[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…
Category archives: Major Labels
Music Creators See Massive Tech Earning Billions While ‘Strip-Mining Artists’ Work’ [Op-Ed]
Necessity has proven to be the mother of re-invention, with the digital reboot of the music industry compelling them to learn a number of new tricks in order to stay afloat, as well as forcing them to become stronger advocates for their rights. In this piece Melvin Gibbs calls on…
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….
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…
Warner Music’s Topsify Playlist Chief Exits To Launch New Venture
Three years after selling Playlist.net to Warner Music Group and establishing the major’s own Topsify playlist brand, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label group to start a new venture. The future of streaming-focused WMG label Artists To Watch, which he led and has logged 50 million streams, remains unclear. _____________________________…
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…
RIAA Goes After Lengthy List Of Piracy Sites
Although music piracy ain’t what it used to be it’s still alive and well. Here we look at a list of some of the most notorious piracy platforms currently in the crosshairs of the RIAA. _________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Music piracy isn’t what it once…
Full List Of Dove Awards 2017 Winners: MarcyMe, Bernie Herms, Reba McEntire and More
Christian rock group MercyMe had a big night at the 48th annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards on Tuesday night, winning the award for Artist of the Year. The band’s accolades also included wins for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for their latest release, “Lifer,” and for frontman Bart Millard,…
The Music Business Has Its Own Weinstein Problem
As accuser after accuser joins the chorus revealing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s decades of misogyny, women around the world are stepping forward to share their own stories of harassment and abuse. In recent days, a growing number of women are reminding us that the music industry has its own equally…
A7X Lawsuit Bears Potential To Forever Change Label Contracts
Huntington Beach, CA based band Avenged Sevenfold is trying a legal maneuver new to the music industry as they challenge the "7 year rule," which bars the personal services of an artist or band for 7+ years – although the a closer looks proves the law is more complex than…