Austin Welcomes New Short Run Vinyl Pressing Plant
Further evidence that the return of vinyl is as strong as ever, the city of Austin will soon see a new vinyl pressing plant known as Gold Rush Vinyl –. Continue reading
New Spotify, Apple Music, Hulu and Label Deals Mean Musicians Will Be Paid Less
New deals between the major labels and the streaming music services, alongside the introduction of deeply discounted streaming bundles, may eventually move more mainstream consumers from free users to paying. Continue reading
Spotify Could Have Dodged Songwriter Lawsuits If They’d Just Asked The Record Labels…
Spotify and other streaming services have been making a fair number of headlines recently owing to lawsuits surrounding a failure to pay proper royalties. In this article we break down. Continue reading
RIAA Forces Shut Down Of Top Streamripper YouTube-MP3
Popular YouTube ripping site, YouTube-MP3, is shutting down and giving its domain to the RIAA, as part of a private settlement that will end a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Deezer Expands HiFi • YouTube Makeover • Fake Yeezy • CD Baby’s DIY Lovefest • More
Wednesday 8.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Deezer finally goes wide with hi-rez music, and we hear Spotify and Napster are testing for rollout. Why is this major. Continue reading
Pirate Bay Ordered To Pay Labels A Paltry $477,000
Despite being an early target of multiple lawsuits brought my several labels and music trade groups, torrent tracker Pirate bay is still operating and helping to enable music and media. Continue reading
Early Music Marketing Tips For Indie Artists
Here Janelle Rogers offers up several out of the box tips on successful marketing for indie artists, looking at how to build and maintain relationships with fans both online and. Continue reading
Scott Greer Named EVP Marketing & Commerce At Def Jam
In a continuing shakeup of its executive suite, Def Jam Recordings announced the hiring of Scott Greer to serve as Executive Vice President of Marketing & Commerce. In his new. Continue reading
A2IM Calls Out Billboard For “Erroneous” Independent Music Power Players List
Billboard has published its latest Independent Power Player Edition and A2IM, the U.S. indie label sector's top trade organization, is crying foul over the magazine's definition of independent, which includes. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: Apple Eyes $1B Music, Film Acquisition • Taylor Swift Butt Grab Trial Begins • Treble.fm • More
Monday 8.7.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple may not want to be a record label or movie studio, but why not buy a some catalog? Updated continuously. Continue reading
