With Spotify’s New “Sponsored Songs” Labels Can Pay For Song Plays
Spotify is testing "Sponsored Songs" which gives labels the ability to pay to have songs featured on the music streamer's free tier. While "pay to play" or payola is illegal. Continue reading
TUE. BRIEF: Royalty Exchange + $6.4M • Supremes Side with Slants • Annual Apple Music Subs • More
TUESDAY 6.20.17 Music Business News From Around The Web $6.4 million to help artists sell a portion of their royalty stream is both a testimony to music's earning power and. Continue reading
How To Treat Spotify Like A Social Platform And Get More Plays
Good news for artists, who may be savvy on a social media platform like Facebook or Instagram, those skills can be transferred to Spotify, a streaming service which requires a. Continue reading
Streaming Shifting The Industry For Labels and Artists
[UPDATED] SongCast’s Mike Wright explores how the culture of music consumption has shifted from one of 'ownership' of content, to one of on-demand enjoyment, and how this change is impacting. Continue reading
An Interview With A2IM CEO Richard Burgess: Challenges and Opportunities For Independent Music
This week, in a moment of temporary insanity, Michael and Jay let me take the reins of the Music Biz Weekly podcast to share a very special love interview that. Continue reading
A Sneak Peak At CD Baby’s 2017 DIY Musicians Conference
Here we preview 2017's upcoming DIY Musician Conference, an event curated specifically with independent, do-it-yourself musicians in mind, designed to assist with their careers and allow them to meet others. Continue reading
Tuhin Roy Named To Senior Digital Post At UMG
Universal Music Group has named veteran digital music entrepreneur Tuhin Roy to the newly-created post of Vice President of New Digital Business. In the role, Roy will work to identify. Continue reading
Jay Z “4:44” Album To Be First In Series Of TIDAL, Sprint Exclusives
The music industry and streaming leader Spotify have agreed that exclusive releases should be a thing of the past, and Apple Music has said that they are moving away from. Continue reading
MON. BRIEF: New Jay Z To Be Tidal/Sprint Exclusive • UMG To See Price Warners Contract • Iovine Revealed • More
Monday 6.19.17 Music Business News From Around The Web A Jay Z Tidal/Sprint exclusive is a reminder that, for all the talk that exclusives are dead, it's only the size. Continue reading
Which Social Platforms Are Marketers Using The Most In 2017?
So many social media choices; so little time. Knowing where to put your marketing energies in the overcrowded social media landscape can be tough. This chart shows where marketing professionals. Continue reading
