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Blockchain Startup Wants to Build an Indestructible Pirate Bay

Blockchain Startup Wants to Build an Indestructible Pirate Bay

Daniel Sanchez
October 10, 2018
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Maybe blockchain won’t save the music industry, after all.  In fact, if pirates have their way, the technology may actually create a nightmare for content creators. Is blockchain the savior of the music indu... Read More...
Music Industry Latest - AIF, MusicLife, Spotify's Songs of the Summer, Annex Tower Creative, BTS, Prince, More...

Latest Industry: AIF, MusicLife, Spotify’s Songs of the Summer, Annex Tower Creative, BTS, Prince, More…

Daniel Sanchez
August 27, 2018
Blockchain-based solution raises $5 million to create 'the world's first music exchange'. MusicLife has closed a $5 million Series A Investment led by Metropolis VC.  The blockchain music exchange comp... Read More...
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…

Daniel Sanchez
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...
Latest Industry: R. Kelly Merch, YouTube Music, Prince, FYF Fest, Fender Riffstation, Cary Sherman, More...

Latest Industry: R. Kelly Merch, YouTube Music, Prince, FYF Fest, Fender Riffstation, Cary Sherman, More…

Daniel Sanchez
May 17, 2018
Spotify’s double standard with R. Kelly. Despite removing the troubled R&B singer from playlists on its service, Spotify still prominently features R. Kelly merchandise on sale.  The streaming music plat... Read More...
Here's Why Gareth Emery's Choon Won't Fix Artist's Problems

Why Blockchain Isn’t Even Close to Fixing Musicians’ Problems

Daniel Sanchez
May 16, 2018
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According to a new study published by Choon, a blockchain-based streaming platform, 52% of people said they would use an alternative streaming music service if it rewarded artists more fairly. 76% said they’... Read More...
A better logo for TIDAL?

Latest Industry: TIDAL’s Got 99 Problems, XXXTentacion, Choon, Exactuals, PRS, HMV, Roc Nation, More…

Daniel Sanchez
May 16, 2018
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A better logo for TIDAL? Even more accusations launched against TIDAL. First, Norwegian financial newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) found that TIDAL likely manipulated 320 million false sessions on genuine us... Read More...
Music Industry Latest: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora Media, Live Nation, the RIAA...More

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora, Live Nation, the RIAA, More…

Daniel Sanchez
May 4, 2018
Spotify + Hulu…and Scribd? According to a new report, Spotify may expand its entertainment bundle to include Scribd’s audiobook service.  TechCrunch notes that the company has placed a consumer survey in its... Read More...
Music Industry Latest: Spotify, YouTube Remix, Apple, Alexa, Pitbull, Avicii, Viagogo, Vivendi, Bose, Deezer, More...

Latest Industry: Spotify, YouTube Remix, Apple, Alexa, Pitbull, Avicii, Viagogo, Vivendi, Bose, Deezer, More…

Daniel Sanchez
April 25, 2018
Not what investors wanted to hear. Yesterday, Spotify announced significant improvements to its free tier service, including on-demand song playback.  Now, investors have responded to the news.  Spotify’s stoc... Read More...
Latest Industry: Amazon Music, Blockchain, Viacom, Sony, BMG, Pay Gaps, Alexa

Latest Industry: Blockchain, Amazon Music, Alexa, Viacom, Sony, BMG, Pay Gaps

Daniel Sanchez
April 4, 2018
Fighting for the CLASSICS. 89 artists have added their names to a petition urging Congress to pass the CLASSICS Act.  If passed, the bipartisan legislation would require digital services to pay both rights... Read More...
Lino, A Blockchain-Powered YouTube Competitor, Raises $20 Million

Lino, A Blockchain-Powered YouTube Competitor, Raises $20 Million

Daniel Sanchez
February 6, 2018
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Will blockchain technology finally enable artists to earn the right amount for their content?  YouTube competitor Lino believes so. Late last year, The Times published a report that set off a firestorm.  The... Read More...
As YouTube Stars Jump to Patreon, Could Cryptocurrency Solve the Adpocalypse Problem?

The Solution to YouTube’s Payments Problem Is a Brand-New Cryptocurrency

Daniel Sanchez
November 17, 2017
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This startup promises to solve YouTube’s massive demonetization problems and get content creators paid. Tired of YouTube’s terrible payouts?  So are major stars on the platform. Controversial Singapore Yo... Read More...

Think Blockchain Is Bulls—t? This New Initiative Might Change Your Mind

Paul Resnikoff
April 7, 2017
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Here are three more reasons to believe in blockchain's chances: ASCAP, SACEM, and PRS for Music. There more than a thousand reasons why blockchain won't work for the music industry.  Here's one essay that ad... Read More...
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