Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Love music? Be careful out there. The following guest post comes from Cassie Phillips of Secure Thoughts, a company focused on ever-changing security threats and concerns online. The internet is dangerous, and music lovers certainly don’t have it any easier than anyone else. Torrenting has turned the internet into a wild west, and laws and […]
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China wants their share of the music streaming market… According to a report by the WSJ, a China-based music streaming service backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd, plans an IPO in the U.S. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley have reportedly been hired by China Music Corp for the IPO, which will most likely occur […]
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According to the author of the book Unity Incorporated: The Mastermind, it was… The novelist Timothy J. Levi has filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, and Robert Walker for the alleged copyright infringement of his book titled Unity Incorporated: The Mastermind. Levi alleges that the hit tv show ‘Empire’ was completely based […]
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Look out YouTube, you’ve finally got some serious competition… According to Business Insider, Amazon is launching a YouTube-like video platform which allows content creators to earn revenue through advertising and royalties on uploaded videos. Content creators will have the option of determining how their videos are used through choosing specific preferences, which include setting options allowing […]
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After receiving just $5.05 from the HFA, Lowery says… ”You’re kidding me right? What is this for? No accounting? No cover letter. Is this some sort of “bait” check? ” Lowery suspiciously dubs the check a ‘sleazy legal trick’ to obtain a ‘implicit license’, and questions if other independent artists received the same. Lowery wants transparency – […]
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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Warner Music Group has hired Mike Smith as Managing Director of Warner/Chappell UK. Smith comes from Virgin EMI where he worked as President for over 3 years. In the new role, Smith will report to Jon Platt, CEO & Chairman of Warner/Chappell. Downtown Music Publishing’s Songtrust has hired Grace Carey as […]
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Guess Radiohead haven’t made up with Spotify after all.. Just as we thought Radiohead had reconciled with Spotify by releasing their new single ‘Burn The Witch’ on the streaming platform, they silenced the rumours by releasing their latest album ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ on every other streaming platform apart from Spotify. It’s widely known that lead […]
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Spotify brings new original video series in a bid to outweigh the competition. Today, Spotify announced the addition of 12 new original video series on music and popular culture. The series – which will reportedly last up to 15 minutes each, will be available in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Sweden on both iOS and Android. The series will be […]
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Streaming surge drives Warner Music Group’s revenue… Today, (May 6th) Warner Music Group released their Q2 financials showing double-digit growth. The company’s revenue increased by a massive 10% – or a 13% increase excluding currency exchange, which totals the revenue to $745 million. The company – which is the third largest in the music business behind Vivendi, […]
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Streaming surge drives Warner Music Group’s revenue… Today, (May 6th) Warner Music Group released their Q2 financials showing double-digit growth. The company’s revenue increased by a massive 10% – or a 13% increase excluding currency exchange, which totals the revenue to $745 million. The company – which is the third largest in the music business behind Vivendi, […]
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