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Music Industry Latest: Vivendi, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon, Cardi B, Warner Music, BMG, More...

Latest Industry: UMG’s IPO, A$CAP, Festival Plastic Ban, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon, More…

April 19, 2018

Vivendi isn't 'pulling a Sony' — but UMG might be going public. Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine stated that his group is a “strategic partner of Spotify.” He clarified that Vivendi has no intentions of sel... Read More...

Latest Industry: Vivendi, SoundCloud, Sony/ATV, Mixcloud, PRS For Music, iHeartRadio, Conchita Wurst, Smart Speakers

Latest Industry: Spotify’s Chery, Lamar’s Pulitzer, Lil Wayne, SoundCloud, Sony/ATV, Mixcloud, Conchita Wurst

Daniel Sanchez

April 16, 2018

Betting long on Lil Wayne. Sound Royalties has just bagged a marquee investment: Lil Wayne. The company focuses on helping artists raise funds for future projects while leveraging lucrative catalogs. “I am... Read More...

SoundCloud’s Financial Losses Are Way, Way Worse Than We Thought

Daniel Sanchez

April 13, 2018

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SoundCloud’s revenues topped $100 million last year. That’s great! But, its losses totaled nearly $100 million in 2016. It will likely grow even more. =( Speaking with the Financial Times just over a wee... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Guitar Center, Live Nation, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon Alexa

Latest Industry: Live Nation, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon Alexa, YouTube, Guitar Center

Daniel Sanchez

April 13, 2018

A neural network on what you love to listen to. Music Audience Exchange (MAX) has unveiled its Artist Matching Engine. The platform’s data model uses neural networks to map music tastes onto the demographic... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Latest Industry: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Daniel Sanchez

April 6, 2018

Sharing an entertaining vision of country success. Texas country artist Cody Wayne has inked a management deal with Nashville-based Vision Entertainment. His brand new single off his upcoming album will hit... Read More...

SoundCloud's Revenue Topped $100 Million. Here's Why It Probably Doesn't Matter.

SoundCloud’s Revenue Just Topped $100 Million. Here’s Why That Probably Doesn’t Matter.

Daniel Sanchez

April 3, 2018

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SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor 2017 revenues have skyrocketed. Yet, without a viable long-term strategy, is SoundCloud doomed to repeat its own troubled history? To be honest, SoundCloud didn’t have a great 20... Read More...

Latest Industry: PRS, Black Girl, Deadmau5, Amazon Music, Meek Mill, SoundCloud

Latest Industry: PRS, Black Girl, Deadmau5, Elton John, Meek Mill, SoundCloud

Daniel Sanchez

April 3, 2018

No direct licensing? Then, no tariffs for you. PRS tariff talks have stalled in the UK amidst a licensing dispute. According to IQ, the implementation of PRS for Music’s new live music traffic has halted d... Read More...

Latest Industry: TuneIn, SoundCloud, Blockchain, CD Baby, Pandora, Apple Music

Daniel Sanchez

March 29, 2018

Truly gritting entertainment. Artist manager Arthur Penhallow Jr., formerly of Punch Enterprises and C3 Management, has founded True Grit Management. Based in Austin, Texas, Penhallow has also acquired book... Read More...

SoundCloud May Have Accidentally Lowered Its Audio Quality

SoundCloud Suddenly Sounds Terrible, Producer Alleges

Daniel Sanchez

January 5, 2018

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A new controversy could harm SoundCloud’s chances of remaining a viable streaming music alternative for music fans. SoundCloud didn’t have a stellar 2017. Due to a lack of a sustainable business model, th... Read More...

Americans: Get Ready for a Serious Spotify Price Hike

Daniel Sanchez

November 27, 2017

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With local and state governments failing to bring in enough tax revenue, some lawmakers have proposed a controversial idea: Why not tax streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Netflix? By the end... Read More...

Streaming Music Now Has Its Own Lobbying Group

Daniel Sanchez

November 8, 2017

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There's a new industry in town. Spotify, Deezer, and SoundCloud now have their own lobbying group. How big is the streaming music business? According to a report published in September, major labels make... Read More...

Listen to a 6,000+ Year Old Language — on SoundCloud

Daniel Sanchez

September 8, 2017

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A linguist has used SoundCloud to reconstruct one of the first spoken languages. Speaking with Mic in 2015, SoundCloud co-founder and former CEO Alexander Ljung shared his vision for the platform. “I want t... Read More...

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