A Conversation with Matt Pincus and Ron Perry of SONGS/RECORDS

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=307176

YouTube's Unofficial Dance Music Curators Take Their Brands Offline

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7841133/youtube-unofficial-dance-music-curators-labels?curator=MusicREDEF

Spotify Sponsored Songs

https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/19/spotify-sponsored-content/?curator=MusicREDEF

How to Have a Number One Song on Spotify, the Easy Way

https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-to-have-a-number-one-song-on-spotify-the-easy-way

great Justin Tranter interview

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7825801/justin-tranter-homophobia-music-industry-interview?curator=MusicREDEF

new Spotify initiatives

https://www.fastcompany.com/3068915/spotify-artists-streaming-playlists-data?curator=MusicREDEF

Julia Michaels interview

http://clashmusic.com/features/sorry-not-sorry-julia-michaels-interviewed

how a Danish Warner artist broke China

http://musically.com/2017/06/07/wmg-christopher-charts-china-midem/

Richard Russell of XL interview by The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/15/richard-russells-xl-recordings-empire

The Secret Hit-Making Power of the Spotify Playlist

https://www.wired.com/2017/05/secret-hit-making-power-spotify-playlist/

Who Decides What Gets Played On The Radio? More And More, It's Listeners

https://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/who-decides-what-gets-played-on-the-radio-more-and-more-its?curator=MusicREDEF&utm_term=.iiXYvV9q5#.fi9VBP7Jj

Alan McGee interview - quite funny in places

http://www.pias.com/blog/to-this-day-im-still-not-allowed-in-the-sony-building/

Jason Flom interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/unless-youre-100-sure-your-artist-is-wrong-go-with-their-vision/

Inside the Podcast That's Giving Pop Songwriters Their Due. 'And the Writer Is ...' host Ross Golan on why penning hits won't necessarily make you rich.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-ross-golans-and-the-writer-is-podcast-w478768?curator=MusicREDEF

Why Can We Still Buy Music?

https://medium.com/attention-econome/why-can-we-still-buy-music-d1019361d994?curator=MusicREDEF

Distrokid on "free" internet distribution

https://news.distrokid.com/how-to-tell-if-your-music-distributor-is-ripping-you-off-d8c8e9e69fa1

Patreon on how to build a company culture that lasts

https://patreonhq.com/how-to-build-culture-that-lasts-dc25b086cefd

Taylor Swift on Ed Sheeran

http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736211/ed-sheeran/?curator=MusicREDEF

interview with Philip Ginthör, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment GSA (Germany, Switzerland and Austria)

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/why-do-major-artists-keep-on-breaking-in-germany/

UNIVERSAL AND SPOTIFY’S DEAL IS AN EVEN BIGGER DEAL THAN IT LOOKS

https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/universal-and-spotifys-deal-is-an-even-bigger-deal-than-it-looks/

Conor Maynard's guide to YouTube and Facebook

http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/conor-maynard-interview-i-am-recognised-more-now-than-when-i-had-top-10-singles-every-month-a3494951.html

Savan Kotecha interview

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/music-is-about-emotions-and-connecting-people-not-about-money-or-ego/

Max Martin interview

http://storytelling.di.se/max-martin-english/

DISSECTING THE DIGITAL DOLLAR – EXTRACT 2 – SHARING VALUE

https://themmf.net/2017/02/10/dissecting-the-digital-dollar-extract-2-sharing-value/#.WJ5UPVWLRPZ

Jeff Bezos and Steve Boom interview

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7684981/jeff-bezos-steve-boom-amazon-power-100-cover

how Spotify balances employee autonomy and accountability

https://hbr.org/2017/02/how-spotify-balances-employee-autonomy-and-accountability

DISSECTING THE DIGITAL DOLLAR PART 2 – EXTRACT 1 – DIVISION OF REVENUE

https://themmf.net/2017/02/01/dissecting-the-digital-dollar-part-2-extract-1-division-of-revenue/

Projecting Trends: The Music Streaming Playlist Economy

http://blog.synchtank.com/projecting-trends-the-music-streaming-playlist-economy

Justin Tranter interview - every session should have a woman, black or gay in

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/being-an-artist-sucks-im-just-going-to-be-honest/

interview with Twenty One Pilots' manager

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/a-breakthrough-artist-is-a-much-more-complex-idea-than-a-breakthrough-song/?curator=MusicREDEF

Spotify financial numbers

https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-01-03/is-daniel-ek-of-spotify-ready-to-save-the-music-business

lots of recent hit songs have ambiguous key centres

http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/26/13956220/top-40-ambiguous-key-centers-bieber-chainsmokers-adele

Bradley Walsh had the biggest debut album by a British artist in 2016

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/biggest-british-debut-album-2016-hang/

what Songkick have done for Adele, the xx and others

http://blog.songkick.com/2016/12/23/a-home-for-live-music/

Larry Jackson/Jimmy Iovine interview in New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/arts/music/apple-music-platform-promoter-both.html?_r=1

George Ergatoudis interview

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=303970

Anne Marie: SO… HOW DO YOU BREAK AN ARTIST IN THE STREAMING AGE?

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/break-artist-streaming-age/

Billboard's 2016 A&R Power Players List Revealed

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/7587807/billboards-2016-ar-power-players-list-revealed

‘I HATE THE WORD “RULES”. IT’S THE ANTITHESIS OF A&R.’

