By: Ava Roche Introduction Earlier this year, musicians and media outlets alike were sent into a frenzy when the headline ‘Spotify is Suing Songwriters’ started…
On August 16th, 2018, the world lost one of the most celebrated and most influential vocalists ever to grace the music industry: The Queen of…
As of September 20th, 2018, the major music streaming service, Spotify expanded its services to include music distribution for U.S. based artists. With their new…
Redefining the Role of Women in the Music Business in the Aftermath of #MeToo, Ke$ha and Taylor Swift All eyes were on Ke$ha at the…
After many years of uncertainty through the digital era, the major labels are finally in a position to prosper, thanks to Spotify’s move to go…
Introduction: Snapchat released an update in February of 2018 that changed their user interface to feature more advertisements on the page where one would typically…
Airbnb Concerts Founded in 2008 in San Francisco, Airbnb has gone from three air mattresses and broke roommates to a company valued at more than…
In the United States, copyright is defined as “…the set of rights in which the law recognizes the author on works that they have produced…
The story of the global record music industry, estimated to be worth $15.6 billion (USD) in 2016, has always been grim reading for musicians. The…
Korean Pop made major headlines in the United States in 2017. After popular K-pop group Beyond the Scene, or BTS, won the Billboard’s Top Social…
The United States and Canada are two of the 174 member countries in the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Arts. This…
New investment opportunities are arising in the contemporary marketplace for music fans and investors. Enabled by the positive market turnaround streaming has brought upon the…
As physical record sales have declined and streaming has become more popular than ever before, we are seeing a big spike in the live music…
Berlin-based streaming service SoundCloud has enabled its users to upload, record, promote, and share their original content online since it was founded by Alexander Ljung…