Music Tech

Why Can’t Artists Link to Their Websites on Spotify?

Lennon Cihak

April 19, 2018

Fraud Detection Software Is Coming to the Music Industry — And It Will Change Everything

Paul Resnikoff

April 13, 2018

Ultimate Ears: Continuing To Refine And Improve Their Offerings

Noah Itman

April 11, 2018

Pandora Moves to Direct Deal with Labels, SoundExchange’s Payouts Plunge 26.2%

Lennon Cihak

March 18, 2018

Why Louder.me Isn’t ‘Just Another Music Platform’

Louder.me

March 15, 2018

Spotify Has a Solution for Fixing Bad Metadata: Its 160 Million Active Users

Mutembei Kevin

March 14, 2018

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What the Hell Is ‘Audio AR’? Take a Look at Bose’s New Glasses…

Lennon Cihak

March 12, 2018

Bose is blurring the lines between sound and vision via augmented reality. But... audio AR? Bose is known for its quality audio equipment products. Now, they're getting into the augmented reality industry.... Read More...

Will Donald Trump Convince Apple and Tim Cook to produce their iPhone in the U.S.?

Surprise! Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Lose 97% of Its Funding Under Trump’s Budget Plan

Lennon Cihak

February 14, 2018

Image by Gage Skidmore (CC by 2.0) Mr. Trump wants to rid federal funding for the public media and arts. President Donald Trump's proposed budget would lacerate federal funding for public media and arts. The... Read More...

Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Create Amazon Music Playlists

Lennon Cihak

February 13, 2018

Amazon's Alexa is getting more intuitive, especially when it comes to music. Virtual assistance devices are increasing in use. And they're getting smarter by the minute. Now, Amazon's Alexa can create pla... Read More...

Rights Management Platform Haawk Acquires TuneRegistry & RoyaltyClaim

Paul Resnikoff

December 13, 2017

Rights management, enforcement, and monetization platform Haawk has just finalized two major acquisitions. Haawk has dramatically expanded its rights management and monetization platform with a pair of acqui... Read More...

Updated: Apple Buying Shazam In $400 Million Fire-Sale, ‘Big Plans’ Ahead

Paul Resnikoff

December 8, 2017

Apple is rumored to be acquiring Shazam in a $400 million dump-off. Update Dec. 11th. Apple has now confirmed the purchase (though not the price). Here's an official statement from the company; our origina... Read More...

How to Build a Major Label Payment Platform on an Indie Label Budget

Paul Resnikoff

December 3, 2017

Want to know the secret to building a great payment system? It all boils down to three key factors — all of which any label, publisher or music group can now afford. Once upon a time, bigger labels and publi... Read More...

Data: These Are the Most Shazam’d Songs of 2017

Paul Resnikoff

December 1, 2017

Spotify engagement metrics are seriously important for a song's success. But so are a bunch of other 'big data' factors, including Shazam. As the music industry becomes increasingly data-driven, a number of... Read More...

Forget SoundCloud, Musical.ly & YouTube: Spotlite Is the Next Talent Incubator

Paul Resnikoff

November 29, 2017

In some senses, future superstars don’t have to be ‘found’ anymore. SoundCloud propelled Post Malone and Kygo; Musical.ly gave us Baby Ariel and Anna Zak. Of course, it’s difficult for one platform to singl... Read More...

No, Legacy Musicians Do Not Have To Tour To Make Money If They Don’t Want To

Ari Herstand

August 8, 2017

Donald Fagen | Photo by Fred von Lohmann I’m sure you’ve read by now the piece that has been shared relentlessly discussing how 69-year-old Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan) was "forced" to go on tour because his ... Read More...

Looks Like Facebook Won’t Be Ripping Down Music Videos Forever

Paul Resnikoff

July 27, 2017

photo: comundo (CC0) YouTube is a great place to develop your music career through cover videos. Facebook is a great place if you want those videos ripped down. Now, all of that is about to change. Want to... Read More...

How to Fire Your Sync Agent & Make Some Serious Licensing Money

Paul Resnikoff

June 12, 2017

Music sync is like a secret billion-dollar market that requires all the right handshakes. But a sync agent can only shake so many hands. Which is why artists, songwriters, DJs, and other content owners are ... Read More...

Pandora Kills Artist Insights While Paying Out Less Money

Ari Herstand

May 5, 2017

Last week I wrote about how Pandora has stopped paying artists over 50% of their money. Sources reported to me that Pandora’s accounting is so messed up that DIY distributors are literally sending checks BAC... Read More...