Latest Industry: Eventbrite, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Drake, StubHub, Instagram, David Bowie, Huawei, More…

Eventbrite prepares to go public. Ticketing company Eventbrite has quietly filed an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public later this year.  Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will lead the venture.  The news comes after Event…

Latest Industry: Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More…

Sting will star in his own musical. Mirvish Productions, a Canadian theatrical production company, has announced Sting will star in the Canadian premiere of his musical, The Last Ship.  Based on the singer’s 1991 album The Soul Cages, the musical tells…

Latest Industry: Google, David Bowie, Cliff Richards, Walmart, Spotify, YouTube, Wu-Tang Clan, More…

EU fines Google $5 billion for Android violations. European Union regulators have hit Google with €4.3 billion ($5 billion) in fines.  The European Commission says the company abused Android market dominance in three areas – bundling search engine and …

“November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses is Oldest Music Video to Reach One Billion YouTube Views

Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” makes YouTube history with one billion views… decades later. Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” came out in 1992, 13 years before YouTube launched.  The nine-minute video …

How to be a Responsible Music Fan in the Age of Spotify

How to be a Responsible Music Fan in the Age of Spotify   With massive user bases and tiny payout rates, streaming services offer a […]

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Introducing Portal, the ‘Middle Finger’ to YouTube’s Failed Ad Model

Have artists and content creators finally found a viable alternative to YouTube?  Portal co-founder Jonathan Swerdlin believes so. YouTube doesn’t have a great reputation with the music industry or its own content creator community. From tragically low…

Latest Industry: SiriusXM, YouTube, AFM vs. Broadcast Networks, Sonos, Sean Combs, More…

Could SiriusXM buy out Live Nation? Live Nation’s stock has recovered following a New York Times exposé last April that sent shares plummeting.  Financial analysts have also posited the idea of SiriusXM buying out Live Nation, sending the company&#8217…