Sony Acquires Ministry Of Sound, One Of World’s Largest Indie Labels
Sony's UK arm has acquired one of the world's biggest remaining independent labels, Ministry of Sound. The UK indie label specializes in dance and house music and has scored cumulative album. Continue reading
Are Fans Mad Enough At Frank Ocean That They Won’t Listen To His New Album?
With more than four years having gone by since the sensation of channel ORANGE, Frank Ocean has been teasing a new album for quite some time without releasing it, and. Continue reading
China’s Version Of Spotify Shows How To Be Profitable In A World Of Digital Abundance
Despite being the most well known streaming service in the game, Spotify continues to have a difficult time turning any kind of a profit. It's a different story with QQ. Continue reading
Likely Pop Sensation? The Numbers Behind Dagny [Liv Buli]
Can numbers predict the next big pop sensation? Here we look at how a dramatic spike in an artist's popularity across YouTube, Pandora, and social media could predict massive success. Continue reading
Every Day Major Music Companies Earn $10M Millon, Indies $5 Million In Streaming Revenue
With average payments hovering around $.00575 per play, its easily arguable that Spotify, Apple Music and others music streamers are not returning sufficient revenue to creators. But in aggregate, music. Continue reading
PledgMusic Names Industry Veteran Adam Lekach Marketing Chief
PledgeMusic is expanding its executive team under the leadership of new CEO Dominic Pandiscia. At time when some players in the D2F and artist services sector or scaling back or shutting. Continue reading
Strong Quarter For Sony Music Helps Sony Corp. Turn Profitable Despite Orchard Write-Off
Sony Corp beat analyst's expectations and swung back to profitable in the first quarter of 2016 after posting a loss last quarter. Helping drive the turnaround was a stronger than expected. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 7.19.16: Songwriters Move To Exclude Sony • Music Dealers Implodes • Sony/ATV Claims Top Spot
The National Music Publishers’ Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association have moved to exclude Sony Music Entertainment from participating in the Copyright Royalty Board’s proceeding to determine mechanical royalty rates. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEFING: Vevo Revamps, Adds Curators • $1B Line IPO • Eventbrite Adds Venues • SupaPass • More
Friday 7.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Video has become more important than ever, but Vevo has always been an afterthought. It's hard to see how any revamp. Continue reading
Stagelink Closes 2nd Seed Round For Crowdsourced Concerts
[UPDATED] Only playing the places where your fans are is the holy grail of touring. Several startups have tried to achieve that goal by crowdsourcing live shows. Stagelink is the. Continue reading
