Pandora has partnered Ticketmaster to bring more concert dates to the platform. “In our ongoing effort to provide a comprehensive and seamless artist marketing experience, Pandora has partnered with Ticketmaster to transform live event promotion,” SiriusXM owned streamer said in a statement. According to Pandora, which plans to pull touring…
Category archives: Music industry
Songwriter Rate Appeal To Be ‘Long Drawn Out Process’ says Spotify Exec
Spotify and other streamers (sans Apple) have appealed new songwriter royalty rates set by the US Copyright Royalty Board, effectively ensuring that the increase is unlikely to flow to songwriters and music publishers any time soon. "That will be a long drawn-out process," Spotify Chief Financial Officer Barry McCarthy said…
Woodstock 50 Concert Will Happen, says Festival Organizer
While Woodstock 50’s primary investors have backed away from the event, festival organizer Michael Lang insists that the show will go on. In a statement released via Woodstock Ventures, Lang said: “We are committed to ensuring that the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock is marked with a festival deserving of its…
Downtown Music Publishing to Represent the Venerable Gershwin Catalog
Downtown Music Publishing has inked a new deal to represent the catalog of legendary songwriter George Gershwin. The new deal struck with the Godowsky family and Heyward Memorial Fund covers Gershwin’s entire catalog. Many of Gershwin’s most famous com…
Woodstock 50 Cofounder Insists the Event Isn’t Cancelled — “It’s Gonna Be a Blast!”
Woodstock founder Michael Lang has written an open letter emphatically stating that Woodstock 50 is still on — despite a cancellation notice sent by investors. Yesterday, we covered a letter sent to the media by a lead organizer and investor behind Woo…
The Truth Behind The 1,000 True Fan Theory
For some time, a theory has existed in the music industry that, for an artist to have a sustainable if not particularly lavish career, they must have at least 1000, ‘true’ fans. Here we look at the reality of the math behind this idea. ___________________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
It’s Easier For New Artists To Gain Traction On Spotify says CEO Daniel Ek
Artist and music discovery on Spotify were among the topics covered during Monday’s earnings call. With CEO Daniel Ek sharing some stats that show that the despite the fact that 40,000 new tracks are uploaded daily, more artists than ever are being discovered on the platform than ever before. 3.9…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: AWAL + SideOne Dummy • Primary Waves Names CFO • Fierce Panda • LVRN • More
In this new edition of the Business Of Indie, AWAL inks SideOne Dummy Records • Primary Waves names a CFO , indoe labels Fierce Panda signs and LVRN get profiled. All that and more news from the world of independent music. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie…
How Spotify’s Continued Expansion Is Killing Niche Music Genres
While the rise of streaming is, in many ways, responsible for the music industry’s salvation, the vast majority of content streamed on platforms like Spotify generally tends to lean towards the pop/hip hop spectrum. As Thomas Steffens here explains could be bad news for more niche music genres like classical…
How Americans Are Using Twitter And What It Means For Music Marketing
According to a new study from Pew Research, Twitter usage in the US seems to have peaked at around 22%, with most of its content dominated by an even smaller percentage. Here we look into more of these numbers and what it means for artists and musicians on the platform….