Deezer Claims 4 Million Paying Subscribers & More Tracks Than Spotify
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify leads the world’s on-demand subscriptions with six million paying subscribers, but it’s facing stiff competition from a company that isn’t even available in. Continue reading
The Biggest Problem With Music Discovery Services
By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm. If you want the short answer: a majority of listeners don’t care. They have zero desire to be recommended fledgling artists or emerging songs. The biggest problem is. Continue reading
Spotify Dominates Facebook Music Apps, Pandora Slips As Songza Comes On Strong.
The top 10 music apps on Facebook total 74M monthly active users (MAU), according to a new analysis from MetricsMonk. That's an increase of 18M MAU since the same time. Continue reading
Tom Silverman Honored With A2IM Libera Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has awarded its second annual Libera Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to Tom Silverman. The industry veteran is the Founder and CEO of Tommy. Continue reading
Crowdfunding Music Is About So Much More Than Just Raising Money
By Anne Leighton writing for Michael Brandvold Marketing. (Dedicated to My Therapist) If you’re crowd funding, you’re doing something both for and about yourself, and there can be a lot. Continue reading
Launch Your Own Song of the Month Club
Both music subscriptions and tangible goods are hot spots in the music industry and so it's not surprising to see experiments with monthly physical music-related subscription services. But for most. Continue reading
BandPage Partners With Ning To Help Musicians Build Fan Communities
In addition to a fairly new Experience e-commerce platform, BandPage has been working to expand it's content syndication partnerships. Yesterday, that effort got a boost with a Ning integration announced as SF. Continue reading
#SFMusicTech XIII Roundup
Christopher Raeside was Hypebot's correspondent for the 13th San Francisco Music Tech Summit, held yesterday. The conference brings together the music and tech industries, and is a hotbed for fresh ideas. Continue reading
DistroKid Launches Much Cheaper TuneCore Alternative #SFMusicTech
One man founding army Philip Kaplan debuted DistroKid yesterday at SF MusicTech Summit. DistroKid was originally a feature on Fandalism, Kaplan's social network for musicians, that offered low-cost uploading to. Continue reading
The One Important Music Business Skill You REALLY Need To Learn
Ever wonder what business skills are essential for musicians? According to Shaun Letang, musicians should concentrate on a certain skill in order to move their careers along. Check out what. Continue reading
