In the wake of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden’s "relocation" of Maria Pallante from her former job as Register of Copyrights has sparked a variety of theories, about both the relocation specifically as well as the world of copyright law in general. ______________________ Guest Post by Mike Masnick on Techdirt…
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One Chart Which Tells The Music Business Story
This article looks at an exceedingly revealing chart from Fortune detailing the revenue generated by the recorded music industry within the past forty plus years, including all of highs and some alarming lows as the music business has reacted to the introduction of new technology. _________________________ Guest Post by Bobby…
AM BRIEF: Neil Young Back On Streamers • Dick Clark Sold To Chinese Co. • Racist CMA? • More
TGIFriday 11.4.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Welcome back Neil. Didn’t miss you as much as I thought I would. And are headlines that say Dick Clark Prod. was sold to a Chinese company just as racist as the Country Music Association dissing Beyonce’? Read more under our…
The Art And Science Of A Music Chatbot
In recent tech companies have been encouraging consumers to treat music as an automated service rather than as a static product, with significant success. Now it appears companies may start working to push a much older technology on consumers, in the form of automated chatbots. _____________________ Guest Post by Cherie…
Moving Past The Static Music Experience
In this edition of Projecting Trends, we take a close look at the shifting role of the music consumer, how music business models have and continue to change, as well as changes taking place with the music itself. ________________________ Guest post by Emma Griffiths and Bas Grasmayer from the Synchblog…
A Major Shift For Music Streamer 8tracks In U.S.
Here 8tracks’ David Porter takes a moment to explain 8track’s shift in a new direction towards their 8tracks+ subscription model and the broader impact this alteration will have the 8tracks community as a whole. Along the way he provides some lessons for all music tech startups. __________________________ Guest post by…
THU. BRIEFING: Facebook Fights Piracy • YouTube Red Stats • Spotify Relaunches Artists Site • More
THURSDAY 11.3.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Facebook is finally getting a more serious about music piracy, but still needs to start paying creators. Updated continuously under our More News tab Related articles $2 Billion and Counting: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Speaks Out On Taylor Swift, 3 Big…
Should Spotify’s Daily Mix Be A Standalone Product?
After initially focusing more on human curation, the introduction of Spotify’s more algorithm-based Daily Mix feature was extremely well received by users. Many were frustrated at the inability to synch the playlist for offline listening however, suggesting that both Spotify and its consumers might benefit from the conversion of Daily…
What We’ve Lost In The Age Of Streaming Music
Here Paul Cantor laments the lost age of downloadable mix tapes, bootlegs, and artist catalogues as well as other forms of content no longer available on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music, plus the the demise of the blogs which once contained them. ___________________________ Guest post by writer and…
WED. BRIEF: Streaming Surge Boosts Sony Revenue • Digital Sales Tumble • SFX Stalls • More
Wednesday 11.2.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Streaming music’s tipping point has turned into a rocket launch. If you’re surprised, you weren’t listening to consumers. Updated continuously under our More News tab