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