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dont-like-rules-theyre-antithesis-ar/

Vanity Fair interview Adele

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/adele-cover-story?curator=MusicREDEF

The Monstercat Label Model: From YouTube Channel to One Million Record Sales

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/6150386/the-monstercat-label-model-from-youtube-channel-to-one

musicologists including Peter Oxendale

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/arts/music/the-man-musicians-call-when-two-tunes-sound-alike.html?_r=0

BBC RADIO 1’S MOST-PLAYED ARTISTS THIS YEAR

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bbc-radio-1s-played-artists-year-enough-uk-acts/

How record companies use the data Spotify/Apple send them

the Amen Break - the most sampled song of all time

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-sampled-song-of-all-time/?curator=MusicREDEF

a YouTube to mp3 ripper site may be the 103rd largest in the world

http://www.onlinemarketingrockstars.de/philip-matesanz-youtube-mp3-english/

Bon Iver interview

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/sep/24/bon-iver-justin-vernon-22-million-interview

SPOTIFY EXEC: ‘RADIO IS OF THE PAST. IT’S NOT RELEVANT’

http://musically.com/2016/09/23/spotify-exec-radio-past-not-relevant/

Hidden in plain sight: a global underground dance music scene with millions of fans. Are gamers the biggest millennial subculture in music? An exploration of ‘online-only’ music.

https://medium.com/music-x-tech-x-future/hidden-in-plain-sight-a-global-underground-dance-music-scene-with-millions-of-fans-ca8f2c1f4cce?curator=MusicREDEF#.kl0s5n7a3

how Spotify are getting it wrong by hogging all the playlist action

https://medium.com/@ExtendedDigest/this-image-perfectly-illustrates-how-spotify-are-getting-it-wrong-4db38a148b22#.sb2ffhw72

Chainsmokers hit earning $300k a week just in the US

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=302878

the characteristics of a Billboard no. 1 hit song

http://flypaper.soundfly.com/features/defining-deconstructing-the-characteristics-of-a-billboard-1-hit-song/

Frank Ocean's business moves

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7494773/frank-oceans-blonde-business-moves

Bryson Tiller and Apple Music

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bryson-tiller-drake-apple-music-and-the-making-of-a-trap-soul-star-20151030

Spotify IPO watch

https://musictech.solutions/2016/08/25/spotify-ipo-watch-blame-%E2%89%A0-profit/

Sean Glass on Apple Music Exclusives

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-exclusives-insiders-view/

Spotify's relationship to the majors

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-contract-three-major-labels-wants-pay-less/

Skewed VIEWS: The Huge Truth About Drake’s Record-Breaking Chart Run (on Apple Music)

http://www.stereogum.com/1892123/skewed-views-the-huge-truth-about-drakes-record-breaking-chart-run/news/?utm_source=share-tw&utm_medium=button

WILL SPOTIFY AND APPLE MUSIC RETURN THE BIZ TO PRE-NAPSTER PROSPERITY?

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=302257

Spotify NYC office tour

http://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-office-tour-2016-7?IR=T

music producers inc. Chainsmokers explain how they created a hit

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/arts/music/chainsmokers-flume-clams-casino.html

Why this musician (Powell) put his email on a Billboard

http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/32168/1/why-this-musician-put-his-email-on-a-billboard

Hits on US streaming vs sales

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=302007

Kim Kardashian Taylor Swift Snapchat Kanye West

http://www.vox.com/2016/7/18/12210858/kim-kardashian-taylor-swift-snapchat-kanye-west

Spotify's playlisting team

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-raids-bbc-radio-for-star-talent-to-boost-uk-playlist-team/

good analysis of Taylor Swift vs YouTube

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/13/taylor-swift-youtube-music-royalties-battle

the unsung heroes of the music streaming boom

https://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/the-unsung-heroes-of-the-music-streaming-boom?utm_term=.lxxjQXjzo#.yhVqDeqr7

Record Labels Need A Change Of Culture In The ‘Dashboard Era’ Of The Music Industry

https://medium.com/@Samuelpotts/record-labels-need-a-change-of-culture-in-the-dashboard-era-of-the-music-industry-585e91f6de99#.l4hmf94m5

Why Is The UK Singles Chart So Stagnant? Radio 1's Head Of Music: “The Playing Field Is Not Level”

Read more at http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/why-is-the-uk-singles-chart-so-stagnant-radio-1s-head-of-music-the-playing-field-is-not-level#lobw6cOS16dEaBXQ.99

the UK's biggest selling 60 albums of all-time

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/uk-s-60-biggest-selling-albums-of-all-time-revealed/065239

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-60-official-biggest-selling-albums-of-all-time-revealed__15551/

how Spotify Fresh Finds works

http://qz.com/628812/spotify-is-using-an-anonymous-army-of-50000-hipsters-to-find-hot-new-songs/

what would Brexit mean for the UK Music Biz?

http://www.musicweek.com/live/read/what-would-brexit-mean-for-the-uk-music-biz/065120

ONLY ONE TRACK IN UK RADIO’S TOP 20 SONGS OF 2016 WAS ORIGINALLY RELEASED THIS YEAR

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/only-one-track-in-uk-radios-top-20-songs-of-2016-was-originally-released-this-year/

Lady Leshurr on Snapchat

http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/20/lady-leshurr-snapchat-interview

Is YouTube Building A New Music Industry?

