In the latest look at the ongoing saga of Flo and Eddie and Sirius XM. For a while it looked as though Flo and Eddie were set to receive quite a large bump of cash, but it seems a recent ruling from the New York Court of Appeals will make…
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5 Tools For Becoming Your Own Music Publicist
In the modern music industry, there is a certain degree of expectation when it comes to achieving success, an expectation that you will do it yourself, before labels come seeking you out. Here we look at five different tools for furthering that goal. ____________________________ Guest post by Tyler Allen of…
WED. BRIEF: T Bone Skewers Copyright Laws • Jay Z’s Venture Fund • Amazon Goes Country • More
WEDNESDAY 2.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Go T Bone! But does the copyright reform that artist’s seek stand a chance with Trump and Goodlatte at the helm? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Everything I Know About Digital Entrepreneurship, I Learned from YouTube
Here Peter Hollens outlines how YouTube can work as the perfect combination business school and incubator for the eager digital entrepreneur, as it allows artists to learn how to foster a community of fans while simultaneously allowing them the develop vital business skills. _____________________________ Guest post by YouTube artist and…
YouTube Unleashes Power Of Live Streaming
In addition to its new ‘Super Chat’ feature, YouTube is also seeing a rise in the success live streaming video, although this has been a part of YouTube since 2011 the popularity of such content on Facebook, and the ability to monetize it means YouTube stands to gain greatly from…
Congress Preps To Gut Net Neutrality With Bills Pretending To Save It
The Trump administration and its new FCC boss have made clear their intentions to completely trash net neutrality protections, but the threat of backlash and the complications of rolling back such regulations means they’ll likely try and and take a lazier, sneakier route towards undoing things. ___________________________ Guest Post by…
TUE. BRIEF: Vadio On Life Support • Kim Dotcom Loses • Rogers Eyes Border Wall Show • ReDigi • More
Tuesday 2.21.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Despite high profile WMG and Shazam deals Vadio has all but shut down. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Forget PewDiePie: YouTube Still Hosting 100s Of Hate Rock Bands
The recent controversy surrounding PewDiePie has drawn further attention to some of YouTube’s sordid hosting history, including numerous Neo-Nazi "Hate Rock" bands which the popular video sharing site not only hosts but also makes advertising money off of. __________________________ Guest Post by David Lowery on The Trichordist Neo Nazi bands…
5 Countries Showing Big Streaming Gains In 2016
Although it’s had a rough past decade or so, things seem to be improving for the global recorded music market, with at least five different countries showing massive gains in streaming in the year 2016, according to a recent handful of data. ______________________________ Guest Post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights…
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators on recent music business happenings this week weighed in on issues such as Congress’s need to get serious about artist rights, why any company that buys Spotify will likely not be American, and why the Grammys were ruined by old men in suits. It’s Time For Congress To Get…