From: Peter Wiley Subject: Spotify Discovery Mode Hi Bob, thought this Tweet thread was a solid (and concise) look at Spotify’s Discovery Mode. I work for a label distributed via Sony’s Orchard and Sony will not participate in DM, nor allow any of it’s subsidiaries to opt in. There’s a real concern that their unilateral […]

The independent music world will continue to grow. As the mainstream continues to shrink. The independent growth will come primarily from acts that play live. If you’re going for chart success you’re in one world. If you’re trying to build a fan base you’re in another. Don’t expect the mainstream press, still dominated by the […]

TICKETING “Ticketmaster fees: ‘There’s a real lack of understanding,’ analyst says” Quote from analyst Brandon Ross: “The problem that you have is, I think there’s a real lack of understanding, sometimes from the artist’s perspective, and definitely from the fan perspective, as to where those fees are actually coming from. In the case of The […]

Wanna go? You’ll have no problem getting a ticket. Why doesn’t Congress utter a mea culpa, admit it knows nothing about ticketing. Next Friday night Taylor Swift is performing in Glendale, Arizona. Want to sit in the very first section, closest to the stage? That’s available. Not cheap, in the neighborhood of $500 apiece, but […]