Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Simon Cole of 7digital
Up next in our 2014 Year End Virtual Panel, Simon Cole, CEO of 7digital chimes in on the current state of the music industry. Cole says "The switch to hi-res and. Continue reading
2014: The Year Nothing In Music Broke, and Nothing Got Fixed
By Cortney Harding on This Week In Music Tech. This was the year of the treadmill. I mean that both for me personally (ever train for an ultra-marathon during a. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 12.8.14: CMA Songwriters, Spotify, Psy Breaks YouTube
The CMA Songwriters series celebrated its 10th anniversary December 3rd at Joe’s Pub in NYC. The recurring event features key Nashville songwriters responsible for big hits performing and telling the stories. Continue reading
Our Virtual Panel Looks Back At 2014: Cortney Harding of Muzooka
Cortney Harding, strategist at Muzooka and co-host of Hypebot.com's Upward Spiral Podcast will be kicking off the 2014 Hypebot.com Year End Virtual Panel. "Much like cab drivers love to whine. Continue reading
Why Streaming (Done Right) Will Save the Music Business
By Jason Epstein and Rob Glaser, members of the board of directors of Rhapsody. “There’s somethin’ happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear … ” — Stephen Stills When. Continue reading
Could Half of Music Royalties Pay for Music We Would Rather Skip Over Than Listen To?
By David Touve of Rockonomic In this post I am going to highlight what may be one of the great ironies of how we pay for music in the “music as a. Continue reading
Penises, Butts and Gossip: Why Modern Music Journalism Sucks
By Lueda Alia on Alueda.net My social media feeds are full of rants (and often snarky comments) from frustrated people in the entertainment industry. What worked so well for many years suddenly. Continue reading
Why (not) Bandcamp? [Emily White]
By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment & Dreamfuel Bandcamp is a platform I came across by accident in 2008. A platform I was seeking nonetheless, by asking everyone around me. Continue reading
Rdio CEO On Taylor Swift and the Spotify vs. YouTube Payment Conondrum
Some simple simple statements just hit the mail on the head, as do these from Rdio CEO Anthony Bay at the recent Web Summit. On Spotify vs. YouTube Payments: “[Artists] say. Continue reading
Take That Spotify! Rdio Discounts Family Plan 50%
Rdio has been family friendly since their first roll out of a Family Plan in 2011. But they've been in a bit of a price war with Spotify in recent months,. Continue reading