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/is-youtube-building-a-new-music-industry/

Getting more from YouTube

http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/cmutge-getting-more-from-youtube/

Kenny Gates blog about the time he sold [PIAS] to Edel

http://www.pias.com/blog/sold-company-bought-back/

Big Jon Platt interview

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/a-lot-of-people-in-the-music-business-give-a-good-meeting-we-get-results/

Spotify must watch its spending to earn music biz sympathy - plus a prediction that they will pay less to labels once they've floated

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-must-watch-its-spending-to-earn-music-biz-sympathy/

SPOTIFY AT 10: THE CHALLENGING ROAD AHEAD

http://musically.com/2016/05/24/spotify-at-10-the-challenging-road-ahead/

the two Spotify charts you need to see by Mark Mulligan

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/the-2-spotify-charts-you-need-to-see/

Most Music Tech Startups Didn’t Know Shit About How Labels Worked And other truths about the new music business a response to David Pakman

https://medium.com/cuepoint/david-youre-one-of-the-smartest-guys-on-the-block-and-i-have-massive-respect-for-your-opinions-7454aa874611#.kwv3wwk8x

THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED PRINCE

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-man-who-discovered-prince-owen-husney?curator=MusicREDEF

Hits on windowing and Brandon Creed

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=301219 

interview with Michelle Lewis and Kay Hanley, founders of Songwriters of Northern America

http://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2016/05/19/49009/hello-spotify-goodbye-songwriters/

The Dos and Don't of promoting your music on YouTube

https://blog.stem.is/the-dos-and-donts-of-promoting-your-music-on-youtube-4005ad709da1#.xf8ufq7e5

Wayne Hector interview

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/how-to-write-a-one-direction-song-behind-the-curtain-of-the-songwriting-process-ivor-novello-wayne-a7038581.html

YOUTUBE AND THE MUSIC BUSINESS: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (PT. 2)

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-and-the-music-business-sympathy-for-the-devil-pt-2/

interview with Stephen Cooper

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/7370414/music-isnt-a-commodity-warner-music-ceo-stephen-cooper-on

the music industry buried more than 150 startups

https://medium.com/@pakman/the-music-industry-buried-more-than-150-startups-now-they-are-left-to-dance-with-the-giants-ecfd0b20243e#.26to6rthf

How UK's Exit From The EU Could Effect Music Industry

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/05/how-uks-exit-from-the-eu-could-effect-music-industry-.html

Inside Meghan Trainor’s Y2K Pop Reinvention

http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/ricky-reed-on-meghan-trainors-y2k-reinvention.html?curator=MusicREDEF#

"what I learned from 3 years of working for major labels"

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2016/04/what-i-learned-from-3-years-of-working-for-major-labels/s/615114/

The music industry seems to love YouTube. Why do they keep saying they hate it?

http://www.recode.net/2016/5/10/11645760/youtube-hank-green-response-irving-azoff-artist-rights?curator=MusicREDEF

Impressive interview with the writer/director of Prince's Purple Rain film

http://www.salon.com/2016/05/05/how_purple_rain_found_its_anthem_we_both_knew_we_needed_to_find_just_the_right_song/?curator=MusicREDEF

when Apple turns off the iTunes store

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/after-the-download-when-apple-turns-off-the-itunes-store/

another inspiring Scooter Braun interview

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2016/05/scooter-braun-kanye-west-manager/

Apple Music stole my music

https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/?curator=MusicREDEF

THE MOST TIMELESS SONGS OF ALL-TIME: USING SPOTIFY TO MEASURE THE POPULARITY OF OLDER MUSIC.

http://poly-graph.co/timeless/

How Beyonce became an 'albums artist' - and what radio is doing about it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36160506

After The Album: How Playlists Are Re-Defining Listening

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/after-the-album-how-playlists-are-re-defining-listening/?curator=MusicREDEF

MMF GUIDE: HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF STREAMING

http://themmf.net/2016/04/21/mmf-guide-how-to-make-the-most-of-streaming/#.VyCzyPkrKhf

Mark Mulligan: Streaming Hits 67.5 Million Subscribers But Identity Crisis Looms

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/streaming-hits-67-5-million-subscribers-but-identity-crisis-looms/

YouTube’s Content ID : $375.00 Per Million Views… aka “Block In All Countries”…

https://thetrichordist.com/2015/03/04/youtubes-content-id-375-00-per-million-views-this-is-what-were-fighting-for/

72% of Spotify Listeners Are Millennials. Here's How They Use the Service

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/infographic-what-marketers-need-know-about-millennials-music-habits-170869

What Are The Odds Of Landing A Pop Hit? 11 super-producers and songwriters

http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/12/odds-of-landing-a-pop-hit

Spotify's Billion Dollar Challenge

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/spotifys-billion-dollar-challenge/

Mark Mulligan makes the case for diversifying beyond the £9.99 a month model

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/what-other-technology-sector-thinks-that-it-has-arrived-at-its-destination/

how Spotify fuelled the rapid rise of Lukas Graham

http://musically.com/2016/03/23/7-years-streaming-lukas-graham/

good article by Mike Posner about his surprise hit

http://observer.com/2016/03/i-took-a-pill-in-ibiza-the-impossible-irony-of-my-latest-hit-song-is-hard-to-ignore/

Jamie Oborne interview

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/managers-should-make-decisions-on-reason-logic-and-knowing-their-artists/

Adele's Manager Jonathan Dickins Talks '25' Rollout, Streaming, Our Fascination with the New

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6882407/adele-manager-jonathan-dickins-25-rollout-streaming?curator=MusicREDEF

inspiring Scooter Braun interview

https://medium.com/what-ive-learned/no-one-s-gonna-remember-you-62f49e21e54b#.9wqsxqcrt

will streaming music kill songwriting?

