4 Mentalities That Will Kill Your Music Career

The life of an independent musician is a stressful one, and in order to make your career a success, it's important to avoid slipping into the following four mentalities, regardless of. Continue reading

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Concord Bicycle Music Acquires HighTone & Bandit Records Catalogs

  The Concord Bicycle music group continues its multi-year buying spree of both independent record labels and music publishers with the acquisition of two iconic indies Americana, folk and blues label. Continue reading

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Spotify Acquries Social Apps Soundwave, Cord Project

In its drive to compete, Spotify is constantly iterating and adding new features.  Usually that's been done in-house or via major acquisitions like The Echo Nest. But now they've taken. Continue reading

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Starbucks Turns Up Volume On Spotify Partnership With Song Saving

Music has always been an integral part of Starbuck's imaging; and when fans began the shift from physical goods to streaming, the 7500+ store chain partnered with Spotify.  All Starbuck's. Continue reading

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Grammys To Be Broadcast Live Nationwide For The First Time

In the age of Twitter and social media, live anywhere is live everywhere.  Succumbing to that reality, the Grammys are making delayed broadcast optional for the first time ever.

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After Cancelling IPO, Deezer Raises $109 Million In New Funding From Powerful Partners

One of Spotify's biggest rivals, Deezer looked like it was in a bit of trouble after cancelling its IPO and some unflattering questions about user counts last year. Today, the. Continue reading

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: Deezer Adds $109M • Spotify Buys Cord Project, Soundwave • Apple Explores Hi Rez Music • More

Wednesday 1.20.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web New life for Deezer + Spotify acquisitions = Another interesting day in music streaming. Updated continuously under our More News tab here. 

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Dan Beck On Marketing Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper And More

In this interview, Dan Beck discusses the difficulties he experienced as part of Michael Jackson's marketing team during a time when the 'King of Pop' began to go off the rails.

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Patreon Raises Additional $30M “To Fund the Emerging Creative Class”

Kickstarter virtually created mainstream crowdfunding and PledgeMusic refined it for musicians. But Patreon has taken a decidedly different approach to helping fans fund undervalued musicians and other creators by championing. Continue reading

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BandPage Expands Rhapsody Integration With Concert Push Notifications

As music fans turn to streaming, musicians and music marketers are searching for ways to meaningfully engage their fans there. Slowly but surely, digital music services are adding tools that. Continue reading

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