Spotify's launched RISE and Apple Music's UP NEXT both promote emerging artists. As the race to predict streaming stardom accelerates, two trademarks filings offer hints…
ScoopFebruary 4, 2018
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
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
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
Musician Kate Nash has sparked a discussion about Snapchat’s music-licensing strategy, after she claimed that the company was using her song ‘Foundations’ in one of…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Attn Startups with Revenue problems. Maybe take out less giant billboards near the Holland Tunnel. Just a suggestion. Last April, a pair of cousins named…
ScoopJanuary 17, 2017
SoundCloud’s losses grew faster than its revenues in 2015 – with the company now admitting that, should its subscription service flop, its funding may run…
ScoopJanuary 16, 2017
The global music copyright business is worth more than you think – and grew by nearly $1bn last year
How much is the global music business really worth? The regularly-cited answer to that question: $15bn.Read the full story here.
ScoopDecember 20, 2016
If you're curious which social media platform is the best one to target fans on, it looks as though the popular photosharing app Instagram may…
ScoopDecember 7, 2016