This post is an opt-ED by DJ Lee Burridge. This is to anyone who’s ever asked for a guest list spot. However, at the same time, to no one in particular as I write. I decided to write this after a Summer of being bombarded with guest list requests. I...
The Chinese music streaming service Tencent Music debuted with an impressively initial public offering of $14.10. However, music tech investors seem to have come back down to earth. Instead, they have reduced its value to a more modest level. The Chinese music streaming service Tencent Music raised $1.1 billion last...
Boasting a bevy of innovative partnerships with boundary-pushing brands, the music discovery platform WAV Media has announced its latest partner: event producer and record label Insomniac. An unprecedented collaboration, the multi-tiered partnership between the two musical powerhouses brings an opportunity for fans and new audiences across the world to access...
Last October, a little over a week before Eric Church's upcoming Double Down Tour stop at Staples Center in Los Angeles went on sale to the public, secondary ticketing firm DTI and similar ticket brokers received an email to notify them of a chance to buy Eric Church tickets for...
The 4th Annual Winter Music Conference at Faena District announces their first round of programming and media/brand partners. The event takes place March 25-28 at the Faena Forum, Miami Beach. Sponsorships Media Partners WMC Media Partners include The Verge, Grammy.com, THe Recording Academy, Mixmag technology news and media network The...
Spotify's 2018 Holiday ads are out, and they show just what 'playlists you made this year.' These podcasts get a shout-out in the ads. Spotify's out-of-home advertising campaigns have become a much-loved source of holiday cheer over the past few years. For one thing, they are always witty. In fact, the ads...
Ultra Music Festival has announced its new home ahead of the monumental 21st edition. The festival will move to the historic Virginia Key Beach Park and Miami Marine Stadium Flex Park. The world-renowned and internationally acclaimed event provided the message below, in a long-awaited statement to its fans: We are excited to announce...
On November 12, 2018, MTV expanded its global live events business into the United States. The company acquired SnowGlobe Music Festival. SnowGlobe is one of the nation’s premier outdoor New Year’s Eve music festivals. The annual, three-day event takes place December 29-31 in South Lake Tahoe, California. The event welcomes more...
Remixes will start making money totally legally with a massive new deal between SoundCloud and Dubset clearing licenses. About the SoundCloud- DubSet Partnership SoundCloud has made a name as the online home for creators, producers, DJs, remixers, and anyone musically creative. The company has just signed a major deal that...
Splice has announced that it has paid $10 million to artists who have distributed sounds on its platform. The company is evolving the way musicians make music. Since the inception of Splice Sounds in 2015, the company paid the royalties to music creators who distribute sounds through the sample service....
In keeping with Insomniac’s ongoing international expansion, the company announced it has entered into a partnership with ALDA. Insomniac acquired a 50 percent stake of the Amsterdam-based company. ALDA is a leader in the development, production, and promotion of dance music events and experiences around the world. Together the two...
A team of Canadian journalists from the CBC reported on Wednesday that Ticketmaster has developed a secret tool called TradeDesk. The tool assists professional scalpers with re-selling tickets in ways that seem to violate Ticketmaster's own rules. Previously, over the past decade, Live Nation has markedly changed course in its...
The game really did just change. Spotify has recently launched a new feature which will enable independent artists to upload tracks to the service directly. No longer will there be any requirement for a third-party aggregator or record label. Currently, the feature remains in invite-only beta mode. Only a few select...
The Glitch Mob is an American electronic music group from Los Angeles, California. It's members consists of edIT (Edward Ma), Boreta (Justin Boreta) and Ooah (Josh Mayer). The Glitch Mob's first album Drink the Sea peaked at 57 on the CMJ Top 200 Chart for College Radio. Also, their single...
Audius wants to cut the middlemen out of music streaming so artists get paid their fair share. To accomplish this, Audius is building a blockchain-based alternative to Spotify or SoundCloud. Serial entrepreneur and DJ Ranidu Lankage founded the company. How Audius Works Audius works on a token system. Users can...
Riptide Music Group (Riptide) is a leading synchronization, rights management, and creative company. They provide music to advertising, movie trailers, TV programming and promos, major motion pictures, video games and multimedia productions. Riptide Music Group has joined forces with leading dance music label Armada Music for sync representation in the...
