Artist Management

This following was stated by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek in a panel discussion at Facebook's f8 Developer Conference. It immediately followed the announcement of Spotify's featured integration into the new, Ope... Read More...

Which do you believe? One perspective is that the space for DIY companies - and Facebook artist page apps - is simply too congested. The other is that all this competition validates the potential market, and... Read More...

This goes way beyond a recent pair of development-focused partnerships. Because Grooveshark is now dramatically shifting its model towards artist development and growth, according to information confirmed by... Read More...

There's been a war inside major labels since the 90s, and now, it's pitting Drake against Universal Music Group. "Universal needs to stop taking my f-ing songs down," Drake agro-tweeted on Thursday. "I am do... Read More...

This happened over the weekend at Serbia's Forest Fest in Belgrade. The crowd eventually peppered Winehouse with boos, and the singer left the set early.  She also apparently addressed the crowd as "Hello, A... Read More...

Never, in all our history of popular music, has there been such a plethora of composers - professional, amateur, alleged - as we have today. Responsible, of course, are those two fresh hotbeds, the coniferou... Read More...

We all want to think of ourselves as rational, forward-thinking, and independent people. But despite the crashing and burning, the euphoria surrounding direct-to-fan, and all the tawdry history, many of us a... Read More...

The music industry has a notoriously high rate of failure - not just for entrepreneurs, but also for artists. In fact, both groups are pursuing dreams with helaciously bad odds.  And great business ideas - j... Read More...

If nice guys finish last, then perhaps Steve Jobs is the type of guy who finishes first. We've been thumbing through the just-released Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson, one that profiles a relentless perfec... Read More...

"When you talk to artists and people that work with artists, they very rarely talk about tools. Because they know, this is their business.  They know that it works best when the tools disappear.  If you have... Read More...

Not seeing the value of a controlled, hosted artist website? Well, the arguments against a website are a bit shaky, especially given the presence of a number of free website-building partners.  But certain e... Read More...