Apple needs to get a grip again on the music industry. The growth of iTunes has been compromised by the rise in popularity of streaming-services…
Earlier in June, Amazon officially launched “Prime Music”. This is a music-streaming platform for its “prime” users only. Rival Spotify has a catalog of over…
In February of 2014, Warner Music Group and Shazam announced that they would enter into a “strategic collaboration” in which Warner would have access to…
Certain sound recordings from decades ago are still considered commercially viable today. In fact, songs by Frank Sinatra, Etta James, and the Beatles are still…
Amazon, one of the most storied online companies ever, may soon add music streaming to the list of services and industries it is a player…
The music industry once again is on the tipping point of another digital transformation, this time moving away from CD’s and downloads and into the…
In May of 1787, the top political figures of a fledgling United States met in Philadelphia to draft a Constitution. They judged artistic expression and…
The Wu-Tang Clan has been making headlines in past weeks as they recently announced that their new record, The Wu – Once Upon a Time…
Advertising revenue is quickly becoming critical in the music industry. This is in part because general mobile and tablet advertising income currently exceed desktop ad…
Apple and Google, the two companies that have most changed the fortunes of the music industry, are shifting their weight in preparation for the future…
For more than a year, Twitter has been addressing music. Its 241m monthly users are closer now than ever before to bridging the divide between…
On March 25th, 2014 Facebook made news again. Following the nineteen billion dollar purchase of high tech startup WhatsApp in February, Chairman and CEO Mark…
Pandora has been in and out of the courtroom since it went public in 2011. It has had mixed results in the courtroom against SESAC,…