How A Christian Rock Star Started A Six-Figure Music Business Online [INTERVIEW]

In this interview Chris Greenwood, aka Manafest, talks about how was able to build a six-figure online business as a Christian rock star thanks to magic of online sales and passive income. _____________________________ Guest post by Jeff Rose from Forbes As someone who has earned over $1 million dollars blogging,…

Midemlab: 10 Years Of Music and Music Tech Innovation

This year marks the tenth year of Midemlab, a startup competition put on by Midem. Here we look at ten of the contests greatest success stories from the past ten years. ___________________________ Guest Post by Melina Druga on Midem In this series of posts from Reportlinker, we review the latest…

Why So Many Music Startups Fail And What We Can Do About It

Why do so many music startups fail, and can we do anything to prevent it? Here we look at some alarming evidence demonstrating the incredibly high rate of failure in the music startup world, and if the end of innovation is nigh. _______________________ Digital Deficiency: Why Music Startups Are Failing…

Pandora Loses $150 Million In Value As Stock Drops Again On Monday

Pandora stock dropped for the second trading day in a row on Monday after news that SiriusXM was "unlikely" to buy the music streaming service. As of mid-morning, the stock had fallen almost 6% since opening on Friday to $12.26. ______________________________________ Pandora stock lost almost $150 million in value on…

BeatStars: Introducing The Startup Making It Easy For Beat Makers To Collaborate And Cash In With Artists

In the digital age, the way in which beats are made, bought, and sold in the music business has changed in recent years. One company capitalizing on this is the startup BeatStars, a digital marketplace founded by Abe Batshon. ________________________ Guest post by Ogden Payne on Forbes Bryson Tiller admitted…

SoundCloud Admits It Could Run Out Of Cash Within Months

SoundCloud is closer to financial disaster than previously thought, according to new financial filings. This comes at a time when the streamer, which has supported the careers of many indie musicians, is hoping to sell to a contracting group of potential buyers. _______________________________________ According to a new UK financial filings,…