How To Use Instagram Stories To Promote Music
When spreading the gospel of you latest release, you have to strike a delicate balance between full on promotion and cultivating a genuine connection with fans. One platform which makes. Continue reading
Spotify To Launch In Middle East, North Africa
Spotify will launch across the Middle East and North Africa this upcoming November. According to a leaked internal email, the streaming service, which joins rivals Anghami, Deezer and Apple Music. Continue reading
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Quit The Music Industry • Arthritis • Get More Gigs • More
Last week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at articles on quitting the music industry to join your local scene, how to deal with and hopefully prevent arthritis as a musician, how to. Continue reading
Pandora Adds ‘The Drop’ Personalized Playlist – ‘Daily Mix’ Meets ‘Release Radar’
Pandora has just added The Drop, a personalized playlist for Premium listeners. The new feature uses machine learning to create a custom-built playlist from the artists the user plays the most,. Continue reading
Music Modernization Act Vote Unlikely Today [UPDATE]
UPDATE: The Music Modernization Act is being fast tracked for a voice vote in the Senate. It's a bold strategy that could backfire if even one Senator votes no. Despite. Continue reading
WMG Acquires EMP Merchandising For $180M
[UPDATED] Warner Music Group continues to diversify beyond recorded music with the $180 million acquisition of EMP Merchandising, a major European specialty music and entertainment merchandise e-tailer. EMP is currently. Continue reading
How The European Union Copyright Reform Could Change The Music Business For The Worse
While YouTube certainly has received plenty of negative attention from the music industry over the years, due in large part to its failure to pay fair royalties to artists. It. Continue reading
50% Active Spotify Free Users Convert To Paid says Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy
Half the users of Spotify's free ad supported tier convert to Premium paid users, if they stay engaged, Barry McCarthy, Spotify Chief Financial Officer said in an interview at the. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week we heard from commentators inside the music industry on Spotify's conversion of free to paid users, what went on at AmericanaFest 2018, who SXSW 2019's keynote speakers will. Continue reading
