Sony, WMG, and UMG commended the courage of the women who spoke out against sexism in the Swedish music industry. Nearly two thousand women have signed their name in an open letter calling for the end of sexual abuse in the Swedish music industry. Amo…
Category archives: Music industry
Google Invests $70 Million to Destroy the Major Label Ecosystem
With a strong financial push from Google, United Masters may do away with record labels entirely. According to Troy Carter, Spotify’s Global Head of Music, the music industry (and especially major labels) have unfairly harmed fans. To listen to one or…
Noise grows over potential sale of emi music publishing
2017 will go down in history as a year of massive deals in the music rights business.
Music Business Worldwide
This Is the Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Seen About Internet Privacy
They say privacy is dead. Well if that’s the case, this is what they’re playing at the funeral.
Digital Music News
China: exclusive music copyrights bad for industry
Current model could have adverse impact on the creation and circulation of music and lead to the revival of counterfeits.
Asia Times
How we’re falling out of love with downloads
A generation raised on apps and digital downloads is turning back to real things you can touch, smell and show off.
Daily Mail
Only Paying Spotify Subscribers Will Have Access to Taylor Swift’s New Album
This morning, Bloomberg reported that Taylor Swift is withholding her latest album from Spotify for a full week. But once the album finally arrives on Spotify, there may be some unexpected restrictions.
Digital Music News
L’industrie du disque en Érythrée
L’absence de données économiques fiables affecte l’évaluation de l’industrie de la musique dans la plupart des pays africains. L’Érythrée ne fait pas exception.
Music in Africa
A List of Every Recent Sexual Assault Claim In the Music Industry
Is the music industry really worse than Hollywood? Here’s the running list of sexual harassment claims within the music industry. Matt Mondanile (Real Estate, Duck Tails) Accusations: In October, Mondanile was accused of inappropriately aggress…
Drake Officially Disqualified from the Grammys In 2018, Sources Say
Drake doesn’t care about the Grammys and didn’t even submit his latest album for consideration. First it was Frank Ocean. Now it’s Drake. Two huge rappers, both of whom couldn’t care less about the Grammys. Both have openly c…