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Netflix Not Worried About Death Of Net Neutrality, But Startups Should Be Terrified
With Trump's team of telecom advisors having made clear their intentions to dismantle net neutrality, startups and smaller companies that lack the lobbying muscle of companies like Netflix are in a state of panic. Guest post by Karl Bode from Techdirt With Trump's telecom advisors and the remaining FCC Commissioners making it abundantly clear that they intend ...
It's A Streaming World With Vinyl Only Living In, But It’s Living Much Better These Days [Glenn Peoples]
Streaming and vinyl are two growth areas helping to return the music industry to profitability. But getting your vinyl pressed hasn't been easy. “You used to not have to worry about manufacturing,” Matthew Johnson, co-founder of Fat Possum Records told Billboard. Image credit: Will Folsom, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license More vinyl demand = more vinyl ...
Investors Are Poised To Disrupt Music Funding [Antony Bruno]
As interest begins to grow among private investors, it looks as though music funding will be the next aspect of the music industry to experience disruption, as cash-strapped artists are forced to seek an alternative to labels. Guest post by Antony Bruno of Royalty Exchange Contrary to popular belief, the biggest disruption to the traditional music business over the last ...
IBM's Watson Tells Us The Happiest, Maddest and Saddest Musicians Of All Time [INFOGRAPHIC]
Researchers used IBM's data crunching 'Watson' software to analyze the tones of thousands of songs across some the world's most popular artists from Elvis to Adele, and from Nirvana to Ariana Grand to determine their mood. Key Findings: Coldplay are as worried and fearful as you might expect; The Rolling Stones are angrier than expected; Nirvana aren't ...
Is Artist Sponsorship Today’s Music Payola?
Originally an illicit under-the-table business, payola has since evolved into the somewhat more legal and above board practice of corporate artist sponsorship, although it still drastically impacts an artist's ability to make it or break it. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Payola has always been part of the music business and many insiders ...
Sprint Acquires 33% Of Jay Z's TIDAL For $200M, Promises $75M Fund For Artists
Sprint has acquired a 33% stake in TIDAL, throwing the Jay Z lead music streamer a lifeline. Rumors that TIDAL was struggling, which have been swirling for months, intensified last week after a detailed report that Tidal had been inflating subscriber numbers. TIDAL and Sprint announced a partnership today that includes the mobile carrier acquiring a ...
How One City Supports Its Music Scene: Philadelphia, PA
Here musician and longtime Philadelphian Nick Millevoi shares some his favorite venues in the city, giving us an inside look at how such a large city can sometimes feel like a small town of interconnected scenes and genres. Guest Post by Nick Millevoi on Soundfly's Flypaper I'm a lifetime Philadelphian and proud of it. It’s an ...
Study Suggests Connecting With Fans, Public Shaming More Effective Than Legislation At Combating Piracy
In an age where piracy is commonplace, using legal tools to combat it has proved largely ineffective. A new study suggests that publishers are better off connecting with fans and providing them with a compelling reason to purchase music instead. Guest Post by Timothy Geigner on Techdirt We have talked about the power of connecting with fans and ...
When Artists Lead Their Audiences: Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Beyoncé and More
Here David Deal reflects on what it means for an artist to lean an audience, and why it is equally important for a performer to in turn both comfort and unsettle an audience with one's creative work. Guest Post by David Deal on Superhype “Are there any paranoids in the audience tonight?” With those caustic words, ...
Music Streaming's New Playlist Economy
With the advent of streaming, playlists have risen to become many consumer's default interface for listening to music, something which has some serious implications both for the music business and music itself. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog Playlists have become the default for listening to both new and unfamiliar music. Instead of digging through complete ...
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