Kickstarter To Relaunch Drip.fm Patreon-Like Artist, Label Subscription Platform

Kickstarter continues to prove that its serious about music. Late last year they hired respected indie label and digital music veteran Molly Neuman, as their first head of music. Now. Continue reading

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Pandora Hopes To Announce New $5, $10 Per Month Music Services Tomorrow [UPDATED]

[UPDATE 2] It's no secret that Pandora is about to launch a Spotify like on-demand streaming music service. Exactly what form it will take and how it will differentiate from the. Continue reading

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Spotify Shares Most Streamed Songs of Summer 2016 Global, U.S.

Spotify has shared the songs that dominated summer listening in 2016. Drake’s “One Dance” was #1 globally. In second place was Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna with “This Is What You. Continue reading

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Hip Hop Dominates Last Week’s Pandora Trendsetters Chart

When it comes to trend setting music genres, hip hop appears to be cleaning up. According to the latest data from Pandora, seven of the top 10 artists on its. Continue reading

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Rap, Rock, Country, EDM, Not Considered ‘Real’ Music In Chicago

Although such a statement might seem outrageous, the fact that these multiple genres are not considered music is actually beneficial, meaning small venues are exempt from paying a "fine arts". Continue reading

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Apple Music Offers Discount On 1 Year Subscriptions

Just ahead of Wednesday's major product launch event, Apple is offer a big discount on a one year Apple Music subscription.  Apple can afford to discount because most it's profits. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEFING: Apple Readies Announcements, Discounts Music • AIM Appoints New CEO • FB Copies Twitter • More

Tuesday 9.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Tomorrow is Apple's big day, but how much of a role will music play? Updated under our More News tab  

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5 Music Biz Stories You Missed Over The Long Holiday Weekend

While you (and I) were enjoying the last few unofficial days of summer here in the U.S., the music industry and music tech chugged along making news led by Apple and some. Continue reading

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MONDAY BRIEFING: Apple Music Tests “Discover Clones • Kickstarter To Relaunch Drip.fm • SXSWhite House • More

SPECIAL LABOR DAY EDITION: Today is a holiday in the U.S., but that doesn't mean that there's not breaking music business and tech news both here and globally.  We've got. Continue reading

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Liv Buli’s Reading List: Obama’s SXSW, Pandora ❤ Hip Hop and Nickelback is Cool Say What? It’s Just Another Week in Music and More

As she does (almost) every week,  Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv. Continue reading

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