Lizzo, Kim Petras, Karen Brooks On Music’s Gender Gap [VIDEO]

Kim Petras and Lizzo have a short but informative discussion with Karen Brooks, a Grammy Award-winner who has a No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart about the. Continue reading

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Institutional Investors Bought $1.4B In Spotify Stock In Q3 (NASDAQ:SPOT) 

At least nine major institutional investors have significantly upped their stake in Spotify (NASDAQ:SPOT) in recent months. Total new institutional investments in Spotify topped $1.4 billion in Q3.

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The Music Business Is About More Than Just The Big Three

While Sony, Universal and Warner are the music industry's biggest players, there is a lot more going on with the music business that doesn't involve these three giants, as Professor. Continue reading

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Qobuz Sets Early 2019 US Launch with Hi-Res Streams, Downloads, Additional Content

Qobuz, which bills itself as the world’s only certified hi-res streaming and download service, will launch in the US in early 2019. 40 million tracks will be available in “lossless”. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Copyright Board, MMA Updates • 100M Steamers For Huawei • Hi-Res Qobuz 2019 US Launch • More

THURSDAY 11.29.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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This Week On The YouTube Music Charts: ‘Mo Bamba,’ ‘All I Want For Christmas’ and More

Sheck Wes’ track “Mo Bamba” ruled the YouTube Music charts landing at #1, Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic began climbing the charts, and Queen saw continued success after the release of. Continue reading

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How Analytics Make All The Difference In A&R, Marketing

In this piece Chaz Jenkins explains why implementing a broader approach to analytics is key to an effective marketing strategy, and why only looking at past data simply doesn't provide. Continue reading

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Spotify, Soundcloud Bot Farms Continue To Manipulate Streaming Numbers

Bot farms continue to manipulate streaming stats on Spotify and Soundcloud, a year after the streamers and music industry became aware of them, multiple sources tell Hypebot. The bots, which. Continue reading

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Modern Touring: New School Tricks With Old School Hustle

Here we explore how both forward thinking entrepreneurial artists and music tech companies like Bandsintown are pushing the envelope on how they market themselves  in order to launch successful tours.

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Phishing Campaign Targets Spotify Users

Cybersecurity firm AppRiver have discovered a phishing campaign specifically targeting Spotify users. The attack is designed to lure users to click on malicious links in an email. The next screen asks victim. Continue reading

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