DJ Khaled Nabs 6 Million Followers In 4 Months On Snapchat, Lands Cover Of Bloomberg Business

DJ Khaled has "cracked the platform" and amassed 6 million followers since last October on Snapchat. Even new media experts are scratching their heads. Khaled has figured out the hot digital property. Continue reading

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Facebook Messenger Adds Spotify Integration

The younger you are, the more time that you spend in your favorite messaging app(s). Today Facebook's messaging app Messenger added its first music integration – Spotify. 

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Selling Merch: The Musician’s Essential Guide

Selling merch can be a huge part of an artist's revenue, and doubles as way to promote awareness of the band, but settling on a marketing strategy and deciding where to get. Continue reading

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KEXP’s Sharlese Metcalf On Seattle Artists, Audioasis [INTERVIEW]

Although it may not have the same level of musical association as cities like Nashville and Austin, Seattle has a rich and varied history within the music industry and is. Continue reading

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Women In Music Take Center Stage For SXSW Panel

The media's treatment of women, particularly women willing to stand in the spotlight, is changing.  But is it really changing for the better? And what can we – both men. Continue reading

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Launching A Music Startup? Enroll In UCLA Music Innovation Institute

For those interested in exploring how the technological innovation is influencing not only the music business, but the entire process of how we create, UCLA's Music Innovation Summer Institute provides a. Continue reading

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How To Build An Indie Music Dream Team

Even if you plan on becoming a successful artist without the backing of major label, it's unrealistic to think you can do it alone. Here we look at how to. Continue reading

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Major Vs. Indie: What Actually Happens When You Sign A Record Deal?

As recorded music sales steadily decline, independent artists are forced to choose between either an independent or major label, or to simply  to go the DIY route and avoid labels. Continue reading

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TomorrowWorld Cancelled As SFX Death Spiral Accelerates

The message from SFX in recent days has been that by selling "non-core assets" like Beatport and Fame House and focusing on their core business of producing big EDM fests, they would. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEFING: Rhapsody Losses Double To $35M • Obamas To Keynote SXSW • ACMs Drop Fan Voting • MORE

Thursday 3.3.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  We need a headline about a music streamer turning a profit. Updated continuously under our More News tab here. 

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