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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Facebook Organic Reach Is DEAD (Here’s What You Can Do About It)

Although general social media overcrowding and the monetization of Facebook engagement means that organic reach on the site is effectively no more, artists need not despair. In this article we. Continue reading

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YouTube Launches “Community” Direct To Fan Tools

YouTube has been working to to make its network more creator friendly, with better conversion tools, analytics and now a direct to fan social network that enables creators to communicate. Continue reading

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Warner Brothers Reports Own Site As Illegal

As the popularity of takedown notices continues to grow, some are taking things a little too far including, it seems, Warner Brothers Pictures, a company which accidentally requested Google remove Warner Brothers' own. Continue reading

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4 Giveaways You’re A Music Industry Newb

Music industry rookies are dead easy for those more acclimated to the industry to spot, and while coming off as a newb is understandable and forgivable, it's hardly a characteristic. Continue reading

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Tidal Losses Double To $28M, May Be Running Out Of Cash

Tidal losses doubled year over year to $28 million, according to new filings.  The losses say a lot about about Jay Z's model which emphasizes exclusives from top artists, as. Continue reading

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Revamped Apple Music, iTunes 12.5.1 Released

Apple released its promised revamp of Apple Music which puts data-driven music discovery front and center, alongside a new version of iTunes.  Both add features that make Apple's music services more. Continue reading

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