This week in our scroll back through a busy week of music industry news, we look at 2016’s wealthiest DJs, SpinMedia’s arrival on the auction block, the death of disgraced hitmaker Lou Pearlman, and more. Top 10 Earning DJs 2016: Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Zedd, More [FORBES] Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa,…
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A Concise Guide To Branding For Musicians
Successfully marketing your band online can be a challenging task to say the least, particular given how much digital noise one must cut through. Branding can be one effective way to set you apart from your industry peers and better connect with fans. _______________________________ Guest Post by Jessica Hackett on…
How Piracy Altered Music Discovery & Licensed Services Pushed It Forward
Bas Grasmayer takes a look back at the multitude of different tech platforms (many of them a haven for piracy) which have allowed us to access music over the years, and how they have helped shaped the current emphasis on music discovery. ____________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog…
FRI. BRIEF: YouTube Goes D2F w/ Backstage • Dice Adds $6M • Frank Ocean Fallout • Sleevenote • More
Friday 8.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web YouTube is smartly adding a suite of direct to fan features. Is BandPage integration next? Updated continuously under our More News tab
THU. BRIEF Frank Ocean Fallout • "Blurred Lines" Part II • Metallica Goes Old School • More
Thursday 8.25.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Tired of hearing about Frank Ocean. vs. Big Label? This story is far from over Updated continuously under our More News tab
Recording Industry Claims Keeping Copyright Terms At Life Plus 50, Instead Of Life Plus 70 Too Expensive
Although one would expect record labels to be happy that the TPP includes a provision extending the life of minimum copyright at the expense of the listening public, it seems they still not content, complaining that making alterations will be too costly to rights holders, says Mike Masnick. ___________________________ Guest…
YouTube Stats: Is The Service Not As Big For Music As Previously Thought?
Although the music industry has for some time operated under the assumption that music related content made up 40% of YouTube videos, news and drastically different data from Pexeso, offers some very different numbers, suggesting some of the low payout related anger targeted at YoutTube may be misplaced. ____________________________________ Guest…
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 gone the way of so many startups and spent itself into an early grave. ________________________________ Guest post…
TUE. BRIEF: Amazon Plans $5 Music Service • Bandcamp Grows Editorial • Lavato Sued • Pulp • More
TUESDAY 8.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Amazon wants to do what Amazon does – make things cheaper – but artists and labels will net that much less. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Kanye West, Leonard Cohen And Death Of The Creative Full Stop
With physical products on a continuing decline in the music industry, there is little stopping artists from following in the footsteps of artists like Leonard Cohen and, more recently, Kanye West by continuing to re-work and improve their music after its initial release. ______________________________ Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on…