TUESDAY 11.1.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Wish I had something interesting to say this morning, but… it must be my Halloween sugar hangover. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Category archives: Music Tech
Deadline For SXSW Accelerator Startup Pitch Event Nears
Calling all startups! Enter the 9th annual SXSW Accelerator Live Pitch competition. An incredible 71% of SXSW Accelerator alumni have gone on to secure a collective $3.1 Billion in funding. I’ve been proud to be a part of the SXSW Accelerator Advisory Board for several years now and here are…
Non-Discretionary Pricing: Why Spotify Costs 63% More In UK Than US [Mark Mulligan]
The price of streaming music subscriptions is a contentious ongoing debate within the industry. Is $10 per month too much or too little. Would twice as many people pay if a subscription were half the price? It’s a complex question that the industry has answered badly with pricing that means…
MON. BRIEF: NMPA, NSAI, Sony Settle Royalty Issues • Publishers Ranked • Pirate Party Scores Victory • More
MONDAY 10.31.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Who knew publishing would become music’s sexiest sector? Updated continuously under our More News tab
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this weeks flip back through music industry news and info from the past seven days, including ABBA’s virtual reality reunion project, Twitter’s misguided purchase of Vine, Kanye’s fear inducing threat to boycott the Grammys, and much, much more. ABBA To Reunite For Virtual Reality Project Twitter Paid $30 Million…
ABBA To Reunite For Virtual Reality Project
Yesterday we shared UMG’s virtual reality series launching with Avenged Sevenfold. Now Abba is reuniting for a VR project. And – you heard it hear first – the Rolling Stones will reunite in 2035 for a one-off "Live From The Nursing Home" to be broadcast live on TV in HD/VR/AR…
Have An Opinion? A Great Idea? MusicThinktank Wants You!
As many regular Hypebot readers know, we also publishes MusicThinkTank, the site dubbed "Where The Music Industry Goes To Think." Entirely crowdsourced, the MusicThinkTank community is both lively and supportive, and wants you to contribute your ideas. _____________________________ It’s easy to share your ideas, opinions and new music industry projects…
AM BRIEF: Twitter Axes Vine • Music Publishers vs. Facebook • Apple Delays Airpods • BIME • More
FRIDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Remember MySpace? Remember iTunes Ping? Remember Orkut? Remember Vine? Remember _______? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Universal Music, Avenged Sevenfold To Launch VRLIVE Virtual Reality Concert Platform
Live music has been largely unaffected by the radical shifts that shook the rest of the music industry. But that appears about to change with the adoption of virtual reality. Imagine going to a concert without ever leaving home? ___________________________________ Yesterday came word that 70’s superstars Abba are reuniting to…
Pandora To ‘Unveil’ On Demand Streaming Music Service On Dec. 6th
Wall Street was not kind to Pandora this week after the music streamer announced its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership. Turnaround hopes center on the launch of an on demand music streaming service. _________________________________ Pandora will unveil its promised $9.99-a-month on-demand music…