Deezer has long lagged behind Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon’s Music Unlimited offering, but maybe there’s room for more. The Paris-based company announced today that it has raised €160 million ($185 million) in funding. This […]
Corporate Corner
Apple Music Is Crushing Spotify In User Engagement – And the Latest Drake Numbers Prove It
Spotify pulled out every single stop to promote Drake’s latest, Scorpion. So why didn’t they come close to Apple Music’s numbers? Riddle me this: Why is Spotify, a platform with approximately 160 million users and 70 […]
Ticketmaster Could Face Criminal Penalties After a Major Data Breach
It’s estimated that tens of thousands of people have been impacted by the Ticketmaster UK breach. So why didn’t they know earlier? It’s another nightmare breach of personal data, seemingly the latest in an endless […]
Spotify Is Hitting Labels Where It Hurts the Most: Brand-New Talent
Spotify says they’re not signing artists, therefore they’re not a label. That’s pretty funny. If you want to know Spotify’s biggest problem, just look at their latest quarterly financial report. Sure, Spotify may have renegotiated […]
Sony Music Entertainment Partners with A&R/Marketing Entrepreneur Jonathan Master for New Joint Venture
Sony Music Entertainment Partners with A&R/Marketing Entrepreneur Jonathan Master for New Joint Venture Label Sony Music Entertainment has entered into a strategic partnership with Jonathan Master, the innovative A&R and marketing entrepreneur who has worked […]
Adrian Swish – Creates A Collaborative Music Community Providing Resources Through Blockchain Technology
Digital Currensy, Inc., a blockchain-based technology company focused on the music economy, plans to revolutionize the way artists distribute music and manage their own careers. Since announcing their intentions via the release of their whitepaper […]
Universal Music Group Is Now Toying With a $40 Billion IPO – Among Other Possibilities
Universal Music Group (UMG) parent Vivendi is now considering a behemoth Wall Street public offering. But that’s just one of several tasty possibilities ahead. Universal Music Group (UMG) could potentially fetch a $40 billion valuation […]
Merlin Just Cashed 100% of Its Spotify Shares – And Is Giving 100% to Its Members
Guess it pays to stay indie! According to Merlin CEO Charles Caldas, the independent has cashed all of its Spotify shares, with all of it passing through to its members. Sony Music Entertainment and Warner […]