When crafting a VIP event experience, it’s important to make sure the attendee has an elevated experience from the moment they walk out the door. Luckily, the advent of ridesharing technology has made premium, stress-free transportation an achievable reality. _____________________________ Guest post by Rachel Grate from the Eventbrite blog A…
Category archives: Music industry
Music Market Focus: China Streaming, Recording Business In China [Part 1/2]
Recently, China has successfully navigated its way up the music industry food chain, rising from 12th to 7th in the global industry in just two years. Here we look at what has led to the rapid growth in the country’s streaming and recording business, ________________________ Guest post from the Soundcharts…
Merlin Pulled Down Almost $900 Million For Indie Labels In 12 Months
Where historically being on an indie label was often a last resort after being rejected by a major, these days an indie signing can actually benefit an artist, thanks in large part due to Merlin, an organization dedicated to collecting global digital royalties for independent labels. _________________________ Guest post by…
Free Social Music Discovery App LÜM Launches To Boost Emerging Artists
LÜM has launched its its iOS app designed to connect merging artists with new fans. The Madison, WI based startup recently closed their $1.2 million seed financing and recently partnered with concert promoters Frank Productions. LÜM’s goal is to decrease the disparity between mainstream and undiscovered music by leveraging streaming…
Beatport Adds Offline DJ Locker in Pioneer DJ’s rekordbox
DJ focused music subscription service Beatport LINK is now available in Pioneer DJ’s rekordbox software. The public beta is currently available on Mac only, but will be available for Windows soon. With the new rekordbox integration, laptop DJs can take 50 (with Beatport LINK PRO) or 100 (with Beatport LINK…
Epidemic Sound Raises $20M At $370M Valuation
The explosion in video creation on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and elsewhere has been good for Epidemic Sound. The Swedish startup has raised just $20 million at a $370 million valuation to expand its platform which allows online creators to soundtrack videos. Investors in this round include Korea’s DS…
Big Machine Sells to Scooter Braun for a Cool $300 Million — Taylor Swift Calls the Deal ‘My Worst Case Scenario’
Industry power-player Scooter Braun has just nabbed Big Machine for $300 million. But Taylor Swift — who found out about the deal online -— absolutely hates both the buyer and the seller. She didn’t have a vote in the deal. But Taylor Swift is making …
Taylor Swift Slams Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun as the Worst Human Beings on the Planet — Here’s Her Full Statement
Taylor Swift says she was blindsided by the recently-announced $300 million+ acquisition of Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group by Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. Taylor first published her extensive personal takedown on Tumblr. Here it is: “Fo…
Scott Borchetta Responds to Taylor Swift’s Character Assassination: ‘It’s Time For Some Truth…’
It’s been an event-filled weekend for Big Machine Label Group founder Scott Borchetta. Leading into the weekend, Borchetta finalized the terms of a $300 million-plus sale of Big Machine Label Group to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings (more on that deal …
How To Start A Music Focused Podcast
Living as we are in the Golden Age of podcasting, new shows are constantly springing up every day, and the music industry is no exception. A fun and easy way to engage your audience, there are a few critical components for putting together a quality podcast, which we cover here….