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/will-streaming-music-kill-songwriting?curator=MusicREDEF

Believe Digital: Spotify Playlists Can't Break An Artist Alone

http://musically.com/2016/02/08/believe-digital-spotify-playlists-cant-break-an-artist-alone/

Q&A with JT Myers re. Diplo, Spotify and Major Lazer - Lean On

https://medium.com/@songspace/alltogethernow-q-a-with-mtheory-founder-j-t-myers-3e57e7032c34?curator=MusicREDEF#.rn0rx67w9

only two of last year's biggest hits were written without outside help (songwriters)

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/only-two-of-last-years-biggest-hits-were-written-without-outside-help-guess-who/

the labels still don't get YouTube and it's costing them

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/the-labels-still-dont-get-youtube-and-its-costing-them/?curator=MusicREDEF

How an Unlikely Duo Became the Hottest Songwriters in Pop Music - Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter interview

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/music/how-an-unlikely-duo-became-the-hottest-songwriters-in-pop-music.html?_r=1

Free for All: NYPL Enhances Public Domain Collections For Sharing and Reuse

http://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/01/05/share-public-domain-collections

Streaming, The Beatles, And The Record Label Business Model's Demise

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/12/streaming-the-beatles-and-the-record-label-business-models-demise-draft.html

A Conversation with Crush Music’s Jonathan Daniel and Bob McLynn

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=298775

Sia on writing for other artists

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/sias-reject-opus-songwriter-on-reclaiming-adele-rihannas-unwanted-hits-20151203?page=7

Adele's marketing plan

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6784936/adele-25-music-industry-reaction-sales-breakdown?curator=MusicREDEF

The Best Music Marketing of 2015

http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/music-marketing-2015/301522/

Adele’s Most Fervent Fans? Soccer Moms

http://www.wsj.com/articles/adeles-most-fervent-fans-soccer-moms-1447963361

Spotify is not the problem - Spotify royalties again

http://joshcollum.tumblr.com/post/132152979583/10929203-streams-on-spotify-5632935?curator=MusicREDEF

what can we learn from the success of Adele's 25

http://de-online.co.uk/2015/11/22/what-we-can-learn

Someone like you: how Adele's broken-hearted ballads become blockbusters

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/23/adele-25-record-broken-success-ballads-blockbusters-singles-album?curator=MusicREDEF

Songkick 2.0

http://www.fastcompany.com/3053276/most-creative-people/how-songkick-20-is-merging-the-needs-of-fans-and-artists

Sammy Andrews and Darren Hemmings talk

http://musically.com/2015/11/16/sammy-andrews-and-darren-hemmings-talk-social-streams-and-kobalt/?curator=MusicREDEF

Bruce Flohr interview

http://musically.com/2015/11/06/music-manager-bruce-flohr-artists-storytellers/?curator=MusicREDEF

How Adele owned pop all over again by going back to the 1980s

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/nov/04/adele-25-pop-music-back-to-the-1980s-hello

a positive article about Spotify royalties

http://joshcollum.tumblr.com/post/132152979583/10929203-streams-on-spotify-5632935

Scott Rodger interview

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/working-with-paul-mccartney-is-like-the-best-most-intense-university-in-the-world/

How Pop Songs Connect In A Hyper-Connected World (or how Drake and Adele do it)

http://www.thefader.com/2015/10/30/drake-adele-hotline-bling-hello-internet?curator=MusicREDEF

how Years & Years made it big in America

https://lntv.com/en_us/article/how-years-years-big-in-america?curator=MusicREDEF

Spotify revenues

http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/spotify-looks-to-increase-advertising-revenue-streams-20151013-gk84yj.html

http://musically.com/2015/10/20/james-blunt-spotify-royalties/

http://thetrichordist.com/2015/10/20/spotify-has-apparently-failed-to-license-account-and-pay-on-more-than-150-cracker-and-camper-van-beethoven-songs/

Patrick Moxey interview with some thoughts on future of dance music

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/6730787/ultra-music-founderpresident-patrick-moxey-on-edm-going-mainstream

Joanna Newsom on Spotify

http://pitchfork.com/news/61661-joanna-newsom-spotify-is-the-banana-of-the-music-industry-it-just-gives-off-a-fume/

here's how much it costs to buy 80,000 Soundcloud plays (and YouTube and Instagram)

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/10/buying-soundcloud-plays/

Peter Oxendale - musicologist - on life after the Blurred Lines verdict

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34389573/music-industry-paranoid-after-pharrell-williams-robin-thicke-blurred-lines-case

the story of Terrence Trent D'Arby

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2015/10/i-was-killed-when-i-was-27-curious-afterlife-terence-trent-d-arby

