Music Industry

Amazon Prime Live Events, more than just gigs for olds

Amazon today announced ‘Amazon Prime Live Events’, a series of smaller capacity gigs by largely heritage acts made available exclusively…

7 years ago

Spotify acquires 4th company in past 3 months – and looks set to buy more

Spotify is splashing the cash in a bid to stay ahead of the competition. Daniel Ek’s company has just announced its…

7 years ago

Spotify for Artists: new tools to manage your Profile

"Spotify for Artists" gives new tools to manage your Artist Profile and to track your music growth and audience. 1)…

7 years ago

The lead singer Chris Cornell has died

Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave lead singer, has died Wednesday night in Detroit. His representative Brian Bumbery in the statement…

7 years ago

YouTube and Vevo: the changing landscape of music videos

The two heavy weights of the music video world make headlines for their strategic resets. YouTube has announced that its…

7 years ago

Introducing expanded YouTube Partner Program safeguards to protect creators

"For millions of creators, making videos on YouTube isn’t just a creative outlet, it’s a source of income. We set…

7 years ago

YouTube tremendous growth

“YouTube remains the premier destination for online video globally and is seeing tremendous growth”, said Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, on…

7 years ago

Spotify is planning its own music hardware, voice control

Two jobs listings point to a major expansions of Spotify's ambitions to include music hardware with voice control. While details…

7 years ago

Spotify Verification: 250 followers are no longer needed

Spotify changed the rules for the artist account verification finally. 250 followers as minimum are no longer requested, now you…

7 years ago

Pandora Premium: how royalties are being paid to artists and labels

Key takeaway: Now, with the broad rollout of Pandora Premium, there are three tiers, three ways for artists and labels…

7 years ago