REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotify topped the news this week with a leaked Sony contract and the news that it was adding video, podcasts and more. But others made news, as well: Pandora bought. Continue reading
An Indie Streaming Success Story: Secrets In Stereo
NPR recently posted an article about how the tiny royalties coming from music streaming can add up and chose one artist as a great example. Josh Colum and his band Secrets In Stereo signed up with Rumblefish, a. Continue reading
VOTE: Should Streaming Services Limit Free Music?
Many in the music industry are concerned that income from streaming will not adequately fund artists and the music industry. With the shift to streaming accelerating, should record labels and. Continue reading
RIAA Trims More Staff, But Bonuses Already Well Paid Execs
The RIAA represents over 1,600 U.S. record labels that collectively create and distribute about 90% of recorded music sold in the United States. It's largest and most influential of the members are. Continue reading
REWIND – The New Music Industry’s Week In Review: BMI • WMG • Spotify • Rdio • NPR • More
Another eventful week in the new music industry: BMI scored a major victory for songwriters, streaming revenue passed downloads for the first time at a major label, Spotify unveiled a surprising stat and. Continue reading
Spotify Says It’s Responsible For 10% Of All U.S. Label Revenue
Spotify claims to have been responsible for 10% of all U.S. record label revenue in the first quartet of 2015. The stat came from Will Page, Spotify's director of economics. Continue reading
Streaming Music Revenue Passes Downloads At Warner Music Group For 1st Time
It's generally accepted that streaming is how the majority of music will be consumed in the near future; and for the first time ever at a major label, income from. Continue reading
Sony Pulls All Music Off Soundcloud
Yesterday started strong for Soundcloud, with an important deal with the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA). But later in the day, it became apparent that Soundcloud's bid to go legal and. Continue reading
Simfy Is Shutting Down, Points Users To Deezer
2015 is shaping up as the year that some of streaming music's earliest players shut down or sold out. Pioneer WiMP is history, absorbed into TIDAL, and six year after launch,. Continue reading
