THURSDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora is hoping more paid subscribers is the path to profitability. How’s that working for Spotify? Updated continuously under our More News tab
Category archives: Music Tech
Music Chatbots: What They Are And How Anyone Can Create One
In addition to VR and other technological developments, 2016 has shaped up to be the year of the chatbot. Here we get the low-down on all things chatbot, and explore what impact chatbots will have on the music industry. __________________________ Guest post by Nikoo Sadr on The Orchard Chatbots. Alongside…
"P Is For Pathetic" – Pandora Stock Falls Along With Monthly Listeners As Losses Continue
"P is for pathetic" was the often retweeted commentary on Tuesday evening after Pandora reported its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership. ________________________________ Pandora stock was down almost 8% at one point on Wednesday morning after the company reported that active listeners fell…
5 Reasons The Music Industry Should Care About Driverless Cars
Although the music industry has, historically, not always been the best at adapting profitably to tech disruptions, driverless cars could present a unique opportunity for the industry. Here we examine the likely affect of these autonomous vehicles on their pre-existing music business models. _______________________________ Guest post by Cherie Hu Are…
WED. BRIEF: Apple’s Music Profits Up • Pandora Stumbles • MP3tunes Lawsuit Resurrected • More
WEDNESDAY 10.26.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Music was a bright spot for Apple even as Pandora users fell slightly. Updated continuously under our More News tab
SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe On Standing Up For The Value Of Music [INTERVIEW]
In this interview Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, discusses his organization’s position in the ever-changing music industry industry as its role in the streaming marketplace continues to expand. ___________________________ Guest post by David M. Ross of Nekst Michael Huppe, President/CEO of SoundExchange, was in Nashville last week…
Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data
In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the next big stars to rise to industry prominence. ____________________ Guest post by Hannah Chapple of Affinio Don’t get…
This Fortnight In Music Supervision And Sync: Johnny Cash • Danny Elfman • Oasis • More
A run through of the latest and greatest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog. Film and TV Johnny Cash soundtracks kick ass trailer for final Wolverine film (CoS) Fueled by Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” — which is a somewhat…
Grooveshark’s Sam Tarantino: How One Music-Tech Shark Got His "Groove" Back
After the death of his co-founder and a company ending lawsuit, things were looking bleak for Grooveshark originator Sam Tarantino. Here he discusses how he came back from the lowest point in his life to work at Chromatic FM. _____________________________ Guest post by Britanny Hodak on Forbes When a five-year-long,…
SoundExchange Asks Copyright Royalty Board For Major Rate Increases
SoundExchange has submitted a new rate proposal for Sirius XM, Music Choice and Muzak to U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges that will cover October 2018 – 2022. ____________________________________ SoundExchange has submitted a new rate proposal and testimony in the SDARS III royalty rate proceeding from which the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)…