The revenue for physical music has been in decline for nearly a decade, and musicians haven’t reaped the benefits so far from the rise of online streaming.
By now everyone connected with business, music or both, knows the cautionary tale of Gibson Guitars.
It may not be realistic to expect the Bee Gees to be as popular now as they were four decades ago. But can anything be done to shake things up in the digital era?
Watch a free live stream of the There's A Reward: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Neal Casal tribute concert at The Capitol Theatre.
Cherie Hu tackles changing trends in audio-visual media.
As the glittering advertising honors turn 60, their younger music arm recognizes savvy marketing moves around the sounds of Billie Eilish, Meek Mill and Elton John.
“Omae Wa Mou,” an instrumental built around an obscure sample of Japanese bossa nova, was pulled from Spotify as soon as it hit Number One on the platform’s viral chart. The teen who made it doesn’t know what to do next.
If you won't respect somebody's art enough to pay for it, what makes you think you deserve the same in return?
The sad death of The Cars’ Ric Ocasek last week brought one of the great, under-appreciated catalogues back into the limelight. But, in the streaming age, there's no need to wait to show our love for musicians and songwriters, says Music Week editor Mark Sutherland...
On the heels of unveiling its new real-time lyrics feature, Apple Music debuted a Lyrics landing page Monday that tips a hat to songwriters.
An app that allows people to make online radio shows where the music is pulled from each listener’s Spotify or Apple Music account has added on-demand functionality.
While being the most popular music streaming site on the planet, the reputation of Spotify is a mixed one.
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