Radio Consultant. Guys like Thom Yorke and David Byrne can rage against the dying of the light as much as they want, but that won’t prevent streaming. Continue reading
Three Things About Streaming Music The Industry Needs To Figure Out
By Mark Mulligan from Music Industry Blog. I spent a couple of days last week in Barcelona for the annual Future Music Forum, which is developing into an important date. Continue reading
