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Instagram Targets YouTube With 10 – 60 Minute Videos, Passes 1 Billion Users

Instagram now has 1billion users globally, up an impressive 200 million from September of last year. Anchoring its next chapter is an aggressive move into longer form video, including expanding. Continue reading

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How To Guide To Get Music On Spotify Playlists

With Spotify now one of the most popular platforms for music consumption, figuring out how to get your music placed on one of the streaming services coveted playlists has become. Continue reading

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Fans Don’t Access Live Music Experiences, They Own Them

Touring has now shifted to become the primary source of income for many artists, with preferring to amass live experiences over recordings. These new consumption habits raise the question of. Continue reading

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Spotify Launches ‘The Game Plan’ Video Series For Artists

After noticing that many of its artists weren't utilizing the streaming platform's full potential, Spotify has a launched a new series of helpful videos intended to direct artists on how. Continue reading

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XXXTentacion Dominates Spotify, Global Charts As Murder Suspect Arrested

[UPDATED] 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and killed Monday in an apparent armed robbery, just broke Taylor Swift’s one-day global streaming record on Spotify.

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The Legal Side Of Touring

While the financial and practical difficulties surrounding touring (particularly for those bands just starting out) have long been established, less often considered are the legal complexities involved with taking your. Continue reading

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Tidal Spikes Following Jay-Z, Beyonce Release

Tidal experienced a strong bump following the release of Jay Z and Beyonce’s “Everything is Love” album on Saturday. A 36 hour Tidal album exclusive drove the streamer's app up. Continue reading

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Songwriters Guild President Testifies On Need for Copyright Small Claims Court [Video]

In this video Rick Carnes, president of the songwriters guild, gives testimony on the need for a small claims court for copyright infringement, something which the recent CASE act would. Continue reading

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AT&T Adds Free Pandora Premium, Amazon Music To Select Mobile Plans

Just days after the AT&T Time Warner merger, the combined company is rolling out new video and music offerings to its mobile subscribers. Starting Tuesday, June 26, 142 million AT&T. Continue reading

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