Pandora Adds Personalized Concert Notifications, But Ticketfly Events Get Top Billing [UPDATED]
[UPDATED] When Pandora acquired Ticketfly, the two pledged to use the power of the music streamer's giant platform to drive ticket sales. Today's announcement of concert notifications is a good. Continue reading
Spotify Starts Selling Your Fan Data Out Their Back Door [Chris Castle]
Spotify recently announced that it plans to start selling its free users' identifiable information to major ad companies using pattern recognition and other data mining techniques to profile fans before. Continue reading
‘Pokémon GO’ Craze Hits Pandora
It seems nowhere is safe from the Pokémon GO craze sweeping the nation, with even the popular streaming service Pandora noticing an appreciable leap in searches for music relating the. Continue reading
Father John Misty Tell Fans He Declined $250,000 To Do Chipolte Ad, Restaurant Chain Responds With Special Themed Menu
During his intro to “Bored in the USA”, J. Tillman aka Father John Misty told the crowd that he had been offered a quarter of a million dollars to cover. Continue reading
Yesterday Apple Reminded Us Of Why Spotify Is Not Even Close To Winning The Streaming Wars
With 100 million users (including 35 million paid), it's tempting to declare Spotify the winner in the battle for streaming music supremacy. But remember this… competitor Apple, which has a. Continue reading
Former AEG Chief Randy Phillips To Lead SFX Turnaround
Troubled EDM conglomerate SFX will get much needed new leadership when it exits bankruptcy, according to multiple sources. Former AEG chief Randy Phillips is reportedly the choice of SFX creditors. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Apple Beats Expectations, Twitter Doesn’t • Apple Nabs Carpool Karaoke Exclusive • Dart Shifts To Data • More
WEDNESDAY 7.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple beat analysts expectations. Twitter didn't. Both earnings reports mark an end to perpetual tech stock growth. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading
Why I’ll Never Be A Ghost Producer And How They’re Killing EDM
A heavily contested practice in the EDM community, ghost producing is argued by some to enable obscure producers to earn income and advance their industry notoriety, but the reality is that they. Continue reading
