Rapper’s Fans Launch Streaming Campaign To #SaveNelly

Rapper Nelly's fans are turning to streaming in order to help him with his $2.4 million tax lien. If the campaign reaches critical mass, it will be interesting to see. Continue reading

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Apple Kills Tidal Bailout Rumors

After financial filings that shows Tidal losses doubling to $28 million last year and hints that Jay Z's music streamer was running out of cash, there were renewed rumors that. Continue reading

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Hidden In Plain Sight: An Underground Dance Music Scene With Millions Of Fans

Although music has in many ways lost some of its potency as the driving force behind the world's increasingly sprawling subcultures, one particularly large subculture, the gaming community, has developed into a. Continue reading

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Ole Lands $500 Million Credit Line To Fund Aquisitions

Independent music publisher Ole has received a $500 million credit line to fuel acquisitions.  It part of a trend that has seen everyone from venture capitalists to established publishers vying. Continue reading

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Are New Cheap Tiers From Pandora, Amazon Worth $4.99?

$5 a month has often been touted as the magic monthly fee which will precipitate a massive surge in subscriber growth, a theory which looks as though it's about to. Continue reading

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5 Things To Do When You’re Stuck In Your Music Career

For artists who feel stuck, one of the best solutions can be to reach out to other in the industry and work to build relationships with artists and music business. Continue reading

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Pianist Holly Bowling Creates Grateful Dead Tribute [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, PledgeMusic speaks with talented piano player and transcriptionist Holly Bowling about her latest work, a Grateful Dead tribute album titled Better Left Unsung, a followup to her. Continue reading

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Pandora Rebrands $4.99 Service As Pandora Plus, Adds Offline Listening Alongside New Features For Free Tier

Pandora has rebranded its Premium ad free tier as Pandora Plus and added new features to both its paid and free services. Toady's launch is phase one of a reboot, that. Continue reading

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Spotify Paid Subscribers Grow 33% in 6 Months To 40 Million, But It’s A Dodgy Number

New numbers shared by Spotify CEO Daniel EK show the music streamer growing from 30 million paid subscribers 6 months ago to 40 million.  The music streamer appears to be solidifying. Continue reading

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AM BRIEFING: Apple Kills Tidal Takeover Rumor • Pandora Plus Launches @ $4.99 • Spotify Passes 40M Paid • More

Thursday 9.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  The upheaval in streaming music is encapsulated in today's three Briefing headlines. Updated under our More News tab

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A Guide To The DoJ’s Ruling On 100% Licensing

The recent and decidedly unpopular ruling by the Department of Justice regarding 100% licensing has left many in the industry confused as to what the ruling actually means for the music. Continue reading

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