Although their recent multimillion dollar settlement with songwriters is doubtless a weight off of Spotify’s shoulders, the company has a long way to go, says Chris Castle, and probably many more lawsuits to get through on its journey to IPO riches. _______________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology…
Category archives: Music 2.0
How To Slum As A Rock Critic, Like The Rock Critics Before You
In this piece David Gerard looks at the collective state of music journalism today, bemoaning its content and quality, but also looking that potential merits of critical music writing, both now and throughout the history of the music business. _______________________________ Guest post by David Gerard of Rocknerd Sometimes you see…
WED. BRIEF: Capshaw Reacquires MusicToday • The Return Of Lorde • Russia Ups Music Tax • More
Wednesday 4.12.17 Music Business News From Around The Web One of music’s most successful managers invests in D2F, reacquiring MusicToday, the company that started in all, as Live Nation exits. Updated continuously under our More News tab
DOJ’s Discordant Decision: A Look At The Ruling And Its Repercussions
On Friday, a federal judge ruled in favor of BMI in its fight with the DoJ over 100% licensing. This piece from attorney Erin M. Jacabson looks the history of PROs, how the original ruling came to fruition, and the problems it could create for the music industry moving forward….
FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Resets Negotiations • Amazon, Pandora Prep Streaming Challengers • Inside Crowdmix Implosion • More
T.G.I.Friday 9.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Our former editor Kyle Bylin pointed out that this week marks Hypebot’s 8th year. Thank-you Kyle and all of you who have supported my vision of what a new music industry publication should strive to be. Updated under our More News…
5 Words Which Will Define The Next 10 Years Of Music
Looking ahead to the future of the music business, this article lays out the five words which are most likely to define the coming ten years of music technology, creation, and consumption. ___________________________________ Guest Post by Scott Parsons on Landr The only guarantee is change. Music is more contested right…
6 Seismic Societal Shifts Changing The Music Industry
In this piece, Dmitri Vietze examines six different societal shifts that have been stewing beneath the music industry, which are beginning to bubble up in different and sometimes unexpected ways, bringing destruction but also the potential for new opportunities. ____________________________________ Guest post by Dmitri Vietze of RockPaperScissors Tech-fueled earthquakes have…
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Twitter, SoundCloud, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Napster???? Have A Party.
As she does (almost) every Friday, Liv Buli, the D…
Berklee Launches Ambitious Open Music Initiative, Major Labels and Top Music Streamers Sign On
After a year filled with lawsuits and bad press over disputes resulting from the lack of a global music database, Berklee College Of Music’s Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship has an announced an initiative to fix the problem. The efforts is so ambitious that it could be dismissed as just another…
Next Steps For Gender Equality In The Music Industry
Following a recent panel at the Brighton Music Conference covering the same topic, Lucy Blair looks at what has been done and what actions still need to be taken in order to bring a more gender-balanced future to the music industry. ____________________________________ Guest Post by Lucy Blair on Hybrid Language…