REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts TIDAL Absorbs WiMP As Jay Z Takes Ownership Of Music. Continue reading
10 Most Buzzed About Emerging Artists #SXSW 2015
You can pretend you don't care, but we know that, like us, you really want to know . Who were this year's buzz bands at SXSW? We've got the Top. Continue reading
Jay Z’s TIDAL Nabs Taylor Swift Streaming
Jay Z's recently purchased TIDAL appears to be positioning itself to be a real streaming music contender. Unlike Spotify, TIDAL is streaming Taylor Swift. Is this the first of TIDAL's. Continue reading
“Zero Effect”: Do New Consumption Charts Penalize Artists Windowing Streaming and Compilation Records?
"Although we can’t tell how consumption charts are weighted (as far as I know that info hasn’t been released publicly), it’s pretty clear that if you are not on streaming. Continue reading
Making The Case For A Freemium Reset
"Freemium absolutely can work as a model and it has achieved a huge amount already, but it needs recalibrating to ensure it delivers the next stage of market growth in. Continue reading
Bandcamp Has Paid $100 Million To Artists, Plans Artists Subscriptions
Direct to fan music sales platform Bandcamp has been a hit with independent artists and labels. Today we found out just how popular Bandcamp is, along with its plans for the. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer’s Patreon Supporters Pledge $20,000 “Per Thing” In Less Than 48 Hours
Less than 48 hours after launching on patronage platform Patreon, 2100 supporters of Amanda Palmer have pledged more than $20,000 "per thing" – an ongoing stream of songs, videos, writings. Continue reading
Beck’s Grammy Award Winning Album ‘Morning Phase’ Is Just $1 On Google Play
Not everyone thought Beck should win the "Best Album" Grammy for "Morning Phase," but its hard not to deny it is a good album. And since its one of the. Continue reading
Equal And Transparent Streaming For All – A Proposal For Our Industry [Emily White]
"Legal streaming is something I had been awaiting for years as a music fan. It took our industry over a decade to finally release platforms that are seamless for consumer. Continue reading
