Live Nation CEO says ‘North American concert business is fully re-open’
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says that the concert business has fully re-opened despite concerns of a COVID resurgence in key states. Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino told CNBC that. Continue reading
100% Indie Artist Shares How He Got 2 Billion Streams [VIDEO]
Paul Cardell is a poster boy for the modern music industry. This truly independent artist – he owns all of his own publishing and masters – is a three time. Continue reading
REWIND: New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this meander back through the week's top music industry news, we check back on Kickstarter's new Director of Music in Perfect Pussy's Meredith Graves, how big data and analytics. Continue reading
10K Radio Stations File BMI Lawsuit To Pay Songwriters Less, PRO Responds
The Radio Music License Committee, which represents more than 10,000 commercial radio stations in the US, has filed a petition in the federal rate court to resolve its ongoing rate. Continue reading
Billboard Hot 100 To Measure Streams Differently
The relevancy of the Billboard Hot 100 has long been argued by those operating in and around the music industry, receiving particular criticism for the weight which it gives to streaming,. Continue reading
U.S. Senate Votes To Restore Net Neutrality
In a rebuke to the Trump administration, the Senate has approved a resolution that is the first step in blocking the FCC's wide-ranging move to deregulate Internet providers scheduled to. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: New Fans • Songwriting Laws • Band Breakups • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, how to market your music to brand new fans, the seven laws of smart songwriting, how to pick up the pieces and make a new when. Continue reading
How New Streaming Methodology Will Impact Billboard Charts
Billboard recently greenlit some promised changes to how music streams would be weighted when assembling their Hot 100, with the new methodology lending more weight to hybrid paid/ad supported services. Continue reading
‘This Is America’ Sparks New Musical Resistance
David Deal highlights how the release of the poignant and provocative "This Is America" from Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) reminds us of music's power to confront society's issues in. Continue reading
