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Dionne, Tomasz and Buddy
This week in The Wall Street Journal, I interviewed Dionne Warwick for my “House Call" column in the Mansion section. There's nothing like picking up the ringing phone and hearing, “Mr. Myers? Dionne Warwick." Dionne's voice is unmistakable—like a long wooden match being drawn slowly and seductively across a flint. We talked about childhood and growing ...
Audius Raises $5.5M For 'SoundCloud On The Blockchain'
Audius has raised a $5.5 million to use blockchain and cryptocurrency to assure that artists are paid fairly. It's a pitch made repeatedly by numerous startups in recent months, but Audius now has the capital to actually move this game-changing concept forward. Music tech startup Audius has raised a $5.5 million Series A funding round led ...
Musicians Income Rises Even As Streaming Takes Its Toll
The music industry is undergoing a major resurgence as measured by all indicators except one, according to an extensive study published by Citi GPS. Left behind are the musicians, whose creations make the rest of the music industry possible, but who are receiving less than 12% of the annual revenue. While the music industry is booming, ...
iHeartRadio Passes 120 Million Users
iHeartMedia may be bankrupt, but radio still lives... online at least. iHeartRadio says that it has surpassed 120 million registered users, adding another 10 million listeners over the last few months. Beyond its radio and music streams, iHeart attributes the growth to the addition of 20,000 podcasts, including 750 iHeartRadio Original podcasts, new music streaming features ...
How To Get Into Vinyl On A Tight Budget
Collecting and listening to vinyl can be a delightful hobby for music enthusiasts from all walks of the industry, but the nature of the medium can often make getting into vinyl financially intimidating. Here we look at how to become a vinyl enthusiast on a budget. Guest post is written by Michael L. Moore of Devoted ...
Electrifying Track: Heavy Dipper
In September 1957, trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded his album The Cooker with baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Heavy Dipper is a Morgan original. It's a light, high-stepping tune that alternates between minor and major keys and has plenty of snap. Everyone in the quintet gets a ...
WMG Sells All Spotify Stock, Pays Artists, Labels $126M
Warner Music Group has sold its entire holdings in Spotify stock for $504 million and will begin payments to artists and labels this month, the company announced on an earnings call Tuesday. “In February 2016, we were the first major to announce a policy to share proceeds from equity in streaming services with artists,” said WMG ...
Soundbetter Passes $10 Million Paid To Musicians, Producers
SoundBetter, a marketplace for music production talent, announced that it has delivered over $10 million to artists and producers on the platform. “Most of that in the past 18 months," according to Shachar Gilad, SoundBetter Founder and CEO. SoundBetter helps artists create “release-ready" songs by connecting them with music producers, singers, songwriters sound engineers, while helping ...
Industry Giant Brian Eno Talks Music, Global Politics
Few creative forces in the music industry are held in as high esteem as Brian Eno, noted for not only his musical contributions but also his work as a producer, writer, and thinker in the music business. Here he sat down to discuss his innovative musical work, as well as his involvement in global political affairs. ...
10 Rules Of Music Business Networking
No matter how talented you are, you won't be able to advance your career unless someone else knows. Here we look at the challenge of networking, and how to implement the ten best practices for personal networking. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Regardless of how much talent you may have, unless someone hears ...
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