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…
Category archives: Music industry
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…
15 Music Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
Something’s happening to the music industry. We’re not sure how it’s going to shake out, but the world we knew has been turned on its head by streaming, face tats, and piracy.
Pigeons and Planes
How Kobalt Is Transforming the Music Industry
Kobalt Music Group Ltd. is part record label, part publishing business, part digital tech platform and it’s using all that to try and put the power of music back into the hands of performers.
Bloomberg
The great big Spotify scam
Did a Bulgarian playlister swindle their way to a fortune on streaming service?
Music Business Worldwide
Pandora Learns the Cost of Ads, and of Subscriptions
At best, advertising is something people tolerate while consuming media. At worst, it’s a turnoff.
Wired
La musique, nouvelle star de la Bourse
Les valorisations des majors et des plateformes de musique en ligne augmentent fortement.Tous tablent sur une hausse continue des abonnements et sur la conquête de nouveaux territoires.
Le Figaro
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.…
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 …