Last minute event app Yplan has been sold at a deep discount to the UK based Time Out media group for $2 million USD. Yplan had raised $37.7 million in funding in three rounds since launching in 2012. Yplan lost $7.5 USD million in 2015, although Time Out says that…
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TUE. BRIEF: Time Out Acquires Yplan • Sony Gigmit Investment • SoundExchange Rates • 8Stem • More
TUESDAY 10.25.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Investments continue in music tech that doesn’t require licensing, though in the case of Yplan it’s at a deep discount. Updated under our More News tab Related articles How Musicians Can Get Higher Pay for Live Shows Crowdfunding For Musicians Relaunched,…
The iPod Turns 15: Watch Steve Job’s 2001 Announcement + The First iPod Commercial
The iPod turns 15 years old this week. First announced on October 23, 2001, the device and later it’s closed link to Apple’s iTunes download store changed the music industry forever. But at first, the iPod was not a hit. Few were willing to throw down $400 for a 5GB…
Spotify Updates Terms And Conditions – 3 Key Issues
Reading a site’s Terms and Conditions is only slightly less boring than watching paint dry. Today Spotify updated theirs and fortunately for us all provided a handy summary of the major changes. The terms of Spotify’s privacy policy did not change. __________________________________ From Spotify – Here is a snapshot of…
MON. BRIEF: U.S. Register Of Copyright Pushed Out • Instagram Tests Live Video • SeatGeek Sues ScoreBig • More
MONDAY 10.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A sudden shift at the U.S. Copyright office reminds just how political music policy making is. Updated continuously under our More News tab
This Week In Music Commentary
This week’s music commentators voiced their thoughts on how smart home technology will alter the music industry, the coming of device restricted music subscriptions, and Google and Amazon’s leveraging of copyright loopholes. Smart Home Technology Is Revolutionizing The Music Industry Device Restricted Music Subscriptions Are Coming… Google, Amazon Leverage Copyright…
This Is How Spotify Could Become A Next Generation Record Label [Mark Mulligan]
"Spotify’s future is going to be much more than being the future of music retail," says industry analyst Mark Mulligan, who expects "Spotify to lay the foundations for a bold platform strategy that has the potential to change the face of the recorded music business as we know it." __________________________________________…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this trip down memory lane from the last seven days of music industry news, we revisit the damage done to after a massive DDOS attack, the spike in Janet Jackson’s ‘Nasty’ on Spotify following Trump’s debate outburst, Kanye’s complaint of the Apple/Tidal feud, and much, much more. Spotify, SoundCloud,…
RESOLVED: Day Long DDOS Attack That Brought Down Spotify, SoundCloud, Others Ends, Homeland Security Investigating
UPDATE 2: Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and other major sites were down or loading slowly all day on Friday thanks to a massive Distributed Denial Of Services (DD0S) attack. By Friday evening the problem had been resolved according to the subject of the attack, managed DNS provider DYN. Other sites affected…
Gig Salad Launches New Artist-Focused Podcast Series
Online live music marketplace GigSalad have launched a new podcast series featuring a humorous, behind the scenes look at the creative life, both on and off stage. _________________________________ A new GigSalad monthly podcast series, which launched on Oct. 3rd, features musicians, actors, writers, and directors, with the first episode featuring…