Undercover investigation reveals a professional scalping racket run by Ticketmaster itself
Category archives: Music industry
Apple Music Is Now Searchable by Lyrics
Apple’s streaming service is now easier to use than Spotify in one key way
Music Modernization Act Passes, Despite Music Industry Infighting
U.S. Senate unanimously passes three-pronged bill that will update music copyright for digital age
The Latest Music Industry Jobs: Music+Sport, Pitchfork, Spotify, More
Music+Sport announces a new hire. Veteran booking agent P-C Rae will serve as Artist Booker at Music+Sport. He’ll oversee and acquire talent for live music events at sporting venues. Pitchfork announces a key appointment. Starting October 15th, Puja P…
Why Paul McCartney, Katy Perry and John Legend Are Fighting SiriusXM
More than 150 musicians and songwriters condemn satellite radio company’s opposition to the Music Modernization Act
Brazil-Based Music Distributor Poaches Republic Records Exec
Jason Jordan joins ONErpm to oversee company’s North American expansion
Sorry, Sony Music, you don’t own the rights to Bach’s music on Facebook
Sony Music Entertainment has been forced to abandon its claim that it owned 47 seconds of video of musician James Rhodes using his own piano to play music written by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Ars Technica
Spotify reportedly opening in Middle East, North Africa
The Swedish streamer has not officially confirmed the move.
The Music Network
Africa: The Rise of an Undervalued Music Powerhouse
The Sub-Saharan African music industry is a volcano waiting to erupt on the international scene. Talent abounds. The continent boasts a music-hungry population whose average age is under 20. And it is estimated that 500 million African citizens will ow…
Vine and Musical.ly Transformed the Music Industry – Then disappeared
The story is almost a cliché at this point: a short-form video app gains millions of users, gets acquired by a massive tech conglomerate and reshapes the music industry’s understanding of A&R and celebrity, by treating consumers as producers and st…