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Music Industry Leaders Offer Their Predictions For 2017
The team behind the music business program at William Paterson University reached out to a variety of top music industry leaders to get their predictions for the business in 2017. Guest post by Dave Philp from Music Biz 101 at William Paterson University It’s easy to recap a particular year since everything already happened. But what about ...
Turning Pennies To Dollars: Increasing The Efficiency Of Royalty Collections
Although little attention was paid to them in a more profitable era, keeping track of minimal royalty collections has become increasingly important in the music industry, something which is being helped by the emergence of new technological and business related innovations. Guest Post by Antony Bruno of Royalty Exchange During the heyday of the 80s, the ...
If Music Is Digital Gold , Why Do We Always Treat It Like Digital Plastic? [BENJI ROGERS]
In the piece Benji Rogers bemoans the devaluation of music, and shares how the implementation of blockchain tech could make it so that ownership data was required for a song to even work, thereby restoring its value to the artist's benefit. Guest post by Benji Rogers of dotBlockchain and PledgeMusic (This is the unofficial part 7 of a ...
10 Music Marketing Predictions For 2017 [JESSE KIRSHBAUM]
2016 was a good year for growth in the music industry, with massive expansion seen on multiple industry fronts. In this piece, Jesse Kirshbaum of looks ahead to what the year 2017 will likely bring for the music business. Guest post by Jesse Kirshbaum of Nu Aency Eight percent. The music industry grew 8.1 percent to $3.4 billion in ...
TuneGO Raises $3.6 Million To Connect Musicians With The Industry
TuneGO has raised $3.6 million in Series A financing. This is not the first startup promising to connect unknown talent with the music industry's star making machine; and it won't be the last. But investors see something special in the TuneGO team and their use of technology to democratize and enhance A&R. TuneGO has closed ...
Nielsen Acquires Gracenote From Tribune For $560 Million Cash To Improve Music, Media Data Measurement
Nielsen has acquired Gracenote from Tribune in an all cash deal. For the music industry, that leaves its main source of track metadata in familiar hands and the hope of improved tracking across new and emerging platforms globally. Tribune Media (NYSE: TRCO) is selling Gracenote to Nielsen Company (NYSE: NLSN) for $560 million in cash. Gracenote supplies ...
YouTube, Music Publishers Reach Agreement To Distribute Millions In Unclaimed Royalties
The music industry seem united in their belief that YouTube should pay more money to creators, but that hasn't stopped them from working with Google's popular video site when they can. This latest deal will result in millions of dollars in previously unclaimed non-performance royalties paid to publishers and songwriters, starting in 2017. The NMPA (National Music ...
BandPage To Discontinue Key Features As Service Folds Into YouTube
BandPage is discontinuing many of its most used features as of March 1st. BandPage has served as a cornerstone of many artist's web and Facebook presence since it launched in 2009. But when Google's YouTube purchased the company in February of this year, major change became inevitable. As of March 1st, 2017, BandPage is discontinuing many ...
How Audiotree Used Streaming To Grow The Fanbase Of Two Iconic Chicago Music Venues
In order to draw more fans to a sold out show, the people at Audiotree are working to use live streaming as a way to grow their online fanbase and attract sponsors. Guest post by Rachel Grate of Eventbrite Sold-out shows are a blessing—and, in a way, a curse. Because even for your most in-demand shows, you can’t adjust ...
2017 Will Be The Year Of The Platform, Tidal Will Sell To Apple Predicts MIDiA Research
Analysts MIDiA, who claim an 84% success rate for their 2016 predictions are back with their crystal ball for 2017. Music predictions include a Spotify IPO and the subsequent start of a new generation of experiential streaming services. 2017 will be the year of the platform, says music and entertainment industry analysts MIDiA Research. It will ...


