New scandals in South Korea that cast doubt on K-Pop stars, K-Pop culture and a male chauvinist and sexist South Korean culture in general, could halt the genre’s recent hugely successful drive into other countries. So says an expose by CNN that looked not only at the scandals involving K-Pop…
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New Update To Spotify For Artists Portal
Spotify has been rolling out some major changes to its "Spotify for Artists" platform that have met with largely favorable feedback from users. Here we break down what’s new. __________________________ Guest post by Bo Turner of Repost Network If you haven’t noticed already, some big changes have been made to…
Music Tectonics Conference To Bring Together Music, Tech
Music and technology PR firm rock paper scissors has announced the launch of the first annual Music Tectonics Conference. Designed to sit at the intersection of music, technology and business, the day long event will be held on on October 29 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Music…
Scooter Braun Settles $10M Lawsuit With Troy Carter
Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande manager Scooter Braun has settled its $10 million lawsuit against form Lady Gaga manager and Spotify exec Troy Carter. According to documents obtained by The Blast, Braun‘s company, Ithaca Management Holdings filed a joint notice of settlement, effectively bringing an end to the litigation against…
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7Digital Names New CEO As Simon Cole Exits
7digital has announced that Simon Cole will step down as Director and CEO next month and named John Aalbers to replace him. Simon has led the B2B digital music company since its creation from the reverse merger with UBC Media in 2014. His departure has been planned since last year….
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators from inside the industry shared their take on how Facebook could be the future of social music, why Spotify’s new town hall charm offensive on songwriters will likely fall flat, where we stand with the PledgeMusic crisis, and more. Facebook Could Be the Future of Social Music,…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
We have a plethora of helpful tips and tricks for the independent music industry do-it-yourselfers out there, with advice on how to get your artist website started, how to engage fans at your next shows, how to better manage your merch, and much much more! Key Tips For Getting Started…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Ancient Music • Attractive Stage • Practice Space • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we listen to some ancient music, learn how to craft an attractive stage setup, build the ideal home practice space, and more! Courtney Myers | Ancient Music In Your Headphones? It’s Possible, Thanks To Historians MusicThinkTank | MusicThinkTank, Hypebot Join The Bandsintown Family Rachell Wilber |…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through a busy and contentious week in the music biz, we revisit Spotify’s kickoff of label licensing talks despite major disputes at the company, Apple’s new ‘app tax,’ a lawsuit against Fall Out Boy over their use of fury llama puppets, and more! Hypebot, MusicThinkTank Join…