Hip hop and R&B fans embrace streaming music services

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/business/media/hip-hop-and-rb-fans-embrace-streaming-music-services.html?ref=topics&_r=0

There's Another Side To The Playola Debate For Streaming Playlists

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/09/flipping-the-playola-debate-for-streaming-playlists.html

BREAKAGE IS BACK: HOW DEEZER PAID $23M IN UNALLOCATED ADVANCES TO LABELS

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/breakage-is-back-how-deezer-paid-23m-in-unallocated-advances-to-labels/

Examining the true potential of Apple Music Connect

https://medium.com/cuepoint/examining-the-true-potential-of-apple-music-connect-2eb7253888d1

Hit Charade - about Max Martin, Dr Luke, Esther Dean, StarGate and co.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/hit-charade/403192/?single_page=true

How are artists actually using Apple Music Connect?

http://musically.com/2015/09/09/how-are-artists-using-apple-music-connect/

how signing a major record deal nearly destroyed my music career - by Terra Naomi

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2015/09/09/how-signing-a-major-record-deal-nearly-destroyed-my-music-career/

here are the 25 most timeless songs ever according to Spotify

http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/here-are-the-25-most-timeless-songs-ever-according-to-spotify/

7 things you probably didn't know you could do with Spotify

http://uk.businessinsider.com/secret-hidden-features-in-spotify-2015-8

Bieber, Skrillex and Diplo on Where Are You Now

http://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000003872410/bieber-diplo-and-skrillex-make-a-hit.html

how payola is infiltrating streaming services

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6670477/how-playola-is-infiltrating-streaming-services-pay-for?curator=MusicREDEF

What Happens When Spotify Gets Behind an Artist? A Case Study of Hozier and Major Lazer

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6656722/spotify-spotlight-support-major-lazer-hozier

Robyn is leaving albums behind, and she's better for it

http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/7/9114887/robyn-la-bagatelle-magique-love-is-free?curator=MusicREDEF

the verdict on Beats 1's first month

http://diymag.com/2015/07/31/one-station-to-rule-them-all-the-verdict-on-beats-1s-first-month

David Byrne: open the music industry's black box

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/opinion/sunday/open-the-music-industrys-black-box.html?curator=MusicREDEF&_r=0

“User Pirated Content” Is Core Internet Advertising Model (Which is Why Streaming Rates Can’t Increase Until Piracy is Decreased)

http://thetrichordist.com/2015/08/04/user-pirated-content-is-core-internet-advertising-model-which-is-why-streaming-rates-cant-increase-until-piracy-is-decreased/

Less Money, Mo' Music & Lots of Problems: A Look at the Music Biz

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/less-money-mo-music-lots-problems-look-biz-jason-hirschhorn

is the music industry sleeping into disaster with the playlisting model of streaming?

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/07/is-the-music-industry-sleepwalking-into-disaster.html

Analyzing Beats 1's First Week: Most-Played Songs and Every Show's Tracklist

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6627260/analyzing-beats-1s-first-week-most-played-songs-and

Morrissey on the current music scene

http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-14665-talk-about-passion.html

how sports stadiums broke Who Let The Dogs Out

http://www.si.com/more-sports/2015/07/08/baha-men-who-let-the-dogs-out-where-are-they-now?curator=MusicREDEF

Sony Music "defends" Spotify payouts process

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6620425/sony-music-defends-spotify-payouts-process?mobile_redirection=false

Paul McCartney's interview with Esquire, and an old John Lennon interview he refers to, from Playboy

http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/music/8511/paul-mccartney-interview

http://www.john-lennon.com/playboyinterviewwithjohnlennonandyokoono.htm

good video from Spotify about Spotify

interview with Raury's manager

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/06/raury-love-renaissance/

Here’s What Happens to Your $10 After You Pay for a Month of Apple Music

http://recode.net/2015/06/15/heres-what-happens-to-your-10-after-you-pay-for-a-month-of-apple-music/

when words sold music - 70s advertising

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/06/70s-music-advertising-rolling-stone-tobias-jesso-jr/395783/

Why someone should have told Jay-Z no - and other golden rules of music biz PR

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/why-someone-should-have-told-jay-z-no-and-other-golden-rules-of-music-biz-pr/

A wishlist for Apple's new streaming service

https://medium.com/@cortneyharding_72342/a-wishlist-for-apple-s-new-streaming-service-34d0c738f1ab

Scott Vener interview

http://redef.com/item/556def4df09d24041f2c54f0?curator=MusicREDEF&source=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/06/scott-vener-profile-entourage

five reasons the major labels didn't blow it with Napster

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/05/five-reasons-the-major-labels-didnt-blow-it-with-napster.html

Steve Barnett interview

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=296147

good interview with LA Reid

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6568711/la-reid-epic-mariah-carey-meghan-trainor-top-executive

how hip hop conquered streaming

http://redef.com/item/554ccd8e327d212611ff5f18?curator=MusicREDEF&source=http://www.buzzfeed.com/reggieugwu/how-hip-hop-conquered-streaming

The Death of the One Hit Wonder

http://priceonomics.com/the-death-of-the-one-hit-wonder

Kobalt article in Wired

http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2015/05/features/kobalt-how-data-saved-music/viewall

Inside the New Royalty Split for 'Uptown Funk': Who Gets Paid What

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6553861/uptown-funk-royalties-who-gets-paid

