Twitter Reports Strong Quarter, But Growth Is Stalling…. [CHART]
Twitter reported some strong numbers to Wall Street yesterday. The social network now has 255 million monthly active users, 198 million of which are also active mobile users. The company also. Continue reading
The Most Famous Bass Player You’ve Never Heard Of [VIDEO]
Carol Kaye played bass guitar on some of the most iconic hits of the 60's and 70's: Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright,” The Beach Boys hits “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Sloop John B,” and. Continue reading
In Business and In Craft: Songwriters, Composers and Publishers Unite at 9th Annual ASCAP Expo
By Diana Hereld of Pathways in Music. Photos by Tonya Wise/PictureGroup. This weekend marked ASCAP’s 9th annual “I Create Music” Expo, where over 2,500 songwriters, composers and publishers gathered in. Continue reading
Exclusive: BuzzAngle Music Preparing To Pose Serious Challenge To SoundScan’s “Fuzzy Math”
A lot of folks in the music industry are somewhat underwhelmed by SoundScan's approach to reporting sales especially indie shops and small labels who feel their contributions are underreported. You. Continue reading
Exclusive: Topspin Media Set For Renewal Under New VP of eCommerce Nic Seitz
When Transom Capital Group announced the purchase of Topspin Media and its integration with the recently combined force of BandMerch and Cinder Block, the question of what would become of. Continue reading
Digital Music Services and The Rise Of EDM
By Grammy nominated electronic artist, songwriter, producer and DJ Ryan Farish. When I first started releasing my albums about a decade ago, I challenged myself to find my own voice,. Continue reading
Sprint Partners With Spotify For Music
(UPDATED) Following the lead of other mobile carriers Sprint has partnered with Spotify for music. But while the partnership offers the usual discount services, Sprint, the 3rd largest carrier in. Continue reading
SoundCloud Adds Fan Location Analytics
My holy grail of music marketing is to know where an artist's fans are so that energy and assets ranging from marketing messages to live performances can be deployed judiciously.. Continue reading
100 Days After Beats Music Launch: “It’s Working” says CEO Ian Rogers
Beats Music has taken a bit of a beating in recent days,with industry insiders expressing concern over early subscriber numbers and pundits pounding the startup for its bravado filled launch.. Continue reading
