In this interview Larry Leblanc sat down with Jason Zink, a partner of Emporium Presents, a merger of his Sherpa Concerts and Square Peg Concerts, owned by Dan Steinberg. Here he speaks about his merger, his lengthy time working as a promoter, and how he got his start in the…
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An Interview With Indie Concert Promoter Jason Zink Of Emporium Presents
In this interview Larry Leblanc sat down with Jason Zink, a partner of Emporium Presents, a merger of his Sherpa Concerts and Square Peg Concerts, owned by Dan Steinberg. Here he speaks about his merger, his lengthy time working as a promoter, and how he got his start in the…
Latin American Music Awards 2017: Full List Of Winners
At Telemundo’s third annual Latin American Music Awards last night, boy band CNCO and heartthrob Prince Royce each earned four wins, while Enrique Iglesias took home three trophy’s at the fan driven awards. The Latin American Music Awards 2017 full list of winners: Latin American Music Awards 2017 Winners New…
Music Biz Conference Announces Nashville Dates Thru 2020
[UPDATED] The Music Business Association (Music Biz) conference will stay in Nashville through 2020. The already announced 2018 edition will be May 14-17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. But the following year, the action moves across the street to the new JW Marriott hotel. The next Music Biz conferences are…
Independent Music Labels Capture Growing 38.4% Market Share Thanks To Streaming
[UPDATED] A new study commissioned by the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) looks at the global market share of independent music labels based on copyright, rather than distribution, and reveals a very healthy indie sector on the rise. ________________________ A new WINTEL 2017 report shows indie labels capturing 38.4% of the…
TUE. BRIEF: Indie Study Shows Growth • SF MusicTech • Blanket Mechanical Rights Proposed • Spotify Worth $100B • More
TUESDAY 10.24.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Kudos to WIN and Mark Mulligan for a comprehensive new study that proves how robust the indie label sector is. Updated continuously under Hypebot’s More News tab
Who Is Hot On Pandora This Week?
[UPDATED] Last week’s new releases included Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, Weezer, Lindsey Stirling, MGMT, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Young, Nick Jonas and many more. How are they doing on Pandora? With the release of Liam Payne’s “Bedroom Floor,” his station adds increased over 800%; and St….
Albums And Why They Still Matter
With the rise of playlist culture, and the nature of music consumption changing so rapidly, many are questioning whether the conventional album is worthy investment of a band or artist’s resources. In this piece we look at why albums still matter. __________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation…
Spotify Launches New Playlist Pitching System, Artists Mobile App [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss Spotify news that every artist and music marketer should pay attention to on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. There’s a new free mobile app for Spotify For Artists to access all your Spotify data. The music streamer also announced a new playlist…
Billboard Adjusts Chart Calculations To Favor Paid Streaming Over Ad-Supported Streams, YouTube
As how people consume music shifts, Billboard has adjusted how it calculates the charts. Bowing to pressure from the recorded music industry, the latest set of changes give more weight to paid streams vs ad-supported streams including YouTube. _________________________ Beginning next year, plays occurring on paid services and tiers on…