Splice just earned $35 million in funding. But, what is it and why does it matter? Four years after its launch, Splice has announced that it has paid independent artists $5 million. The company also said that it has earned $35 million in a Series B fu…
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Spotify Paying $1.37 Million a Month In Rent for Its New Stockholm Offices
Spotify continues its pattern of lavish spending, worrying investors ahead of their IPO. According to a new report, Spotify has just moved into its new headquarters. The office is located at Urban Escape, a recently-restored city block in central Stoc…
The FCC Just Shrunk the Music Industry
The FCC just murdered net neutrality. And that’s probably bad news most of us in the music industry. If you’re Apple, Amazon, or Google, this doesn’t really affect you. In fact, the dismantling of net neutrality will probably help p…
Report Confirms That Spotify’s Valuation Has Increased To Well Over $19 Billion
In nine months, Spotify’s valuation has grown over an additional $6 billion. So, why are investors so worried? Just three months ago, private trading in Spotify shares have valued the company at around $16 billion. Earlier this year, the company was …
Pandora Just Created a Spotify Freemium Monster
To push users towards a premium subscription, Pandora Radio takes a page out of Spotify’s book. So, the end of the year has come. You’ve lost several high-profile executives. After failing to turn things around, your CEO and co-founder stepped …
Spotify Says the Government Should Protect Them from Apple & Amazon
Have Apple and Amazon truly abused “their advantaged position?” Spotify and Deezer believe so. Just last month, Spotify Deezer, SoundCloud, and other platforms teamed up to form a powerful lobbying group. Underscoring the power of music streaming in …
Taylor Swift ‘Reputation Tour’ Ticket Prices Hit $8,000
Ticket prices for Taylor Swift’s upcoming ‘Reputation Tour’ are shooting into the stratosphere. Taylor Swift isn’t going on tour for months. But as of this morning, tickets for shows in May of 2018 are facing an onslaught of de…
207.1 Million Americans Want Net Neutrality to Stay
Should the FCC axe net neutrality tomorrow, expect a lot of disappointed and possibly infuriated Americans. Ajit Pai isn’t a popular person right now. Several weeks ago, the FCC Chairman unveiled his plan to roll back Obama-era rules on net neutrality….
Rights Management Platform Haawk Acquires TuneRegistry & RoyaltyClaim
Rights management, enforcement, and monetization platform Haawk has just finalized two major acquisitions. Haawk has dramatically expanded its rights management and monetization platform with a pair of acquisitions. According to details just shared wi…
Less Than 180 Days Until TIDAL Runs Out of Cash
Jay Z has 99 problems. We now know that TIDAL running out of cash is one of them. 2017 hasn’t been a good year for Jay Z. First, his latest album, 4:44, didn’t appear on Billboard charts. The same week as the rapper’s highly-anticipated release, DJ Kh…