Long awaited by many, it appears as though high-resolution streaming could soon become an industry reality, with the three major labels and several prominent streaming companies announce their support for a new higher quality format. ________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 I’ve been predicting for over a…
Category archives: Music Tech
AM BRIEF: Apple Music To Add Scripted Programs • Sheeran Soars • Chrome + FLAC • Asylum Relaunch • More
FRIDAY 1.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple Music believes in exclusives. This time is scripted TV shows. But fans prefer ubiquity and will find a way to find it. Updated under our More News tab
AM BRIEF: Apple Music To Add Scripted Programs • Sheeran Soars • Chrome + FLAC • Asylum Relaunch • More
FRIDAY 1.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple Music believes in exclusives. This time is scripted TV shows. But fans prefer ubiquity and will find a way to find it. Updated under our More News tab
YouTube Launches “Super Chat” To Help Musicians (And Trolls) Make Money From Live Streams, But Discontinues "Fan Funding"
UPDATED: YouTube today launched "Super Chat," a new way for musicians and creators to earn money. With Patreon, Vimeo and others fighting to attract top YouTubers, finding ways to rewarded them financially has become a top priority. But alongside today’s launch, YouTube discontinued another fan funding feature. ______________________________________ Google’s YouTube…
The Many Ways Of Accepting Payment For Your Music and Merch [HOW TO]
For DIY artists looking to monetize their creations, either through music, merch, or something else altogether, there are now more ways than ever to make it fast and easy to sell to your fans with just a single click. Here we walk through the many ways of making it happen….
SoundCloud Makes Two Executive Appointments
SoundCloud has hired Yahoo VP of Engineering, Artem Fishman as Chief Technology Officer and SVP Engineering. He will report to SoundCloud co-founder and former CTO Eric Wahlforss, who becomes the Chief Product Officer. _______________________________ SoundCloud has hired Artem Fishman as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President, Engineering. In…
THU. BRIEF: Prince To Azoff’s Global Rights, UMG’s Bravado • MelodyVR In Beta • Mind Music Adds $220K • More
Thursday 1.12.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Major players are eagerly making deals with the Prince estate despite a looming Roc Nation/Tidal lawsuit. Updated continuously under our More News tab
WED. BRIEF: Sonos CEO To Exit • Tidal Challenges Prince Estate • Windish, AM Only Rebrand As Paradigm • More
Wednesday 1.11.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sonos founder exits at a time when Amazon, Google and others are challenging the wireless speaker pioneer. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Pandora Is Worth $700 Million Less Than Just 6 Months Ago, As Stock Slide Continues
Pandora stock dropped for the third trading day in a row on Tuesday after news last week that SiriusXM was "unlikely" to buy the music streaming service. As of Noon, the stock had fallen to $11.93 and was dropping. ______________________________________ Pandora stock continued to fall after a SiriusXM executive threw…
TUE. BRIEF: Soundtracks Soar • Deezer Raids Spotify • StubHub To Add Merch • Carpool Karaoke Revealed • More
TUESDAY 1.10.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Deezer hiring execs from competitors a sound bite or a signal that its ready to make some major moves? Updated continuously under our More News tab