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Why You Should Care About Music Metadata
In this episode of the Music Business Podcast, we talk with Bill Wilson, who is the VP of digital strategy and business development at the Music Business Association. We talk to Wilson about the state of metadata in the music business and why it’s so important for musicians and consumers. Kyle Bylin is a user researcher ...
Will Fans Recognize Your Music?
As the world of online music remains an extremely cluttered place, music identification apps such as Shazam and SoundHound that help fans pick songs out of the crowd continue to gain popularity, along with some competition from the likes of Facebook. Guest Post by Kevin Cornell on the TuneCore Blog Let’s face it: it’s easy for music fans to ...
Making Free Music Work (Hint: Cannibalize Radio Not Sales)
is the freemium model truly viable? As concerns continue to be raised regarding the impact of subscription based streaming on music sales, streaming needs to start competing more closely with radio. By Mark Mulligan on his Music Industry Blog 2015 started with freemium fighting for its life. 7 months in and it’s still alive and well ...
Antitrust Lawfare Breaks Out: Google, Spotify vs. Apple
Amidst a host of other suspicious activity on the part of Spotify and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is instead investigating Apple regarding their 30% commission on “digital consumables" sold through their app store. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Technology Policy As reported in The Verge, that ever-reliable source for Spotify press releases, the Federal Trade ...
The Doobie Brothers Sue Cover Band Claiming They Own The Word "Doobie"
The Doobie Brothers do not cite the etymology of the term “doobie" in their trademark lawsuit against the Doobie Decimal System rock band, though the slang term predated the band by a few years. Doobie Brothers Corp. and Doobro Entertainment on Friday sued Roger McNamee and Jason Crosby, who perform under the name Doobie Decimal System, ...
Labels Mull Pulling All Music Videos From YouTube
Record labels are considering pulling all music videos off YouTube because its become the free music service of choice for so many. They're are upset over the lack of revenue and the anemic pace of Google's efforts to add paid tiers and better monetize the service. By Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0. In a dispute ...
What Next For Music Marketing?
Can Spotify really save the music industry? Many artists and labels are putting their faith in streaming services, both as a source of direct revenue and a way of gaining access to data on their fans, but they might be better off relying on more old school methods. Guest Post by Lucy Blair from her own website Hybrid ...
Bitcoin Can't Save The Music Industry If The Music Industry Continues To Resist Transparency
Yesterday music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard laid out the basics of what Bitcoin Blockchain is and how it could save the music industry. Today, in Part Two of this must-read series he looks at the obstacles. Guest post by George Howard. Here’s a strawman that I believe fairly strongly: Bitcoin can’t save the music industry because, the music industry will ...
The Bitcoin Blockchain Might Save The Music Industry... If Only We Could Understand It
In an era when income is measured in the fraction of a penny earned as music is streamed, shared and otherwise exploited across the globe, proper compensation of creators is an issue of growing urgency. But there may be an answer, if we can understand and embrace it, says music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard in ...
Amazon Now Selling Concert Tickets Without The Extra Charges
As part of its attempt to get into the ticketing business, Amazon is selling tickets to an upcoming festival sans the obnoxious service charge. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 One of the things that everyone hates is the service charge attached to a concert ticket when you buy it from a broker and ...
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