Latest Industry: SoundCloud, YouTube, Modern Sky, Snapper Music, Duke University, K-Pop, Hackers, More…

SoundCloud hires Mark Eisenberg. SoundCloud has hired Mark Eisenberg as Senior Vice President of Content Partnerships.  He previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at SoundExchange.  Eisenberg will advance SoundClou…

SoundExchange Releases ‘Music Data Exchange (MDX)’ – Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Will SoundExchange’s new MDX finally provide the music industry the transparency it so desperately needs? SoundExchange has launched Music Data Exchange (MDX). Developed in cooperation with the RIAA and National Music Publishers Association (NMPA…

Latest Industry: Paul McCartney, Childish Gambino, Chris Brown, LANDR, ABBA, Liberty Media, BIGSOUND, Spotify, More…

LANDR launches free curated samples service. LANDR, a cloud-based automated mastering service, has launched Samples, a cross-genre service that provides royalty-free samples to music producers.  The company has partnered with Dirty Projectors, Mar…

Latest Industry: RIAA, Elon Musk, Morgan Evans, BTS, Sony/ATV, TIDAL, Vertigo, Recording Academy, More…

Streaming music services pay Grimes way too little, says Elon Musk. Following the confirmation of his relationship with Canadian pop star Grimes, Elon Musk has blasted the “crazy low payout” artists receive from streaming music services.&#1…

Ticketmaster Faces a Brand-New Rival: Its Former CEO…

Ticketmaster is now being challenged by ‘Rival,’ an appropriately-titled upstart. For seemingly decades, Ticketmaster has been barraged by unsuccessful, highly-financed challenges.  Investors have burned hundreds of millions trying to …