YouTube Now Lets You Selectively Blur The Screen

YouTube videos are so incredibly powerful that every artist and band has to do them in order to both engage their current fan base and also...

Volvo Adds Phone-Free Spotify

Almost all new cars are blue-tooth enabled so you can stream music from your smartphone, but any driver who's tried this knows how clunk...

Maybe Piracy Hasn't Gone Away After All

Just when you thought music piracy was over comes this study from Music Watch which claims that there are more people stealing music than e...

Rock Still Isn't Dead According To A New Study

We keep on hearing that rock is dead as a music genre, but that's not the case at all, according to a study by Nielsen Music . Surprisin...

Will Music "Windowing" Become The Norm?

When Adele released her latest album 25 , it wasn't officially available on most streaming services, which certainly helped her attain ...

MySpace Purchased by Time, Sort Of

MySpace is back in the news again, this time because it's just a small piece of a bigger deal where its parent company has been purchas...

Spotify Up To 28 Million Paid Subscribers

The music industry received some good news recently when Spotify announced that it had surpassed 28 million paid subscribers at the end of ...

Google's Hangouts Changes To P2P

Many artists and bands use Google's Hangouts On Air to engage with their fans. This includes everything from mini-concerts to online me...

6 Strategy Tips From Instagram Experts

iDigic has an excellent post with a great infographic containing bits of advice from 31 Instagram experts. You can check it out here , but...

Patrick Mahoney From Manhead Merch On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

If you're in the music business you've heard how increasingly important merchandise is to the revenue stream of an artist. My guest ...

Bandpage Is Acquired By YouTube

Bandpage , the app that allows artists to monetize their followings, has been acquired by YouTube for a fire sale price of $8 million. The ...

Despite Reports, Don’t Look For Pandora To Be Acquired Anytime Soon

Is Pandora really up for sale? If it is the timing is extremely curious. Pandora was said to have begun talks with Morgan Stanley to help ...

Record Label Opens Its Own Brick And Mortar Store

Maybe this is the way it should be. Concord Music Group , which owns a variety of record labels and is home to prestigious artists like Paul...

The 5 Characteristics Of The YouTube Voice

We've all either experienced or heard of the teenage (or just beyond) YouTube sensations that have millions of followers and hundreds o...

Bose Turns Superbowl Tweets Into Songs

Bose didn't pay for an ad during the Superbowl broadcast, but it did figure out a unique way to capitalize on the event. The company a...

Apple Music Now In Far More Countries Than Spotify

Apple  has done a great job making  Apple Music  available throughout the world. As a matter of fact,  Music Business Worldwide  notes that ...

Rumors Untrue - Twitter Not Changing To Facebook-Like Newsfeed

Twitter was in a panic last week as rumors circulated that the service was moving towards an algorithm-based feed that would select which t...

Warner Music May Give Spotify Windfall Back To Artists

Major record labels aren't known for being particularly generous to their artists, but in at least one case, that might change a little....

SoundCloud Rolls Out Its Own Version Of Pandora

SoundCloud is angling to become a full-fledged streaming service, and it just took a big step towards that goal with the introduction to wh...

1500 Track Streams Now Equals 1 Album Sale

The RIAA announced that it will now count 1500 track streams as 1 album sale when it comes to qualifying for awards like gold records. This...

The Best Way To Live Stream To Multiple Platforms

Live Streaming is becoming an important part of an artist's social repertoire, but until now it was limited to one platform like YouTube...

Artist Management Consultant Mike Gormley On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

My guest on this week's Inner Circle Podcast is artist management consultant Mike Gormley . Mike was head of PR for Mercury and A&...

Small Webcasters Forced To Shut Down Thanks To Royalty Increase

A number of issues seemed to have doomed thousands of small webcasters who use the Live365 platform, which closed down today. The webcaster...