Last month when the White House announced a SXSW inspired South By South Lawn event in conjunction with the American Film Institute, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Park Foundation and South by Southwest, it was short on details. Now we have a full schedule…
Category archives: Music Tech
Music Industry Uncharacteristically Silent On Lyor Cohen’s YouTube Hire
Lyor Cohen ran Def Jam and then all of Warner Music Group. He’s mentored several generations of hip hop stars. So when he was named as YouTube’s Global Head of Music, I expected a collective industry high five. Instead, there’s been almost total silence. _________________________________________ Last week when Lyor Cohen…
Spotify Potentially Buying Soundcloud, But Who Benefits?
As Spotify heads toward and IPO, and Soundcloud continues to try and sell itself, an acquisition seems imminent, although the question remains as to who exactly would benefit from such a union. ____________________________ Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on his Music Industry Blog The Financial Times has reported that Spotify…
Pandora Predictions Chart: Finding The Next One Direction
In this round of the Pandora Predictions Chart, they’re taking a look at the jazz funk boy band group Forever In Your Mind, set to potentially fill the void left by the currently defunct One Direction. _____________________________ Guest post by Emily Blake of Next Big Sound The Pandora Predictions Chart…
MON. BRIEF: Labels Silent on Lyor • ScoreBig Lawsuit • Sony Renews Tencent, Closes ATV Deals • More
MONDAY 10.3.16 Music Business News From Around The Web YouTube needs music and music needs YouTube, but does anyone need Lyor in the middle? Updated continuously under our More News tab
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this weekly review of major music industry events, we look back at A$AP Rocky’s new role at MTV, the truth behind paid promotion at SoundCloud, Shazam’s newfound profitability, and more. A$AP Rocky Named Creative Director Of MTV Labs The Truth Behind SoundCloud Reposts And Paid Promotion Spotify On Track…
Rumor has it…, I ❤ Streaming, and Snapchat makes a Spectacle: Liv Buli’s Week in Music and More
Another Friday, another Liv Buli Reading List. Buli, the data journalist for Pandora’s Next Big Sound, often sees what is going to matter before the rest of us and lucky for us, she shares it with us lesser beings on Hypebot . _____________________________________ By Liv Buli of Pandora’s Next Big…
Spotify Adds "6 Animated Layers" Of Lyrics In Japan, Global Roll Out Still Pending
Ever since Spotify removed one of its core features – song lyrics – earlier this year, users have been clamouring for their return. So there was cause for excitement when it was announced that lyrics were included in Spotify’s Japan launch yesterday. While I have not been able to see…
Rock And Roll Magic In The Cloud [Jack Isquith, SVP Of Slacker Radio]
Here Jack Isquith reflects on how the transition of music from it’s cumbersome physical form onto the significantly more accessible cloud has made it enjoyable in way that seems miraculous. ___________________________ Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment….
The Truth Behind SoundCloud Reposts And Paid Promotion
This piece takes an in-depth look into the world of paid promotion and reposting on SoundCloud, including an examination of just how much a repost is worth, whether we’re in a reposting bubble and how to better gauge if a repost will actually help to boost exposure. ______________________ Guest post…