Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Ed Sheeran Takes Iceland By Storm

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 12, 2019

REYKJAVIK (CelebrityAccess) — Ed Sheeran continues his record-breaking run with two of Iceland’s largest-ever concerts. Sheeran performed two shows at Laugardalsvöllur arena in Reykjavík on Saturday and Sunday, with more…

Apple Music For Artists vs. Spotify For Artists: A Side By Side Comparison

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 12, 2019

(Hypebot) — Late last week Apple Music For Artists exited beta and became available to any artist with music on the platform. Since this is Apple’s overdue answer to Spotify For…

SoundExchange To Partner In New Licensing Service For Podcasters

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 12, 2019

WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — SoundExchange announced a partnership with SourceAudio to provide fully integrated, global licenses to content creators in the rapidly growing podcast industry. The collaboration would provide Podcastmusic.com,…

Op-Ed: Tencent Would Be The Real Winner In Any Deal With UMG

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 11, 2019

(Hypebot) — Chinese media giant Tencent is in talks to buy a 10% chunk of Universal Music Group, with an option for an additional 10%. This acquisition by a massive…

Apple Music For Artists Exits Beta, Available Free To All With Enhanced Analytics, Shazam

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 10, 2019

(Hypebot) — Apple Music For Artists has long lagged behind Spotify and Pandora with the tools and analytics that it offers artists. That changed overnight with the public launch of…