After a year filled with lawsuits and bad press over disputes resulting from the lack of a global music database, Berklee College Of Music’s Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship has an announced an initiative to fix the problem. The efforts is so ambitious that it could be dismissed as just another…
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We’re Live Tweeting Today’s Apple #WWDC Announcments At 1PM ET + Thanks For Helping Us Surpass 52,000 Twitter Followers
First, thank-you for helping us amass more than 52K Twitter followers (52,626 to be exact). We’re live tweeting all the announcements live during today’s Apple WWDC conference starting at 10AM PT/1PM ET. Join us @hypebot. We’ll also post the music announcements right after the keynote. In the meantime, here’s what…
5 Artist Tips For DIY Recording And Production
In addition to all the touring and promotional skills an independent artist must have in order to succeed in their chosen line of work, being able to record and produce listenable music from a home studio is one of the most critical skills for DIY musician to possess. ___________________________ Guest…
Preview Of Today’s Apple Music Announcements
The marquee announcements at today’s Apple’s World Developers Conference (WWDC) will be about Siri and iOS 10. But thanks to some well informed leaks, we know a lot about today’s important music related developments, as well. _________________________________________________ Just a year after launch, Apple Music is getting a major design overhaul….
MON. BRIEFING: Microsoft Buys LinkedIn For $26.2B • Apple #WWDC Today • Berklee Launches Major Royalties Initiative • More
MONDAY 6.13.16 Music Business News From Around The Web We’ll get our first look at Apple Music’s makeover, but will it be enough? We’re live tweeting today’s announcements starting at 1PM ET via @hypebot. Updated continuously under our More News
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Rhapster restructures (dropping a slew of staff in the process), rebellious Radiohead embraces streaming, Spotify announces it will never sell to Microsoft or Amazon, and much more, as we pay one final visit to the past week’s music industry news. Distributor Allegro Closes, Leaving 100s Of Indie Labels In Limbo…
Rhapsody / Napster Restructures, Laying Off Staff, Closing San Francisco Office
[UPDATED] Rhapsody and Napster are reportedly closing their San Francisco office and laying off staff in a broad restructuring effort, as the company fights to find profitability in the increasingly competitive streaming music sector. __________________________________________ Rhapsody is closing its long time San Francisco office and laying off staff, according to…
CHANGES @ Spotify • WMG • UMPG • ASCAP • A2IM • UMG • Berklee • Pandora • More
James Duffett-Smith, Spotify’s Global Head of Publisher Relations is leaving the company. The music streamer is actively looking for a replacement. Warner Music Group has promoted Aton Ben-Horin from senior director, global A&R to global VP, A&R. MORE: • Industry veteran Ana Rosa Santiago has been appointed to a new…
FRI BRIEFING: Music Industry Exodus • EMI Trial Ends • Spotify Rejects iTunes Shift • CMT Awards Soar • More
FRIDAY 6.10.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Does Troy Carter joining Spotify signal a new round of the music industry’s brightest exiting for tech? Updated continuously under our More News
Spotify Won’t Ever Sell To Apple, Google, Microsoft Or Amazon Says CEO Daniel Ek
Spotify investors hoping for a big pay day better hope that the music streamer has a very successful IPO. That’s because CEO and founder Damiel Ek says that he’ll never, ever sell out to one of the internet giants that might have the cash to afford to buy. ____________________________________ At…