Why the Entertainment Industry Needs Blockchain; Inside The Ongoing Quest To Get Music Curators Paid

Blockchain technology could solve the intellectual property theft issue for the entertainment industry.

Entrepreneurs are experimenting with new business models for monetizing music curation, both at the head and at the long tail of digital influencers.

Blockchain technology has been an obsession on Wall Street for years, as banks try to apply the notion of a shared, permanent ledger to antiquated financial plumbing. It could speed up transactions and make record keeping flawless. But the benefits of the technology could soon flow to an unlikely group.

Not content with merely streaming music, Amazon is preparing to put on its own live shows. Prime Live Events will be ticketed and exclusive to Prime members, ad...

The decline of the vinyl industry has affected the local music industry as it relates to sales.However, foreign artistes have found a breakthrough courtesy of streaming services like Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, and Sound Cloud.Some artistes have...

Pandora’s active user count is at its lowest point in two-and-a-half years – despite the recent launch of a subscription service which is supposed to save the company.

Indie music rights management platform TuneRegistry has announced a partnership with the Harry Fox Agency to initiate electronic delivery of song registrations.

A very busy Pandora this morning announced a custom emoji program on Twitter as part of their “Sounds Like You” branding campaign.

I’ve always loved the ‘hits’ (“Only the Lonely,” “Suddenly Last Summer”), but I never really took a deep dive into their catalog. Until now.

When I started my career in music I worked in what was then known as the New Media department.

Warner Music cut a new deal with YouTube that isn't that great, but despite what others are saying, it might not matter in the long run.