Amy Thomson letter to Jay-Z re. Tidal

http://redef.com/item/5542717ddf7bb37f3be9c9ed?curator=MusicREDEF&source=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/an-open-letter-to-jay-z-from-amy-thomson-on-tidal

Gerd Leonhard: streaming should cost $30 a year

https://www.the-newshub.com/business/music-futurist-says-there-is-no-future-in-selling-songs-streaming-should-cost-30-a-year

5-seriously-dumb-myths-about-copyright-the-media-should-stop-repeating

https://medium.com/@jkdegen/5-seriously-dumb-myths-about-copyright-the-media-should-stop-repeating-a92e934f12a4

The dawn of online piracy - how leaks happen

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/27/the-man-who-broke-the-music-business

Revenge of the record labels: how the majors renewed their grip on music

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2015/04/15/revenge-of-the-record-labels-how-the-majors-renewed-their-grip-on-music/

the iron law of stardom - it only lasts three years

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/03/24/the-iron-law-of-stardom

an appreciation of Frank Sinatra

http://redef.com/item/552577805f0983234745e9f6?curator=MediaREDEF

surprise album release fatigue

http://redef.com/item/55253d87db3c776e7194f834?curator=MediaREDEF

Kevin Godley introduces WholeWorldBand

who owns the editorial voice on Spotify?

http://www.newslangmedia.com/major-label-curation-brands-who-owns-the-editorial-voice-on-spotify/

Korda Marshall interview

http://www.pias.com/blog/an-infectious-attitude-korda-marshall-on-ar/

Universal attacks Spotify free tier

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/universal-attacks-free-spotify-tier-as-freemium-debate-continues/061252

good Catfish & The Bottlemen interview about hunger, amongst other things

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/19/catfish-and-the-bottlrmen-if-youre-going-to-throw-a-party-throw-the-biggest-one-on-the-street?curator=MusicREDEF

from Beyonce to Kendrick Lamar - RIP the release date

http://www.thefader.com/2015/03/16/from-beyonce-to-kendrick-lamar-rip-the-release-date?curator=MusicREDEF

How a CAA Agent's Living Room Became One of Today's Hottest Music Venues

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/how-caa-agents-living-room-became-one-todays-hottest-music-venues-163465?curator=MusicREDEF

Spotify's leaked email projecting royalties due to Universal

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6501908/spotifys-umg-1-billion-royalties-analysis?curator=MusicREDEF

Mark Mulligan: the case for a Freemium reset

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/11/the-case-for-a-freemium-reset/

Marvin Gaye family lawyer - how I won the Blurred Lines case

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6495238/marvin-gaye-family-lawyer-how-i-won-the-blurred-lines

all the collaborators on Kanye West's Yeezus

https://myspace.com/article/2013/06/20/hypernoted-the-definitive-guide-to-kanye-wests-yeezus-album-credits

a musicologist on Blurred Lines vs Marvin Gaye

http://joebennett.net/2014/02/01/did-robin-thicke-steal-a-song-from-marvin-gaye/

documentary about Eminem and the history of Shady Records

http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/03/eminem-not-afraid-the-shady-records-story-documentary

Annie Mac interview

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/annie-mac-on-being-the-first-woman-to-take-over-from-zane-lowes-radio-1-weekday-evening-show-10094589.html

Jimmy Napes interview

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/jimmy-napes-pops-most-wanted-songwriter-on-life-since-sam-smith-10090664.html?origin=internalSearch

Twitter as a music platform

http://www.fastcompany.com/3043044/why-kelly-clarkson-is-treating-twitter-like-a-music-platform

profitability of Blurred Lines revealed in trial

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/financial-details-of-blurred-lines-revealed-in-trial/061050

can the majors use streaming to regain control of the music industry?

http://www.thismustbepop.com/2015/02/27/popping-the-question-can-the-major-labels-use-streaming-to-regain-control-of-the-music-industry/

streaming income is now greater than download income in 24 territories

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/02/streaming-music-income-is-greater-than-downloads-in-24-territories-.html

U2's bet on Apple still paying off

http://us.kantar.com/tech/mobile/2015/kantar-data-on-free-u2-album-usage?curator=MediaREDEF

how Video Games was made

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr12/articles/it-0412.htm

Lefsetz on stardom

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2015/02/18/stardom/

Swedish songwriters accuse streaming companies of short changing them

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/16/swedish-songwriters-accuse-spotify-music-streaming-companies-of-short-changing-them?CMP=share_btn_fb

Mark Ronson's Spotify earnings

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=294652

Max Martin: hotter than ever

http://mic.com/articles/110236/the-grammys-just-proved-that-one-man-was-behind-all-the-biggest-pop-music-in-2014

music supervisors explain the songs that make their shows great

http://www.thefader.com/2015/02/11/5-music-supervisors-explain-the-songs-that-make-their-shows-great?curator=MusicREDEF

Avicii's manager Ash Pounouri on Spotify

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6465422/avicii-manager-defends-spotify-too-many-people-have-the

major labels keep 73% of Spotify Premium payouts

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/artists-get-7-of-streaming-cash-labels-take-46/

