Vevo Names New Artists To Watch 2017

Music video destination Vevo is in the midst of another makeover and part of it includes a greater commitment to developing new artists. To that end, they've released a Ones. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Vevo Works To Find Niche • Live Royalties Top $8B • A&R Power Player List • More

Wednesday 11.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Vevo was created by labels as a YouTube alternative.  Year's later it's still struggling to find its raison d'être. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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The Time Has Come For Facebook To Accept Songwriters’ Friend Request [David Israelite]

As Facebook has grown and developed, on the video side of things in particular, the time has come for the popular social networking platform to become properly licenesed, lest it risk. Continue reading

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How Fan Videos Helped Sell Adele’s “Hello”

It is a truth universally acknowledged that having a good video to accompany it can really help a song to gain popularity, as seems to have been the case with. Continue reading

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Free Music Services Account For More Than 80% Of All U.S. Streaming

Free music services account for 80% of all streaming the in U.S., according to a new Music Watch survey.  That's bad news for rightsholders, since free services pay far less. Continue reading

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4 Key Ways To Get People To Click On Your YouTube Videos

The massive saturation present on virtually every music platform means it has become that much more difficult to get your music to stand out from the crowd, and YouTube is. Continue reading

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11 Ways To Promote A Music Video [Kosha Dillz]

Music videos require a lot time and often money to produce, so it's a shame if no one ends up seeing them. In this piece, rapper Kosha Dillz outlines eleven. Continue reading

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What In The World Happened At CÜR?

In this recent piece, Cortney Harding investigates what happened to CÜR, a music startup designed to offer streaming and internet radio at a lower rate than its competitors, but which seems to have. Continue reading

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Universal, Sony, Warner Music To Sign 9 Acts From “The Stream” Spotify Competition

It was only a matter of time before TV talent competitions joined forces with streaming music.  That's the premise behind the open talent competition "The Stream," and Spotify along with. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Samsung Closes Milk • BBC BMG Deal • ‘The Stream’ On Spotify • Frank Ocean • More

MONDAY 8.22.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  It's no surprise, but Samsung's Milk closure points to more consolidation ahead in the overcrowded streaming sector. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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