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Spotify Acquires Audio Detection Startup Sonalytic To Improve Publishing Data
Spotify has acquired Sonalytic, a UK based startup that specializes in audio identification that enables us to connect creators and rights-holders to monetization opportunities. Spotify announced today that it has acquired Sonalytic, a UK based startup focused on audio detection technology that identifies songs, mixed content, stems and clips, tracks copyrighted material, and can improve music discovery. ...
CD Baby Publishing Now Represents 100,000 Songwriters, Expanding To 18 More Countries
Indie music services platform CD Baby is now providing publishing administration to more than 100,000 songwriters, the company announced today, alongside a major expansion into new territories. CD Baby announced to today that it is now representing more than 100,000 songwriters and 625,000 songs under its Publishing Administration service. The indie music services company is also ...
Understanding A Data-Driven Music Industry Culture - Lessons From Fast Forward [Cherie Hu]
In this article, Cherie Hu shares five of her most important takeaways from FastForward 2017, a music conference targeted at under-35s and looking at how the music industry can best capitalize on the rapid pace of tech advancements. Guest Post by Cherie Hu on Flipboard Liz Stokes (News Editor, Record of the Day), Karma Bertelsen (Marketing ...
Hypebot Is Partnering With The Music Biz Weekly Podcast and I Am This Week's Guest!
Hypebot is proud to be partnering with the Music Biz Weekly Podcast to help bring this already successful podcast to a broader audience. To celebrate, I joined hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert this week in a wide ranging discussion of streaming, D.I.Y. and state of the new music industry. In episode 272 of The Music Biz ...
Apple Claims To Be Leading Way On Song Metadata To "Ensure Songwriters Get Paid"
Often known for it's progressive behavior in the tech industry, Apple is taking steps to encourage artists to get their music's copyright registered with one of several relevant publishing organizations although one organization, the U.S. Copyright Office is conspicuously absent from this list. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy This is great news from Apple, ...
The Real Costs of Music Publishing
Let’s talk about running a music publishing company. Whether you are just starting, or operating a publisher as we speak, it is important to know when and why to spend money. Here are some estimates of what it takes to start and operate your own music publisher: *Includes health benefits **maintenance and hosting fees ***Yearly retainer, ...
Spotify Preps Launch Of Hi-FI Music Tier
Hi- Fi, Hi-Rez or Lossless. Whatever you want to call it, higher quality music streaming offers a new revenue opportunity for both streamers and rightholders. A new public test signals that Spotify is about to join Tidal in offering a premium hi-fi music tier. Spotify is openly testing a lossless streaming option. Currently called Spotify Hi-FI, ...
What The Music Industry Can Learn From The Gaming Industry
Here Bas Grasmayer explores the unprecedented growth of gamer personalities, the business models they use, and what the music industry can do to learn and directly benefit from the gaming industry and it's marketing tactics. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog The gaming industry counts as many differences from the music business as it counts similarities. ...
Sound United (Polk Audio) Acquires D+M (Denon, Boston Acoustics)
Two of the biggest names in consumer audio Sound United, parent company to Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Polk BOOM has acquired the D+M Group, owner of the Denon, HEOS by Denon, Marantz and Boston Acoustics brands. The D+M Group is the largest supplier of audio/video receivers worldwide and a leader in wireless multi-room audio. Sound ...
Sunrise Music Saves 70 HMV Records Stores
Indie music retailer Sunrise Records announced that they will take over 70 of HMV's brick and mortar retail locations across Canada. The acquisition will significantly expand Sunrise's footprint in Canada. Previously, the music retailer operated nine brick and mortar locations around Ontario. As a part of their strategy, Sunrise will expand each shop's stock of compact ...