Rick Rubin talks about his and other people's tracks for genius.com

http://genius.com/RickRubin

Nick Raphael interview

http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=294517

the future of Shazam

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/shazam-the-progress-and-appeal-of-the-whats-that-song-app-thats-now-worth-1-billion-10016833.html

music accounted for 62 of the top 250 YouTube channels in 2014

http://musically.com/2015/02/02/top-music-youtube-channels-2014/

how Hozier broke through (Rolling Stone piece)

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/behind-hoziers-unlikely-rise-20150129

Casablanca Records past and present

https://medium.com/cuepoint/from-cocaine-disco-to-electronic-dance-the-loaded-legacy-of-casablanca-records-3bffdc8d71e3

The hidden hitmakers: how indie singers become songwriters inc. Joel Pott

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/29/singers-become-songwriters-hits-one-direction

Clarity from Zoe Keating

http://zoekeating.tumblr.com/post/109312851929/clarity

song authorship controversies, post-Tom Petty/Sam Smith

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-copyright-controversy-rolling-stones-verve-oasis-george-harrison-20150126-story.html?curator=MusicREDEF

how YouTube lost its soul... more Zoe Keating

http://pando.com/2015/01/26/keep-youtube-weird-how-youtube-lost-its-soul-and-may-lose-the-creators-that-built-it/?curator=MusicREDEF

mystery surrounding (European) singers inc. George Ezra fuels buzz

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-young-uk-soul-20150125-story.html

YouTube vs Zoe Keating

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/01/23/breaking-youtube-says-zoe-keatings-claims-patently-false?curator=MusicREDEF

Google Music Key vs Zoe Keating

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/01/google-tells-zoe-keating-sign-music-key-deal-or-have-your-youtube-channel-blocked.html

creating an experience before a website - what every artist should do when starting out

http://musicmarketingmoney.com/creating-experience-website/

Why artist managers are taking centre stage

https://medium.com/cuepoint/why-artist-managers-are-taking-center-stage-4c54f93b1e44?curator=MusicREDEF

Universal's audible watermark

http://www.mattmontag.com/music/universals-audible-watermark

the evolution of US Top 40 radio - and Kelly Clarkson

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6443691/kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-top-40-adult-top-40?curator=MusicREDEF

Next Big Sound presents 2014: the state of the industry

https://www.nextbigsound.com/industryreport/2014

the best selling singles of 2014 by songwriter

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/took-one-person-write-happy-pharrell-williams-took-16-write-timber-pitbull/

GQ spend a day with Pharrell

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201502/pharrell-williams?curator=MusicREDEF

Spotify interview re. growth

http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-how-bmw-shazam-and-oaps-can-help-it-become-angry-birds

Noisey on Radio 1 and the BBC in general

http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/what-we-want-from-the-bbc-in-2015

Five Long Term Music Industry Predictions

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/five-long-term-music-industry-predictions-and-how-disney-will-rule-the-world/

the generic article about Spotify (to be published weekly)

https://medium.com/@ethank/the-generic-article-about-spotify-9f646a334647

Wil Malone on Bittersweet Symphony and Unfinished Sympathy

http://200-percent.com/wil-malone/

two articles from Music Week's Sam Smith feature

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/steve-barnett-i-felt-that-we-could-create-a-cultural-moment/060504?adfesuccess=1

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/capitol-uk-s-nick-raphael-the-sam-smith-project-is-the-collective-effort-of-everyone-with-one-collective-ambition/060503?adfesuccess=1

old Word Magazine article about why all records sounds the same

https://medium.com/cuepoint/why-do-all-records-sound-the-same-830ba863203

managers explain how to win at music in 2015

http://www.thefader.com/2015/01/08/9-managers-explain-how-to-win-music-in-2015?curator=MusicREDEF

Kendrick Lamar in his own words

http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/01/writer-war-kendrick-lamar-own-words/?curator=MusicREDEF

The ten biggest holdouts in digital music

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/artists-refuse-stream-music-20150102?curator=MusicREDEF

Bono on transparency in streaming royalties amongst many other things

http://www.u2.com/news/title/little-book-of-a-big-year/

Alexis Petridis interviews Mark Ronson

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/04/mark-ronson-uptown-special-interview

why Ed Sheeran is the perfect poster boy for Thatcherism (article contains inaccuracies)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2896632/House-proud-Business-savvy-awesomely-hard-working-pop-s-hottest-property-perfect-posterboy-Thatcherism.html

Steve Levine BBC documentary on the making of 10cc's I'm Not In Love

how YouTube MCNs are conquering Hollywood

http://www.mediaredefined.com/a-redef-original-how-youtube-m-878899946.html?curator=MediaREDEF

Rookie Mag interview with Lorde

http://www.rookiemag.com/2014/01/lorde-interview/

streaming model works best if you have a big catalogue; won't necessarily benefit individual writers and artists

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/streaming-model-works-best-if-you-have-a-big-catalogue-clive-gardiner/060432

BBC preview of 2015 in music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30392168

Mica Levi on the Under The Skin soundtrack

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/27/mica-levi-under-the-skin-scarlett-johansson?CMP=share_btn_fb

One Direction's secret investment in 5 Seconds of Summer

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6273836/one-direction-secret-investment-5-seconds-summer

2014 - when songwriters burned the chorus and built the bridge

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/dec/22/2014-when-songwriters-burned-the-chorus-and-built-the-bridge

Lucian Grainge's end of year memo to employees

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6414010/lucian-grainges-end-of-year-memo-to-employees-its-no

Lohan Presencer on Apple, YouTube, Spotify....

