Apple Music Now Has 27 Million Paid Subscribers
Apple Music now has 27 million paid subscribers, Apple announced during its WWDC 2017 conference Monday. As of December 2016, Apple had 20 million subscribers, making today's stat a 35%. Continue reading
The Orchard Comes Out On Top As Sony Merges RED, Global Indie Distributors
Sony Music Entertainment will combine its regional independent distribution groups including Sony RED into The Orchard, and its various teams will unite as a single global team managed by The. Continue reading
Using Brand Names In Your Songwriting: Creative And Business Perspectives
Here we examine the power of using brand names in one's songwriting, looking closely from both the business perspective and how they can benefit bands and brands financially, and the. Continue reading
UPDATED: Top Apple Music Exec Bozoma Saint John Resigns
[UPDATED] Bozoma Saint John, one of Apple Music's most visible executives, is resigning and exiting the company, multiple sources have now confirmed. Saint John had been Pepsi's head of music. Continue reading
10 Free Sites For Sharing Your Music
As they work to establish their careers, artists will work to get as much music in front of their audience as possible, but just using music aggregators like Tunecore or. Continue reading
China Music Licensing Pioneer Mathew Daniel Joins NetEase Cloud Music
China music licensing pioneer Mathew Daniel has moved to NetEase Cloud Music as VP of International. Formerly President, International of R2G, which was acquired late last year by Tencent Music,. Continue reading
How To Create A Wikipedia Page The Right Way [Music Biz Podcast]
Stella Yu from StellaResults.com visits Hypebot's Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss how to use Wikipedia and how to create your own wiki page. Stella provides many tips on using. Continue reading
Key SoundCloud Exec Stephen Boyd Is Headed To YouTube
Stephen Bryan, SoundCloud's exiting chief content officer is headed to YouTube, multiple sources have confirmed. Bryan joined SoundCloud in 2014 from Warner Music and was responsible for getting the licensing. Continue reading
14 Commonly Confused Terms In Music, Audio
As with any field so diverse and complex, the music industry is rife with terminology and vocabulary that can baffle those outside the recording industry and which are often confused. Continue reading