In this look back over a busy seven days in music industry news we revisit Apple Music’s relaunch, Instagram’s dash past 700 million users, IFPI numbers reveal the music business is finally getting back on its feet, plus much, much more. Apple Music To Relaunch With More Video, Original Programming…
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What Is The Music Business Association? [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
This week James Donio from the Music Business Association joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to discuss how NARM evolved to become the Music Business Association, plus why DIY artists should be a member and attend the upcoming Music Biz 2017 in Nashville. _____________________________ Related articles Music Biz To Host…
FCC Boss Reveals Nefarious Plan To Replace Net Neutrality Rules With Fluff, Nonsense
Having already made his general contempt for net neutrality, it appears current FCC boss Ajit Pai plans to replace current regulations surrounding net neutrality with ‘voluntary commitments’ from major telecom companies like AT&T and Comcast, leaving any residual regulations the strained FTC. _________________________ Guest post by Karl Bode of Techdirt…
Music Publishing Update 4.28.17: Spotify Invests In Blockchain
Spotify has acquired Mediachain Labs, the core team behind the open source Mediachain protocol, to develop a decentralized network for sharing data critical to getting songwriters paid – in other words, a blockchain. "Blockchain" has been a bit of a buzzword in the music industry lately, specifically within the publishing…
Musical.ly Syncs With Apple Music
[Updated] IT’S OFFICIAL: Musical.ly has partnered with Apple Music. In a rare outside partnership, Apple Music will be one of the services delivering songs to the popular short music video creation app. _______________________________ Starting today, Apple Music will begin delivering song snippets to popular music video app Musical.ly. As of…
AM BRIEF: Musical.ly Syncs with Apple Music • Can Country Save Pandora? • Brands Summit at Music Biz • More
Friday 4.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple almost never makes outside partnerships. Does the Musical.ly deal signal a rare strategy shift as Apple Music fights for market share? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Apple Music To Relaunch With More Video, Original Programming [REPORT]
When Apple introduces the next version of its iOS later this year, it will reportedly include an new Apple Music app designed to emphasize video. Recent announcements of several Apple exclusive video series would seem to confirm the shift. _______________________________ Apple Music honcho Jimmy Iovine is making deals to bring…
How To Convert More Interested Fans Into Attendees Using Bandsintown
In this day and age, music fans expect to receive information about tours and shows, not to have to seek it out. Here we explore how artists can use Bandsintown in conjunction with streaming services to encourage fans to purchase tickets to their next show. ________________________ Guest post by Dana…
Has Blockchain Arrived? Spotify Makes the Biggest Move Yet
Spotify has one solution to helping artists get paid faster: use blockchain. Last year, Mediachain Labs introduced its ‘Attribution Engine.’ The engine would select the best openly-licensed images using machine learning. It would then automatically add the proper attribution to the images so creators would get “the credit they need and deserve.” Now, Spotify wants […]
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THU. BRIEF: Facebook Licensing? Labels ‘Hopeful’ • Copyright Bill Passes • NeYo Invests In Tech • Dr. Luke Downgraded • More
Thursday 4.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear RIAA and IFPI, How did Facebook get so big and profitable without licensing music? Updated continuously under our More News tab