In this interview Brad Auerbach speaking with singer-songwriter and proud Austin resident James McMurtry about the rapid evolution of the music industry, and his thoughts on digital "tip jar" and artistic philanthropy in general. ______________________ Guest post by Brad Auerbach on Forbes James McMurtry is one of America’s songwriting treasures….
Category archives: Music Tech
Is CES The New SXSW?
Or is it the new Advertising Week? Or is there just a cabal of brand managers who live on jets and touch down at these events once every few weeks, making them all essentially the same? Cortney Harding was less than impressed, but from this sea of homogeneity did come…
Blockchain For Music: The Promise and Problems
Know who owns rights to what is one of the greatest challenges currently faced by the music industry as well as those involved in it. Many believe Blockchain technology could be the answer to this issue by making royalty payments faster and more efficient whenever a song is consumed. __________________________…
Pandora Loses $150 Million In Value As Stock Drops Again On Monday
Pandora stock dropped for the second trading day in a row on Monday after news that SiriusXM was "unlikely" to buy the music streaming service. As of mid-morning, the stock had fallen almost 6% since opening on Friday to $12.26. ______________________________________ Pandora stock lost almost $150 million in value on…
3 Lessons Musicians Can Learn From Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Debacle
Rather than playing the blame game and pointing fingers, Dave Philp looks at what musicians can learn from Mariah Carey’s disastrous New Year’s Eve performance, and how they can prepare themselves in order to avoid a similar issue. _____________________________ Guest post by Professor David Philp of William Paterson University and…
AM BRIEF: AEG Anti-LGBT Accusations • Prince Streaming Deal • TeamRock Saved • Pandora Plundered • More
Monday 1.9.17 Music Business News From Around The Web While the dozens of great people I know at AEG are on the right side of this issue, their billionaire owner who donated to hateful charities should not be easily forgiven. Updated continuously under our More News tab
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Before moving on to what will doubtless be another full week of music industry happenings, we’re taking a moment to revisit important stories from the past seven days including SoundCloud’s cash woes, audio streaming precipitous growth, the far-too-numerous musician deaths of 2017, and many more. Major Labels, Streaming Music Services…
Measuring Online Audience Engagement [INFOGRAPHIC]
Although ‘engagement’ is often thought of simply as the number of views or shares on a piece of media, there’s much more involved when it comes to how audience engagement is measured, particularly by those inside the industry. _______________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 When we think…
BeatStars: Introducing The Startup Making It Easy For Beat Makers To Collaborate And Cash In With Artists
In the digital age, the way in which beats are made, bought, and sold in the music business has changed in recent years. One company capitalizing on this is the startup BeatStars, a digital marketplace founded by Abe Batshon. ________________________ Guest post by Ogden Payne on Forbes Bryson Tiller admitted…
AM BRIEF: Music Biz Embraces Hi Res Streaming @ CES • AEG Under Fire • iHeart Streaming Launches • More
Friday 12.6.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Hi resolution audio streaming can offer a profit/royalty enhancing add-on only if labels and music services agree on a single format. Updated continuously under our More News tab