In the music industry, there is a fine line between artistry and a solid business sense. In order to preserve artistry in today’s industry, a…
Meet the new statutory mechanical rate, same as the old statutory rate. The United States Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has set rates for compulsory mechanical…
It’s been a long road for Lala.com. The website, which initially started in 2006 as a CD swap-by-mail company, has switched focus a number of…
The current financial crisis is proving to make credit markets very scarce throughout the United States. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find loans to…
Best Buy is, of course, well known as a music retailer. In an era when major chains of record stores are a thing of the…
A new Beatles release is coming! Only this time it’s coming to a gaming console, rather than a record player. In late October, it was…
Since its formation, MySpace has continued to be profoundly influential in the music industry. Millions of people flock to the networking website daily to listen…
Entertainment retailer Best Buy has announced a plan to buy online music service Napster for $121 million dollars. Napster, which is now a subscription service…
Traditionally royalties are paid to composers, labels, and publishers through music societies like BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC for the public performance of their music on…
The music industry has been moving away from CD’s for some time now, and digital music has moved right into the forefront. For a long…
One of the biggest perils that the music industry faces today is the ferocious battle between privacy rights and the violation of copyrights stemming from…
Giving Traction to Your Business Idea As a Music Business/Management major at Berklee, I have learned how to create a strong professional business plan, how…
More than four years have passed since Edgar Bronfman Jr. led an investor group to acquire Warner Music from Time Warner Co. Bronfman’s goal for…
A career in the music industry is risky. The random factor always plays a role. Choosing the right location, however, increases the hopes of breaking…