Lyte Empowers Fan-Friendly Ticket Resale
Lyte is on track to secure $100 million in North American event ticket reservations in 2019. The platform empowers fans to return their tickets to live events and join an. Continue reading The post...
View ArticleBridging The Entertainment Gap Between China, The US
While music streaming is undeniably a global business, a lot of artists are missing out on certain international revenue opportunities owing to cultural and geographic differences, such as those that....
View ArticleTicketing Exchange Platform Lyte Adds $15M In Funding
San Francisco based ticket exchange platform Lyte has secured $15 million in Series A financing to drive the development of the platform and scale operations. Jackson Square Ventures was joined....
View ArticleFive Vectors Raises $1M To Connect New Artists with Gaming
Five Vectors, a start-up that works with emerging artists to produce music for gaming audiences has raised $1 million in seed funding, led by BITKRAFT Esports Ventures. BITKRAFT has been on. Continue...
View ArticleDeezer Signs With Targetspot, Flirts With IPO
[UPDATED] Deezer, has signed a two year deal with Targetspot, the digital audio ad platform, to be the exclusive seller of the music streaming service's audio advertising inventory in five. Continue...
View ArticleMusic On Facebook, Instragram Adds 7 Countries In Europe
Music on Facebook and Instagram launched today in The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Romania, and Slovakia, bringing to 30 the total number of countries across the EMEA with music....
View ArticleYellowHeart Gives Artists, Promoters Ticket Resale Control
YellowHeart hopes to give artists and promoters control of how and at what price their tickets are resold. Founded by serial music entrepreneur Josh Katz and The Chainsmokers manager Adam. Continue...
View Article5 Cutting Edge Music Tech Startups Vie For Music Innovation Prize By Web Summit
Five up-and-coming music tech startups will compete for the first Music Innovations Prize at the 2019 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal next month. This is the first time the competition. Continue reading...
View ArticlePledgeMusic Owes $9.5M Leaving ‘Little Prospect’ That Artists Will Be Paid...
[UPDATE] PledgeMusic entered liquidation with $9.57 million in debt and assets worth just $20,000, according to court documents obtained by Hypebot. With an "estimated deficiency" of $9.5 million and...
View ArticleSiriusXM Adds 210K Subs, Pandora Adds Just 33K In Q3
SiriusXM added 210,000 subscribers to its satellite radio service last quarter, while it's Pandora streaming music service added just 33,000 paid subscribers. By contrast, Spotify added 5 million paid...
View ArticleTop Strategies For Landing A Sponsorship As A Musician
For many aspiring artists, sponsorships may seem like something only megastars are able to access. Fortunately, this is far from true. Here we look at some of the best strategies. Continue reading The...
View ArticleIntroducing Localify, A Local Music Discovery Platform
Ithaca College professor Doug Turnbull outlines the motivation and machinations behind Localify.org, the Spotify linked platform created by his students that helps listeners discover amazing music...
View ArticleBerklee Online Student Launches Nonprofit to Provide Music Education To...
In this piece, we explore how a life changing event inspired one student to give back to her community through the sharing of music, and led to her starting a non-profit aimed at provided music...
View ArticleJoin The Capitol Royale Hackathon: Fame, Prizes & 40,000 Tracks To Play With
Capitol Music Group is hosting its annual Capitol Royale music industry convention this weekend, November 15-17 in Hollywood. Highlight the gathering is the annual music tech Hackathon with programmers...
View ArticleGuide To Finding The Perfect Mentor (And Why It Can Change Everything)
Here, Angela Mastrogiacomo breaks down the best way to find yourself a solid mentor, and how it can fundamentally alter how you navigate the choppy waters of the music industry. The post Guide To...
View ArticleChord, Crossroads, Cruise Collab Win Bandsintown Challenge At Capitol Royale...
Dozens of programmers and creatives participated in a Capitol Music Group sponsored Hackathon during the Capitol Royale music conference last weekend in Hollywood. The post Chord, Crossroads, Cruise...
View ArticleGuide To Understanding The Asian Music Market
Less saturated than either the US or the UK, China, India, and other Asian countries can represent a great opportunity for touring looking to expand their reach. Here we examine. Continue reading The...
View ArticleeBay Sells StubHub To Secondary Ticketing Rival Viagogo For $4B Cash
eBay has sold its StubHub secondary ticket resale division, to rival viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash. Swiss-based viagogo operates worldwide as a ticket marketplace for live sport, music and....
View ArticlePersonalized Music Streamer Murfie Shuts Down Unexpectedly
Murfie, a personal music streamer and physical music storage service, has shut down unexpectedly. The company had raised $16.1 million to date. Murfie users could buy, sell, and trade compact. Continue...
View Article8Tracks To Shut Down 12/31
Long-running music streaming and playlist service on December 31st, founder David Porter announced in a blog post. 8Tracks gained traction shortly after launching in 2008 and maintained a loyal...
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