While it may be the dream of many artists to end up on the front page of Rolling Stone or Pollstar, such a feat isn’t only difficult to achieve, it’s also not as beneficialas they may assume. This article offers several compelling reasons why up-and-coming artists are better off approaching smaller blogs for their promotional needs….

Today Spotify is giving the truly vast number of artists available on its platform access to data on how they’re being listened to. The data can be useful, if understood, interpreted and contextualized properly, to artists trying to identify untapped audiences or optimize their tour routing….

Google claims that across YouTube and Google Play Music, it has now paid out more than $3bn to the recorded music industry to date. Because this is a blended rate across two services, it’s very difficult to determine absolutes for what it means for Google’s generosity (or otherwise) when it comes to royalty rate payouts…

Pandora is feeling mighty bullish. Last night, the US streaming platform announced its intention to acquire key assets from on-demand music service Rdio – which, it transpires, is about to file for bankruptcy in the States. Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews (pictured, main) and CFO Mike Herring (pictured, inset) addressed investors after the $75m buyout was announced….

I remember when I first got to Los Angeles, I found myself having dinner with Jeff Ayeroff, a well-known music executive, at The Ivy in Santa Monica. At the time, I was co-president & COO of Warner Bros Records, and since Jeff had executed some of the most memorable creative while at WBR, I was looking…

One Direction has moved ahead of Justin Bieber at the halfway point in the race to this week’s U.K. No. 1 album. Bieber is also in the thick of it on the singles chart, where he has taken a slim advantage over Adele’s “Hello”….

Starting Friday, Tom Petty is getting his own SiriusXM station. Tom Petty Radio will be channel 31 on the satellite radio station, curating choice cuts of rock, rhythm and blues, SiriusXM announced Tuesday (Nov. 17). Petty will also be exclusively premiering new music on the station….

Pandora announced Monday is will acquire “several key assets” from on-demand streaming service Rdio. The deal will cost Pandora $75 million is contingent on Rdio filing for bankruptcy. …

It appears that Justin Bieber’s Purpose has taken the lead over One Direction’s Made in the A.M. in the showdown for No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Bieber seems to be on course for his sixth No. 1 album on the chart, according to industry forecasters. Sources suggest his new Purpose set, released Nov. 13, could open atop the Dec. 5-dated Billboard…

While it’s the dream of many a band to achieve massive success in the industry, the road to the top is rife withfinancial ups and downs. This article looks at theimportance of good fiscal planning in a band, and what sort of legal precautions should be taken in order to prevent trouble down the road….