That’s according to Pandora founder Tim Westergren, who was stumping for lower royalty rates on Tuesday in San Francisco. And part of his complicated pitch was that successful artists are making a lot of money off the Pandora platform. ”There are artists making more than $2 million from Pandora,” Westegren told attendees at SF Music Tech […]
Add Live Nation chairman Irving Azoff to the list of people who think it’s harder, not easier, for artists to make it in the music business these days. And according to Azoff, part of the problem is that it’s easier to make music than ever before, with less monetization, a stark contrast to the ‘golden age’ […]
The following guest post comes from longtime music industry attorney Steve Gordon. If Apple wants to launch their much anticipated, Pandora-like music service, they must negotiate directly withSony/ATV for public performance rights. That’s the word on the street, and if true, a dangerous turn of events. The reason is that until recently, performing rights organizations […]
Deezer, the Paris-based music streaming service, has secured $130 million in what is being called the largest-ever funding round for a startup in France. The fundraising – led by Access Industries, the Len Blavatnik-owned U.S. company that bought Warner Music Group last year – should help drive the Spotify-like service as it makes a […]
As the weather gets colder, music’s hottest artists are gearing up to release newalbums. We’ve compiled our annual list of fall’s most-anticipated releases from newcomers like Kendrick Lamar and French Montana to veterans like Brandy and T.I., who are planning big year-end comebacks. Will R&B crooner Ne-Yo keep the winter fires burning with his R.E.D. album and will the […]
The Web made licensing music drastically more efficient. Now a small button on the ubiquitous SoundCloud streaming player makes licensing music even easier. SoundCloud, a music hosting and sharing platform with more than 20 million users, has partnered with music licensing platform Getty Images to bring together their groups of creators and licensors. […]
Speaking of essential reading, Don Passman’s industry bible All You Need to Know About the Music Business will be released in its eighth edition Dec. 4. Be assured the dust jacket will be loaded with endorsements from high-profile figures. For example, Katy Perry says, “I read this book when I was 13 and then things turned out okay for me.” […]
