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17 Most Laughable Myths Of The Music Industry

November 10, 2015

1) Getting A Record Deal Means You Will Be Successful In the Music Industry. Did you know that 98% of all acts that sign to major labels fail? Meaning 98 out of 100 artists who actually get the deal don't r... Read More...

When Technology Meets Music: New Startup Utab Answers the Needs of ‘Active Music Lovers’ (Sponsored)

Paul Resnikoff

November 3, 2015

The following is a sponsored post from Tel Aviv-based Utab Media, a startup that has developed a suite of backend music technologies aimed at the 'active music listener,' and music & media com... Read More...

The Biggest Festivals In America, by US State

Charlotte Hassan

October 14, 2015

Thanks to Promotions Now, we now have a visual map outlining the zonal popularity of the biggest music festivals in the US. The festivals were selected depending on various factors such as popularity of li... Read More...

25 Percent of Instagram’s Top Accounts Are Music-Related

Paul Resnikoff

October 6, 2015

Instagram's @music launched about five months ago, with somewhat limited uptake. The basic idea of the channel was to feature a developing artist with a re-posted photo and interview, instead of blasting b... Read More...

Now You Know Everything About Music Licensing for Films

Steve Gordon

September 28, 2015

This is the sixth installment of an 11-part series on music industry agreements by attorney and legal author Steve Gordon, author of The Future of the Music Business (Hal Leonard 4th Ed 2015). Steve’s earl... Read More...

It’s Your Copyright. Don’t Apologize for Defending It.

Peter Csathy

August 27, 2015

The following guest post comes from Peter Csathy, a venture capitalist, media/tech executive, journalist, and CEO at Manatt Digital Media. We live in a world where many share the belief that content is ‘... Read More...

Universal Music Planned on Partnering with MegaUpload Just Two Days Before the Raid

Nina Ulloa

August 18, 2015

Kim Dotcom had a meeting with Universal Music Group regarding a partnership just two days before the Megaupload raid. The two parties were interested in creating an advertising network that would target the... Read More...

Executive Shuffles: Genius, ole, Syco Music, CueSongs

Nina Ulloa

August 17, 2015

Mike Whelan is ole's new Senior Director of Creative. Whelan was previously at Sony Music Publishing. According to Music Week, Syco Music has promoted Tyler Brown to Executive Head of A&R. Brown was... Read More...

‘Straight Outta Compton’ Almost Beats ‘Ant-Man’, $56 Million Opening Weekend

Paul Resnikoff

August 17, 2015

And the opening weekend tally is in! In a surprise showing, the mysogynist rapping villain superheroes of N.W.A pulled an impressive $56 million opening weekend, with Straight Outta Compton almost grandstand... Read More...

5 Ways to Fix the Streaming Music Crisis

Yves Riesel

August 7, 2015

1. Stop free use, and develop users' willingness to pay. Amongst the millions of ‘users’ that streaming services claim, the proportion of real subscribers who pay the advertised price is an absolute minority... Read More...

The Major Labels Conducted a Study to Determine Why Their Artists Make So Little…

Paul Resnikoff

July 29, 2015

The International Federation of Phonographic Industry, or IFPI, is a trade group that represents recording labels, most importantly Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. ... Read More...

If You Read This Review and Still Buy Beats Headphones, You’re An Idiot

Noah Itman

July 28, 2015

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Worth A Thousand Words.... If you want to buy headphones based on who is promoting them, or because you've seen product placement for them in almost every recent music video... then it's too late for... Read More...

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