According to Nielsen Music, a lack of education and innovation among small business owners around the world costs the music industry billions each year. According to a new study, the music industry loses billions from businesses who don’t properly use …
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UK Trade Body Slams IFPI for Failing to Include Physical Sales
According to the ERA, the IFPI has clearly omitted the growing trend of physical music sales worldwide. It’s difficult to ignore the physical sales boom. According to a report from BuzzAngle, vinyl sales continue to experience double-digit growth. Whi…
Victory! PRS for Music, PPL Dramatically Expand Their In-Venue Music Recognition Capabilities
DJs and dance music producers have been missing out on substantial performance royalties for decades. Now, that’s starting to change — with performance rights organizations PRS for Music and PPL taking a serious step forward on music recognition techn…
Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup That Can Find “the Next Justin Bieber.”
Apple’s acquisition of Asaii reveals the company’s two-fold strategy to take on Spotify. Last month, Asaii, a music analytics program, abruptly announced it would shut down. In an e-mail to customers, the company wrote, “Asaii will [shut] down operatio…
Latest Industry Jobs: AWAL, Warner Music, CMG, Decca Records, More…
Kobalt’s AWAL announces a promotion. Matt Riley will now serve as Vice President of A&R at AWAL. He previously served as Director of Creative, helping sign key indie acts, including Bruno Major, Tom Misch, and Neneh Cherry. Based in Kobalt’s Lond…
Not One Woman from the Music Industry Was Present at Trump’s MMA Signing Ceremony
Trump’s signature of the Music Modernization Act on Thursday was widely regarded as monumental for the music industry. But why weren’t any women present? Certainly the industry has a lot of powerful women executives, many of whom worked directly on sh…
Israeli Court Fines Two Anti-Israel Protestors for Lorde’s Concert Cancellation
The true price of boycotting a Lorde concert? Over $15,000. Earlier this year, the Shurat HaDin, an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO), filed a lawsuit against two women. Nadia Abu-Shanab and Justin Sachs, both from New Zealand and adamant me…
Tencent Music Puts IPO on Hold Amid Turbulent Market Conditions
Tencent Music patiently waits for the storm to pass. On October 3rd, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high of 26,336.62. Since then, stocks have fallen sharply. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones dropped 800 points. Amazon lost 6.2%. Netfl…
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced to 6 Years In Federal Prison
Despite prosecutors’ pleas, Billy McFarland has only received six years in jail. So, what’s in store for Ja Rule in the $100 million class-action lawsuit filed against him? US District Court Judge Naomi Buchwald has sentenced Fyre Festival co-founder …
Scooter Braun Files Legal Paperwork to Freeze Troy Carter’s Assets
The very ugly public spat between Troy Carter and Scooter Braun just got uglier. Last month, Justin Bieber manager Scooter Braun filed a lawsuit against former Spotify executive Troy Carter. Carter, the former manager of Lady Gaga, was once friends wi…