Daniel Adrian Sanchez

Music Industry Latest - Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More...

Latest Industry: Sting, Tracer, Jay-Z, IFPI, Music Canada Live, Phil Rudd Band, AEG, BMI, More…

July 19, 2018

BMI's new Senior Vice President of Creative, Alex Flores Sting will star in his own musical. Mirvish Productions, a Canadian theatrical production company, has announced Sting will star in the Canadian premi... Read More...

Does Spotify's New Playlist Consideration Feature Mean the End of Playlist Payola Companies?

Will Spotify’s New ‘Playlist Consideration’ Feature Kill Playlist Payola Companies?

Daniel Sanchez

July 19, 2018

I’ll be honest – Spotify’s new ‘playlist consideration’ feature looks good. Yet, don’t expect playlist payola companies to go the way of the dodo just yet. Let’s face it – Spotify still has a playlist payol... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - Google, David Bowie, Cliff Richards, Walmart, Spotify, YouTube, Wu-Tang Clan, More...

Latest Industry: Google, David Bowie, Cliff Richards, Walmart, Spotify, YouTube, Wu-Tang Clan, More…

Daniel Sanchez

July 18, 2018

EU fines Google $5 billion for Android violations. European Union regulators have hit Google with €4.3 billion ($5 billion) in fines. The European Commission says the company abused Android market dominance... Read More...

Just How Rampant is Chart Manipulation in South Korea?

Daniel Sanchez

July 18, 2018

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Despite unveiling 'chart freezing,' the South Korean music industry still has to deal with widespread chart manipulation efforts from major labels and entertainment companies. Earlier today, J.Y. Park made a... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - 'Super Touts,' Concord + ICE, CD Baby, Live Nation, Country Thunder Music Fest, Flighthouse, More...

Latest Industry: ‘Super Touts,’ Concord + ICE, Live Nation, Country Thunder Music Fest, Flighthouse, More…

Daniel Sanchez

July 17, 2018

Just 50 ‘super touts’ control the ticket resale market. Jorge Díaz Largo, former Vice President of Product and Marketing at secondary ticketing platform Ticketbiz, has claimed that fifty “industrial-level” t... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Beats Out Bruno Mars to Top Pollstar's Mid-Year 2018 Concert Charts

Ed Sheeran Offers One of the Cheapest Tickets In 2018 — and Outsells Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and the Stones

Daniel Sanchez

July 17, 2018

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Ed Sheeran's ticket prices are drastically lower than Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and the Rolling Stones. Guess who made the most money? Pollstar has released its 2018 mid-year report on the live concert indu... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - Pussy Riot, Vivendi, Spotify Ad Studio, Imani Media Group, Mandy More, Odunsi, More...

Latest Industry: Pussy Riot, Vivendi, Spotify Ad Studio, Imani Media Group, Mandy Moore, Odunsi, More…

Daniel Sanchez

July 16, 2018

Pussy Riot activists run onto the field at the World Cup. Controversial Russian punk rock/activist band Pussy Riot has claimed responsibility for people running onto Luzhniki Stadium during the final match o... Read More...

Australian Industries Want to Impose Quotas on Streaming Services

Australia Wants to Impose ‘Culture Quotas’ on Streaming Music Services

Daniel Sanchez

July 16, 2018

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Kylie Minogue Quotas, according to APRA AMCOS and SPA, will help develop local Australian artists. But why are they forcing streaming services to spend money to do it? Australia’s music, TV, and film indust... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - Lady Gaga, Spotify, Duran Duran, Sprint, YouTube, Triller, BBRMG, More...

Latest Industry: Lady Gaga, Spotify, Duran Duran, Sprint, YouTube, Triller, BBRMG, More…

Daniel Sanchez

July 14, 2018

Lady Gaga founds Haus Beauty. Lady Gaga has quietly launched a new startup. Dubbed Haus Beauty, the company has the support of an influential Silicon Valley VC firm – Lightspeed Venture Partners. CEO Ben J... Read More...

Looks Like Ticketmaster’s Data Breach Was Worse Than We Thought…

Daniel Sanchez

July 13, 2018

The Ticketmaster attack was apparently only the ‘tip’ of the iceberg, according to cyber-security firm RiskIQ. Several weeks ago, Ticketmaster UK revealed that malicious code in software provided by Inbenta ... Read More...

Music Industry Latest - Spotify, Nielsen, Pandora, Childish Gambino, Viacom, Ruby Tuesday, AIF, More...

Latest Industry: Spotify Diversity, Pandora, Childish Gambino, Viacom, Ruby Tuesday, AIF, More…

Daniel Sanchez

July 12, 2018

Spotify reveals its gender and race diversity findings. Spotify has released its latest Diversity Data Report. Among the findings, females make up 38.7% of employees, up 3.8% over 2016’s numbers. The compa... Read More...

Introducing Portal, the ‘Middle Finger’ to YouTube’s Failed Ad Model

Daniel Sanchez

July 12, 2018

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Have artists and content creators finally found a viable alternative to YouTube? Portal co-founder Jonathan Swerdlin believes so. YouTube doesn’t have a great reputation with the music industry or its own con... Read More...

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