When You Come to a Musical Risk, Take It
Here an artist discusses the challenge and importance of taking risks in your musical career (in this case the decision to relocate) and why taking a leap of faith can. Continue reading
How To Get More Fans Through Social Media
While social media can still be a great tool for gaining new fans, the playing field is much more crowded than it once was, and raising awareness and capturing new. Continue reading
Guy Hands Suddenly Drops $2.5 Billion EMI Citigroup Lawsuit
After 9 year, its over. Guy Hands, the UK financier whose ill-fated purchase and management of EMI effectively brought down the once major music group, has abandoned his $2.5 billion. Continue reading
Everything Wrong With The Spotify/NMPA Settlement
Following the filing of a class action lawsuit against Spotify, the popular streaming service announced that it had reached a landmark deal with the NMPA which it quickly tried to get. Continue reading
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” Is Now Available On Spotify, As Rebel Band Embraces Music Streaming
Just day's after learning that Radiohead's newest album "A Moon Shaped Pool" would be available on Spotify June 17th, their breakthrough release "In Rainbows" arrived on the streamer. It's a surprising. Continue reading
FRI BRIEFING: Music Industry Exodus • EMI Trial Ends • Spotify Rejects iTunes Shift • CMT Awards Soar • More
FRIDAY 6.10.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Does Troy Carter joining Spotify signal a new round of the music industry's brightest exiting for tech? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
Spotify Won’t Ever Sell To Apple, Google, Microsoft Or Amazon Says CEO Daniel Ek
Spotify investors hoping for a big pay day better hope that the music streamer has a very successful IPO. That's because CEO and founder Damiel Ek says that he'll never,. Continue reading
UPDATE: Apple, Google Cut App Commissions By 50%, But Spotify Says It’s Not Enough
UPDATE: Apple and Google will cut the commissions charged to subscription apps by 50%. Even small changes can erase buckets of red ink when you have tens of millions of users,. Continue reading
RIAA Demands Takedown Of ThePirateBay.org, EasyDNS Refuses
Following the The Pirate Bay's return to its original .org domain, the RIAA has demanded that the popular search engine be once again taken down, a request complicated by the. Continue reading
Indie Empresario Graham Stairs On The Music Industry, Great Songs And Staring A New Record Label
Here Odario Williams speaks with Graham Stairs about his new digital label imprint known as the Confidence Emperors, what its place is in the industry, and what he looks for. Continue reading