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/22/lohan-presencer-apple-youtube-spotify-ministry-of-sound

Fatboy Slim on the making of Rockafeller Skank

Anatomy of a Hit: how Meghan Trainor made the UK chart without selling downloads

https://insights.spotify.com/uk/2014/12/16/anatomy-of-a-hit-how-meghan-trainor-made-the-uk-chart-without-selling-downloads/

make YouTube look less like Spotify and more like Pandora says Mark Mulligan

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/why-it-is-time-to-make-youtube-look-less-like-spotify-and-more-like-pandora/

Mike Will Made It interview

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/mike-will-made-it-interview-ransom-2014?curator=MusicREDEF

Ed Sheeran "owes career to Spotify"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30436855

the genesis of Now That's What I Call Music

http://www.wrongmog.com/2014/12/how-we-made-now-thats-what-i-call-music/

Anatomy of a Hit - Kelly Clarkson's Since U Been Gone

http://www.npr.org/2014/12/02/368013489/anatomy-of-a-hit-kelly-clarksons-since-u-been-gone?curator=MusicREDEF

the story of how Lorde became famous

http://mic.com/articles/105476/lorde-may-be-the-last-true-rock-star

maybe Lars Ulrich was right (about Napster)

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2014/12/01/maybe-lars-ulrich-right?curator=MusicREDEF

one band who loves Spotify (Moke Hill)

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/one-band-who-loves-spotify?curator=MusicREDEF

Paul McGuinness interview - talks about U2's breakthrough

Clive Calder's farewell letter to his staff

https://www.facebook.com/timsmith1965/posts/10152832888226142

Spotify overtaking YouTube for emerging artists

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6327644/streaming-spotify-overtaking-youtube?curator=MusicREDEF

Pomplamoose tour profits or lack thereof

https://medium.com/@jackconte/pomplamoose-2014-tour-profits-67435851ba37

why Irving Azoff's new company has (some) leverage over YouTube

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6327148/why-irving-azoffs-new-company-has-some-leverage-over

The Shazam Effect and other hit predicting data

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/12/the-shazam-effect/382237/

8 trends in 2014 pop music production

http://popmusictheory.com/8-trends-pop-music-2014/?curator=MusicREDEF

Daniel Glass, Mark Mulligan and others on YouTube Music Key

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6319710/daniel-glass-martin-bandier-robb-mcdaniels-and-more

how to write a boy band hit by One Direction songwriters

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/14/how-to-write-a-boyband-hit-by-one-direction-songwriters

Scott Borchetta on what Taylor Swift earnt from Spotify

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/6312453/taylor-swift-earned-less-than-500000-from-spotify-this

Bandcamp now offers artists the chance to launch their own subscription services

http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/12/bandcamp-artists-subscription-services/

10 thoughts on YouTube Music Key from Mark Mulligan

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/10-thoughts-on-youtube-music-key/

Spotify's Daniel Ek responds to Taylor Swift

http://www.spotifyartists.com/2-billion-and-counting/

How Kitsuné Cultivated a Loyal Fashion Fanbase Through Music

http://www.businessoffashion.com/2014/11/kitsune-cultivated-loyal-fashion-fanbase-music.html

Cory Doctorow interview explaining his position on copyright

http://www.salon.com/2014/11/06/cory_doctorow_were_all_sharecroppers_in_googles_fields_for_the_rest_of_eternity/

"Avicii's Wake Me Up earned less than you'd expect from streaming services"

http://www.edmsauce.com/2014/11/06/aviciis-wake-earned-less-youd-expect-streaming-services/

Clive Davis interview

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/05/30-minutes-with-clive-jones-record-producer?CMP=twt_gu

Calvin Harris and EDM's hair metal phase

http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/pop-in-a-hopeless-place-calvin-harris-and-edms-hair-metal-phase/?curator=MusicREDEF

Mark Mulligan on Taylor Swift and Spotify windowing

http://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/windowing-shake-it-off/

Jimmy Douglass interview

http://www.thefader.com/2014/10/28/personal-history-jimmy-douglass-interview

YouTube's regular music audience and its impact on other services

http://musically.com/2014/10/29/youtube-music-audience/

Spotify and Echo Nest's Truffle Pig playlisting plans

http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/19/the-sonic-mad-scientists/

how much money One Direction make

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29739709

inside the making of Pharrell's Happy (one of the most effective music videos of all time)

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3037310/innovation-by-design/inside-the-making-of-pharrells-happy

the soaring financial cost of blocking pirate sites

http://torrentfreak.com/the-soaring-financial-cost-of-blocking-pirate-sites-141019/

a lengthy interview with Daniel Glass

http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php?encoreId=485&articleId=49770

Rick Rubin returns to the NYU dorm room where he founded Def Jam

ten hits you probably didn't know were cover versions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29568083

good FT interview with Simon Cowell

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/933257b6-4f3d-11e4-9c88-00144feab7de.html#axzz3G11EzIIg

Who will be the First Fired Label Execs over Spotify Fiasco & Cannibalization?

http://thetrichordist.com/2014/10/09/who-will-be-the-first-fired-label-execs-over-spotify-cannibalization/

the costs of being an opening act

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6273989/opening-acts-losing-money