FRI. BRIEFING: Bieber, Skrillex Sued Over “Sorry” • UK Pop Crash • AmpMe Raises $8M • Twitter Adds Spotify Cards • More
Friday 5.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web AmpMe Raises $8M: Money is still flowing into music tech, IF they don't need to license music. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
Twitter Adds Easy To Create Spotify Audio Cards
Everyone is trying to crack music discovery, and Twitter is trying everything it can think of to increase engagement. These two goals come together nicely with today's launch of easy. Continue reading
Songs Of Summer 2016 As Predicted By Pandora, Next Big Sound
Just in time for the Memorial Day unofficial summer kickoff, Pandora is sharing its Songs of Summer 2016 predictions. They're based on Pandora and Next Big Sound data: trajectory of station. Continue reading
How The Lumineers Struck The Right Balance On Social Media, Drove Direct-To-Fan Sales Of Their #1 Record [Case Study]
Following a two month pre-order campaign, The Lumineers latest album Cleopatra debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Here we look at how the band's careful use of social media over. Continue reading
You Have To Look At These Two Spotify Charts – Is The The Future Of Streaming Music
New information regarding Spotify's financials shows that it still remains the front runner in the ongoing streaming wars, but also reveals that it may face trouble from rising rights costs. Continue reading
What’s Working in Indie Music Today: Lessons in Success from New Artist Model Member Rishi Deva
One of the best ways to get new strategies and ideas for your music career is to look at what other musicians are doing. So Dave Kusek and Lindsay McGrath of the New Artist Model put together a series. Continue reading
Sony Attempts To Charge ‘Administrative Fee’ For Fair Use
Recently, the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association had its lecture videos taken down owing to their inclusion of brief clips of bluegrass music. Although the use of the music was clearly. Continue reading
Nightclub Racks Up Large Losses, Wants Out of SFX Deal
Following the failure of SFX to meet a large number of profit benchmarks, a Florida company known as Amnesia is looking for a way out of their contract with the. Continue reading
Twitter Won’t Count Photos, Links In Character Limit
In a recent bit of good news for artists using the popular social network, Twitter recently announced that it will no longer be counting photos or links in its fabled 140. Continue reading
