I don’t know how we’ve come to this (or I’d rather say it’s just too long of a story) but we live in a world where musicians really don’t make that much money selling their records. Social media platforms have allowed artists to bypass labels and mainstream radio stations but […]
Kobalt has hired Alison Donald as Head of Creative, UK – a role which will see her leading A&R activities in London across both publishing and recordings. Donald was most recently Co-President of Columbia Records UK, where she worked with the likes of The Civil Wars, George Ezra, Tom Odell, […]
One of the US music business’s most important media partners has admitted that it may go bust before the end of 2017. iHeartMedia, which owns iHeartRadio, has long been the subject of Wall Street speculation due to its massive debt load. The company, run by Bob Pittman, is shouldering a […]
Canadian singer songwriter Stephanie Braganza has released the official music video for her new rock single, ‘Chains of Silence.’ The animal rights-themed video’s release coincides with World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA), which was founded in 1983. The new single is a jaw-dropping story of an alien abduction with a […]
Three years ago, Neil Young started the long journey to launch Pono Music, his proprietary audio player and online storefront for high fidelity recordings. It soon became clear that the endeavor was mostly bullshit, and it seems like anyone that bought into it has been slowly coming to that realization […]
Video-sharing site adds artist and label promotions to recommendation matrix When YouTube suggests to its more than 1 billion monthly users which music videos they should watch next, it bases those recommendations largely on what each viewer has watched already. Later this year, the video-sharing site—which also happens to […]
Numerous videos blocked in recent days; YouTube says it’s investigating YouTube responded Sunday night to accusations that it was unfairly hiding videos from the LGBTQ community through its “restricted mode” filter. A number of LGBTQ vloggers took to social media over the weekend to air their complaints after videos referencing […]
Harvard Business School Professor Bharat Anand explains why the music industry is still strong despite the prevalence of streaming. 00:53 / 01:58 Skip Ad in 15 Your browser does not support the audio tag. Click For Sound
Ahead of his upcoming tour, Chance the Rapper and CTR Touring have filed a federal lawsuit against probable bootleggers. A common tactic in the music industry, the lawsuit names “John Does,” “Jane Does,” and “XYZ Company.” These lawsuits provide protection from fake merchandising bootleggers as well as illegal music downloads. […]
Birth of the MP3 In 1988, The Moving Picture Experts Group convened to develop standards for audio and video compression, including a way to get video onto CDs. MP3 would be one of the results of the committee’s work. The MP3 holds a place in our collective imagination as the […]
Former Pandora and Sirius royalty rate lawyer Chris Harrison has been named CEO of the Digital Media Association (DiMA) — a trade body that lobbies on behalf of companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, Pandora and Spotify. Harrison left his position as Pandora’s VP of Business Affairs and Assistant Counsel in […]
Seamlessly blending melody with adrenaline fueled, heavy rock and roll, Blacktop Mojo draws in everyone from old metal heads to people whose radio dials have never left top 40 stations. With soaring, gritty vocals and impeccably blended heavy guitar grooves set around a raucous southern stomp, Blacktop Mojo’s live shows […]
