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Is Music Streaming Really Worth $28 Billion? [Mark Mulligan]
A new Goldman Sachs report claims that Universal Music is worth $23.5 billion and that the paid streaming market will be worth $28 billion in 2030. That's almost double the size of the entire recorded music business in 2016. Analyst Mark Mulligan dives into the numbers. Guest post by music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA ...
Why You Can’t Put The Music Industry On A Blockchain
In this excerpt from "Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts," author David Gerard offers a critical examination of the Bitcoin and blockchain phenomenon, and what it means for music and the music industry. Guest post by David Gerard from his book Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts An ...
Deezer Expands High Fidelity Streaming as Spotify, Napster Prep Competitors
HiFi, Hi Rez, FLAC or whatever it's called, higher fidelity music is coming to streaming, and Deezer wants to lead the way. Today, the French based global streamer announced an expansion and rebranding of its U.S. hi fi music option. Deezer is expanding its higher quality streaming music service to Google Google Home and all speakers ...
Battling Ticketmaster Lawsuit, Songkick Struggles With Skeleton Staff
Things are looking grim for Songkick. The ticketing company was forced to drop the majority of its staff, and has its fingers crossed to win a fast-approaching lawsuit against Ticketmaster in hopes of being able to complete its existing contracts. Guest post by Dave Brooks of Amplify Ticketing company Songkick has let go most of its ...
To Survive, Spotify Must Follow Apple's Example
In the final lap of its race to go public, Spotify plans to hit the NYSE by year's end, but a number of uncertainties about the company's future remain, with some suggesting the company will need to take a leaf out of Apple's book if they hope to survive Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 Spotify just ...
What’s In A Name: Cuneiform
Curious about the name of a small, imaginative jazz record company called Cuneiform, I asked Joyce Feigenbaum, the company’s publicist, who is married to the owner, how the label’s name came about. This is her reply: I’m actually an art historian by academic training (B.A. & M.A.), not an archeologist, a modernist. BUT I’m not the ...
Neighboring Rights: An Updated Look
Here we dive back in to look further at 'neighboring rights', a form of rights holding which entitles allows monies to be distributed to artists and sound recording holders when one of their works is either broadcast publicly or streamed. Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. on the TuneCore Blog Featured artists, session musicians and ...
Pandora Partners With Fitbit Smartwatch As Exclusive Music Streamer
Pandora has partnered with Fitbit as the exclusive music streaming provider for their new smartwatch, Fitbit Ionic. Pandora Plus and Premium listeners can synch their top stations or workout stations directly to the watch with no phone required. Pandora has also launched the Fitbit Motivation Mixtape with upbeat tracks by artists including Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, ...
A Mini Finance Guide For Indie Musicians
Whether you're just getting into the industry or have been at it for a while, chances are good that you'll run into some challenges funding your career. Here we look at a mini-guide on how to better steer your finances. Guest post by Michelle Aguilar of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This blog article was written by Michelle ...
Early Music Marketing Tips For Indie Artists
Here Janelle Rogers offers up several out of the box tips on successful marketing for indie artists, looking at how to build and maintain relationships with fans both online and at live music shows. Guest post by Janelle Rogers on the TuneCore Blog [This blog was written by Janelle Rogers, the founder of Green Light Go Publicity, a music PR firm ...


