Music Business Headlines

Here's your weekly go-to for the latest music business articles related to trends, news, market development, equity and inclusion, and important changes in today's evolving music industry.

Rolling Stone How the Concert Merch Crisis Might Be Hurting Your Favorite Artist

Digital Music News Worldwide Vinyl Shortage Delays Production, Prompts Artists to Consider Other Physical Formats

Variety Spotify’s New Music Friday Playlist Favors Indie and Women Artists, According to New Study

The Verge YouTube Music will launch free background listening starting in Canada

Music Business Worldwide Sony Music Launches ‘Artist Assistance’ Program to Promote Wellness for its Signed Talent

The Guardian ‘Odds are against you’: the problem with the music streaming boom

Complete Music Update Deezer buys into Driift

Entrepreneur Creating Content for a Specific Audience is Important In Music Marketing

Future The Music Industry Is Built on Artists, but Shuns Creators

Business Insider 23 Power Players Using TikTok to Shape the Music Industry in 2021, from Record Labels to Creators

ADVANCE ADVANCE & City of Toronto: Business Expansion Grant 

Billboard Pandora Is Shutting Down Next Big Sound

Digital Music News Live Nation Stock Breaks $100 Per Share for the First Time In Company History

Music Business Worldwide Warner Music Strikes Partnership With $90M-Backed Influencer Text-Messaging Platform Community

Digital Music News Spotify Is Studying Listener Brain Activity to Optimize Digital Audio Ads