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The Future Of Transparency In The Music Business
The process by which music royalties are determined has always been a convoluted one, but the rise of the web has made it even more complex, while simultaneously increasing the demand for more transparency regarding where the money is coming from, and where it's going. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium Last week, I shipped up to Boston for ...
MedRhythms Uses Music To Treat Brain Injuries
While a lot of the talk surrounding music these days looks at it from a business perspective, it's important to remember music's more intangible value. Here George Howard speaks with MedRhythms' CEO Brian Harris about his company's work using music to heal traumatic brain injuries. Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes Amidst all of the ...
Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis Biopic
Miles Ahead, the movie, opened today at the New York Film Festival. Veteran actor Don Cheadle directed the film, which stars him in the title role. Since it became known months ago that the motion picture was in the works, speculation has been rampant about its faithfulness to Davis’s character and, particularly, about musical accuracy. An ...
Sharkey Laguana: Is Streaming Music Ripping You Off? [INTERVIEW]
Here the people at the Future Of Music Coalition speak with Sharky Laguana of the band Creeper Lagoon about his recent piece entitled Streaming Music is Ripping You Off" in which he criticizes streaming services for their use of the Big Pool" method of royalty distribution. Guest Post by Kevin Erickson on the Future Of Music ...
Human vs. Machine Music Curation: Why We Need Anarchy In The A.I.
In a recent dig at Apple Music, Google's Eric Schmidt spoke out against human curated playlists, instead praising the idea of an artificially intelligent tastemaker" service, designed to find the next next big thing." But can A.I. truly hope to compete with the personalized touch of human curation? Guest Post by Jim McDermott on Medium In ...
The Fundamental “Why” Of Music Discovery
Whether it's Apple Music, Spotify, or any number of smaller companies, everyone in the streaming industry is obsessing over music discovery. But just how valuable is discovery for artists, when listener engagement has become so minimal? Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium These days, it seems like everyone has an opinion of the best way to discover music. ...
Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450 Million [NYSE:P]
Pandora has acquired independent ticketing company Ticketfly. It's a move that diversifies the music streamer's portfolio within the music vertical, and it could also be goods news for artists and promoters offering direct access to Pandora's 80 million monthly users. Pandora (NYSE:P) has entered into an agreement to acquire Ticketfly for $450 million in cash and stock. Ticketfly ...
Razor And Tie Link With Indie Powerhouse Concord Bicycle Music For New Joint Venture
Independent music group Concord Bicycle Music and the co-founders of touchstone indie label Razor and Tie, Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam, have formed a new joint venture, Razor & Tie Enterprises. Under the terms of the new worldwide agreement, Concord Bicycle Music will acquire a significant stake in the new company, administer Razor & Tie Music Publishing and ...
Music Metadata: A Case Study Through Genre
Keeping metadata accurate and consistent is one of the major challenges of publishing and maintaining a substantial music catalog. Here we look at common metatda issues in classical music, hip hop, and EDM, three genre's which may have more in common than one might think. Guest Post by MediaNet Content Manager Amy Vandergon on Medium Here at MediaNet’s ...
YouTube’s Biggest Threat To The Music Industry May Not Be What You Think
While YouTube has undeniably had an extensive impact on the music industry, it could be bringing about an even greater cultural shift than previously guessed. As teens and pre-teens increasingly gravitate towards YouTube stars for their entertainment, they are also moving away from music. Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on his Music Industry Blog YouTube’s disruptive commercial ...


