Taylor Swift's 1989 Tour Is Making $4 Million Every Time She Performs
The pop megastar is on pace to gross more than $300 million for a tour that began back in May.
Shakira’s Love Rocks Is Already A Flop, Signaling Trouble For Celebrity-Driven Mobile Games
The pop star’s mobile game, released just weeks ago, is not generating the revenue she and her team expected.
NPR Launches Earbud.fm To Tell You What Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
The public radio network launches Earbud.fm, which provides human recommendations to help podcast fans find the good stuff.
Victory Records Says It Will Begin Layoffs Unless Spotify Restores Its Catalog
Victory's founder says the streaming giant, which accounts for 70 percent of the label's digital income, hasn't paid in months.
Kesha Sony Lawsuit: Amid Dr. Luke Abuse Allegations, Pop Star Appeals To Judge’s Conscience
The pop star's legal team filed an injunction asking for permission to make new music with another label, after she alleged abuse by her producer.
Oasis Won't Play Glastonbury 2016, But Would Consider Reuniting - For A Quarter Billion Pounds
Noel Gallagher told British papers that Glastonbury's organizers "don't have enough money" to get the band back together.
Musicians And Songwriters Are Fed Up With Low Royalties -- And They Are Starting To Organize
At the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit, "organization" emerged as the unofficial rallying cry for disenfranchised musicians.
YouTube's AMRA Deal Will Mean Faster Royalty Payments For Artists Around The Globe
AMRA's deal with YouTube will enable the Kobalt-owned licensing and royalties unit to collect performance royalties for artists around the world.
With 'Something Cool' Podcast, Howl Premium Steps Up Ambitious Effort To Lure Paid Subscribers
A new Howl Premium podcast is aiming to convince listeners to make the leap from free to paid content. Can it work?
Pandora Agrees To $90 Million Settlement In RIAA Lawsuit On Oldies Recordings
The massive agreement with record labels, following a dispute over a quirk in U.S. copyright law, will apply to streams of songs released before 1972.
Tidal X: 10/20 Concert Gets Streaming Audience Of 3.3 Million - Bigger Than The Super Bowl’s
The 3.3 million people who watched the benefit concert were spread out across 198 countries.
Yahoo NFL Live Stream Attracts Swarm Of Advertisers; Toyota, Microsoft, Snickers Among Game Sponsors
Sunday's matchup on Yahoo between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, from London, has attracted 30 major sponsors, including American Express and Toyota.
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Tickets On Ebay, Craigslist Are Being Sold For Thousands Of Dollars
One day after demand for "Force Awakens" tickets smashed Hollywood records, a lively secondary market has sprung up.
Tidal X 1020 Concert Review: Beyonce, Nicki Minaj Highlight A Weirdly Successful Event For Jay Z’s Streaming Service
For many Tidal subscribers who attended Tuesday’s concert in Brooklyn, the star-packed event did exactly what it needed to do.
'Force Awakens' Tickets: New 'Star Wars' Movie Smashes Fandango, MovieTickets.com First-Day Sales Records
The next chapter in the "Star Wars" saga, planned for a December release, has already annihilated previous advance-sales records, U.S. movie ticket retailers say.
Spotify Yanks Victory Records Catalog From Streaming Music Service In Royalties Dispute
Spotify yanked Victory Records' entire catalog from its service after a report said Spotify hadn't paid "mechanical" publishing royalties for 53 million streams of the label's music.
Tidal X Tickets Are Being Resold For Thousands Of Dollars As Streaming Service Seeks Momentum With Exclusive Concert
As Jay Z's music streaming service looks to build hard-won momentum, resale ticket prices for its Brooklyn, New York, concert are skyrocketing.
Alibaba (BABA) Youku Todou Deal Is Another Big Content Bet To Build An Ecosystem To Rival Amazon, Netflix
The Chinese e-commerce giant's proposed purchase of Youku Tudou would bring its video empire one step closer to vertical integration.
Is Aurous Legal? The Ad-Free Music Streaming Service Was Sued By The RIAA, And It Doesn’t Look Promising
Long-term prospects for Aurous, an ad-free music streaming service, appear dim, but its developer says he's not giving up.
Aurous Founder Andrew Sampson On Why Spotify And Pandora 'Cord-Cutting' May Be The Future Of Music Streaming
The founder of Aurous, a free streaming music service with no ads, explains what his company brings to the marketplace and how artists will get paid.
Condé Nast Buys Pitchfork: Acquisition Gives Publishing Giant A Fresh Audience, But What About Indie Cred?
The indie music hub, founded in 1996 in Chicago, attracts more than 6 million readers every month.
Music Managers Have No Idea Where Their Artists' Digital Royalties Are, Either
More than a third of artists' contracts with labels and publishers contain no mention at all of income from digital sources, a survey of artists' managers found.
Aurous, The ‘Popcorn Time For Music’ That Offers Free Streaming Music With No Ads, Launches In Alpha
Aurous is a new service that offers free streaming music and no pesky commercials. Is it too good to survive? Or just too illegal?
NFL Games Come To TuneIn Premium Tier In Latest Push To Add More Live Sports Audio
The audio service already offers Barclays Premier League audio, Major League Baseball and college sports.
FanDuel, DraftKings Scandal: How ESPN, NBC And Sports Leagues Became Addicted To Fantasy Sports
Amid the blossoming field of legalized gambling, media giants saw a cash cow in fantasy sports -- and a way to keep consumers locked onto their sites.
Stephen Colbert Ratings: New ‘Late Show’ Draws Younger Eyeballs To Musty CBS
The former Comedy Central host has doubled the size of the "Late Show" youth audience, Nielsen ratings data show.
Sony/ATV, Home To Songs By Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Rolling Stones And Calvin Harris, May Change Hands
A new report says that Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which is jointly owned by Sony and Michael Jackson's estate, could be sold.
DraftKings Won't Dump Its MLB Playoffs Ads
Even as an insider betting scandal continues to boil, the daily fantasy football site is holding on to some costly commercial spots.
The Music Industry Desperately Needs A Global Rights Database, But No One Knows Who Will Pay For It
Music industry stakeholders agree on the need for a global rights database, but building and maintaining one won't be cheap.
Pandora Buys Ticketfly: Acquisition Of Independent Ticket Retailer Marks Move Into Live Music And Events
The leading digital radio service paid $450 million for Ticketfly, which sold 16 million tickets last year.
