Platforms of the so-called "passion economy" tell us everyone can make bank. The reality of this scam is nowhere more evident than in the numbers out of the music industry
In the post-quarantine rush back to concerts and live music, venue calendars are filling up with superstars and baby bands are falling to the wayside: "It’s a lot of chasing dead ends"
Companies like Audio Up, which wrote a fictional origin story for Lava Records' Hero the Band, want to take music podcasts and turn them into intellectual-property empires
The world's biggest music rightsholder will soon be owned by a panoply of players. One of them wants to keep its costs in check
"We're up to our necks in water waiting for help. And they just don't see it," says a Montana venue owner who's waiting for aid from the federal government
Live-music professionals who work with Green Day, James Taylor, and others share their thoughts as Covid restrictions ease and the concert business gets back into gear
The exec scaled up Peloton’s cult-favorite “Artist Series,” and is now looking to bring celebs into the fitness company as guest instructors
"I want the weird side projects and meandering pieces," says the wellness app's music executive, who recently turned major pop hits into hourlong sleep remixes
Superstars like Kanye West and Taylor Swift have bashed lopsided label deals — and a new generation of artists is vying to recalibrate music’s balance of power
Meet our special project delving into the next era of the global hitmaking business, featuring over three dozen interviews with music's brightest artists and entrepreneurs
