This week marks the start of SXSW, with Interactive kicking off this Thursday and Music beginning March 12. This festival is always one of my favorites, as it celebrates the convergence of music and technology in culture. And as we’ve …
The One-Billion Dollar (and then some) Question
Can one tweet really do that much damage? That’s what everyone was asking last week when Kylie Jenner took to Twitter to question the viability of Snapchat, the very platform that was core to her rise to celebrity status. Following …
Not Just Another Superhero Movie 🐾
This week, “Black Panther” shattered box office records for February, bringing in $218 million over Presidents’ Day weekend. In fact, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it was one of the biggest North American openings of all-time. While the film is, …
Your Post-Grammy Rundown 🏆
It was wonderful having the Grammys is NYC this year. NUE kept busy bouncing around a slew of events and even putting on a few of our own. Here are some of our favorite highlights: 🚆 We hosted an activation …
Beats & Bytes – Doin’ it for the Gram-my 🏆
It’s Grammy Week! And for the first time in a long time (15 years, to be exact), it’s going down in my hometown: New York City. The 60th annual Grammy Awards return to New York this Sunday and it’s already …
Beats & Bytes – It’s 2018 and The Music Business Is Better Than Ever
Happy New Year! New Year, new us … right? Eh, sort of. Perhaps a better way to look at the first month of the year is to take advantage of the opportunity to develop a better version of ourselves, rather …
Beats & Bytes: A Giant Year For The Music Business
As we round out the year, it’s time to reflect on 2016 and plot about what’s coming next. We know 2017 is going to be a big year of change and as the streaming wars intensify it’s only going to …
Beats + Bytes Holiday Gear Guide
Holiday season is here! That means a lot of new music is dropping in the next few weeks. I’m loving so many of these new tracks and albums that were released this first week in December already. It’s like Christmas …
Beats & Bytes: SXSW in NYC
The holiday rush is here! I can’t believe it’s December already, and we know what this season means. A mad rush to the stores both virtually and in person. As more and more consumer excitement is building, one of this …
Beats & Bytes – Thanksgiving Music Industry
Although 2016 has been a tough year there are definitely some bright spots to be thankful for. Mainly, after almost two decades of relentless decline caused by piracy and falling prices, the music business is enjoying a fragile recovery thanks …
Beats & Bytes – The Patch 2 Year Anniversary
What a week. Election upsets, the passing of legends such as Cohen, Russell and Ifill. There was much to mourn but in the sour and sweet of it all, the Nue Agency celebrated an important birthday. The Patch, a project …
Beats & Bytes – Make The Music Industry Great Again
We finally made it. Election day is here! What a wild race it’s been. I definitely feel a little anxious. To watch two ridiculously dynamic personalities battling it out to be the leader of the free world is something else. …
Beats & Bytes – Social Feedback Loop
This past Halloween season was the biggest ever. I’m sure you felt it too. It’s moved beyond a simple night into weeks of build up and days of parties. According to recent reports Halloween spending was up this year breaking …
Beats & Bytes – Quality Festivals, Quality Brand Activations
I saw a lot of great festivals this year. Besides quality music, a common theme was quality brand activations. You can read all about my top five that I saw in 2016 right here. The big lesson here: Like any …
Beats & Bytes – Share Your Tech Ideas
Six months ago we started incubating a new content series for the hip hop tech space called Hot In Tech.You may have seen it in Beats + Bytes before and now we need you. If you are a founder, a …