In this article John O'Connor of CDBaby explores the parallels between a startup and a band in its infancy, explaining why many of the same…
ScoopFebruary 5, 2018
Do you want to improve the ROI of your Facebook ads and Instagram campaigns? Wondering how to reach specialized audiences with Facebook ad targeting?Read the…
ScoopFebruary 4, 2018
Sound familiar? Don’t even know what Power Editor is? Hey, you’re in good company. The majority of Facebook users don’t (more on that later).Read the…
ScoopOctober 15, 2017
It’s no secret that in order to appear professional, your own website with your own .com address is essential. So what ingredients make for a…
ScoopOctober 5, 2017
Mastering Spotify is crucial if you want to build a vibrant fanbase. Spotify is the predominant streaming service with 140 Million users in 60 countries…
ScoopOctober 3, 2017
What are consumers really looking for from eCommerce websites? Read the full story here.
ScoopSeptember 20, 2017
The ethereum network has been getting a lot of hype lately, which is mostly due to the nearly 4,000 percent increase in the price of…
ScoopSeptember 14, 2017
A few weeks after the release of Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble,” the hard-charging lead single on his fourth album Damn., the song landed at No. 1…
ScoopSeptember 12, 2017
When it comes to making music time is one of the most valuable (and most misused) resources available. Here Jesse Cannon describes how "phased check-ins"…
ScoopSeptember 1, 2017
YouTube has long been a target for the music industry due to what it considers the platform’s low royalty payments despite the vast amount of…
ScoopAugust 12, 2017
The three major labels – Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music – saw their collective recorded-music revenue from streaming grow to just under $1.3bn in…
ScoopAugust 11, 2017
Lyor Cohen’s blog defending YouTube’s approach to music copyright has been met with outcry across the entertainment industry – and nowhere more stridently than in…
ScoopAugust 5, 2017
The rapper Killa Sin didn’t think he was contributing verses to a Wu-Tang Clan record a few years ago when he stood before a microphone…
ScoopJuly 10, 2017
Sonic treasure troves. Vinyl might have a rep for being a notoriously expensive endeavour, but right now hundreds of thousands of records are sitting, waiting…
ScoopJuly 7, 2017
The Grammys have a hard-earned reputation for being out-of-touch with the modern music listener. But they’re working incredibly hard to fix that image.Read the full…
ScoopJune 20, 2017
The MBW Review gives our take on some of the music biz’s biggest recent goings-on. This time, we consider the power of new music makers…
ScoopJune 18, 2017
Musicians aren't likely to get rich from selling records today, unlike their 20th Century predecessors - and one man saw it all coming a long…
ScoopJune 18, 2017
In advance of speaking at a panel on the issue, Benji rogers here speaks with Midemblog about blockchain technology's potential for solving industry copyright issues,…
ScoopJune 18, 2017
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook speaks about the perils of social media during an address at MIT's graduation ceremonies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read the full…
ScoopJune 10, 2017
Today, Spotify announced a new multi-year licensing deal with Merlin, the “global music rights agency” at the helm of independent music.Read the full story here.
ScoopApril 23, 2017
Much has been made of Spotify’s imminent IPO, but a new report suggests the streaming service is instead considering a different approach – through a…
ScoopApril 18, 2017
The MBW Review gives our take on some of the music biz’s biggest recent goings-on. This time, we drill down into exciting new stats from…
ScoopApril 2, 2017
The music business has become a big data business. With millions of songs streaming every day from countless internet and mobile platforms. The creators who…
ScoopMarch 27, 2017
CHUCK BERRY The Autobiography. By Chuck Berry. Illustrated. 346 pp. New York: Harmony Books. $17.95. WITHIN the mythology of rock-and-roll, one account of the music's…
ScoopMarch 23, 2017
Online radio goes analogue. London-based online radio station Soho Radio is installing a portable cutting lathe in its studio to cut a series of live…
ScoopMarch 23, 2017
Giuseppe Acito (Opificio Sonico) shared the latest music video from the Toa Mata Band, a cover of Kraftwerk’s The Robots. I was 11 when during a…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Warner Music Group is now a proud member of the $1bn streaming club. The company announced today that its recorded music operation generated $311m from…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
The state of the current music startups scene was a big theme at the recent NY:LON Connect conference that Music Ally and the Music Business Association…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Rockin’ you eternally. Songwriter, producer and vocalist Leon Ware has passed away aged 77, Okayplayer reports.Read the full story here.
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017