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
EDM House Concerts: Intimate Venues Aren’t Just For Acoustic Artists
Here performing EDM artist Ryan Holiday shares his experience playing house concerts, a format traditionally reserved for acoustic acts, and how such performances ended up being far more rewarding than traditional club. Continue reading
What Music Industry Can Expect From Monday’s Apple WWDC Announcements
This "big" announcements at Apple's World Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday will likely be about iOS 10 and major improvements to Siri. But thanks to a series of well informed. Continue reading
What To Do When Your PR Campaign Didn’t Work: 5 Publicist-Approved Moves To Try Next
Even the best laid plans sometimes result in failure, but that's no reason to give up. Here we look at how best to bounce back from a less-than-successful PR campaign,. Continue reading
9 Things You Can’t Ignore If You Want To Record A High-Quality Demo
Although a demo isn't necessarily expected to be perfect, it's important to make sure that any such recording is of sufficient caliber that it properly represents you as an artist,. Continue reading
SFX Lost $13M On Sale Of Ticketing Service Flavorus To Vivendi
I’m not sure why so many in the music industry find the dramatic demise of SFX fascinating, perhaps even fun to watch. I suspect that it has a lot to. Continue reading
Music Attorney Ron Bienstock To Present At NAMM
Prominent music lawyer Ronald S. "Ron" Bienstock, a partner in Scarinci Hollenbeck and co-chair of both the firm's Entertainment, Media and Sports Group, and its Intellectual Property Group, has been. Continue reading
