Celebrity Life
YouTube Is Poised to Overtake Spotify as Music’s Biggest Bankroller
Lyor Cohen says YouTube, once the main target of the music industry's ire, can soon offer the biggest payouts of any digital music service. We crunched the numbers, and they are on his side
All Aboard the Magical Mystery Tours
Concert tech zoomed ahead during the Great Pause — and it's going to keep growing by leaps and bounds. Inside the future of stagecraft
The Sudden, Lucrative Gold Rush for Old Music
As the giants of classic rock contemplate retirement, music execs are dreaming up increasingly bold new ways to eke value out of their brands, images, and back catalogs
Live Music Is Back. America’s Indie Venues Are No Better Off
Stalled grants and the return of big competitors are forcing America's beloved stages into further crippling debt. "It's like sitting at a red light and watching cars zoom right by us,” says one venue owner
The Fight Over Music-Streaming Royalties Misses the Point
In the controversy over streaming economics, warring factions of the music industry are bickering over how to move pennies around a plate, rather than how to expand the size of the shared meal
At Work With Greg Kurstin, the Quiet Producer Behind Two Decades of Hits
"I'm still trying to figure it out," says the prolific songwriter and producer about the sweet sauce of making a modern music hit
Ryan Tedder on NFTs: ‘I’m Doing the Exact Opposite of What I’ve Done My Entire Career’
The songwriter and OneRepublic frontman has announced an NFT drop for Tuesday night
Music Festivals Are Back, But Their Covid Risks Are All on You
Make sure to read the fine print on any concert tickets this summer
How Will Live Nation Bounce Back From the Concertless Year?
Live Nation hosted 40,000 concerts in 2019. How will it get back to that number — and what else is in store for the concert giant in the post-pandemic future?
‘It Rescued Our Entire Plan Overnight.’ How Joe Biden Will Help Rockers Retire
The American Rescue Plan will not only benefit state and local governments and small businesses, but professional musicians hoping to retire at some point in their lives
Inside Kaskade’s ‘Visceral’ Fortnite Concert Tonight
The DJ, and his label, believe that in-game concerts and auditory exclusives are the "evolution of how people are discovering music"
Is Universal Music Worth $29 Billion? $49 Billion? Even $100 Billion?
Analysts suggest that the world's biggest music rights-holder could be worth three times its current public valuation