Spotify Tests More Expensive Subscriptions as Labels Complain About Falling Per Listener Revenue

Spotify will test raising subscription prices in Scandinavia with an eye towards taking the increases worldwide, according to a new report. The test comes at a time when labels are. Continue reading

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THURSDAY 8.15.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Concert WindowTo Shut Down

Concert Window, which enabled artists and select venues to stream shows live on the web, is shutting down in mid-September after 10 years. The service allowed artists to offer tickets. Continue reading

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5 Top Ways To Boost Music Merch Sales

While most musicians would rather spend time focused on honing their craft than they would perfecting their salesperson skills, revenue from merch has become a key part of a touring. Continue reading

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Spotify In Talks With Apple To Add Siri Voice Control

Spotify and Apple are in talks to add Siri voice control of the music streamer despite an antitrust complaint lodged by Spotify in the European Union against Apple earlier this. Continue reading

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Major Labels Earn $16K Every Second From Streaming, But Will It Last?

Major labels are now pulling down over $16,000 per second in streaming which, while an impressive number, is somewhat tempered by the fact that the growth of streaming itself seems. Continue reading

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CD Baby Founder Derek Sivers Is Back And He’s Talking To Ariel Hyatt Of Cyber PR

Derek Sivers is back with his first interview in three and a half years, and it’s all about being a musician and the new music industry. Sivers has an almost. Continue reading

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Sell More Tickets In A Single Month: Your Week 2 Plan

In this second of a four part series on how to sell more tickets to your event, we kick things up a notch while still keeping the time commitment to. Continue reading

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Jay-Z, Roc Nation Named NFL’s “Live Music Strategist”

The National Football League has partnered with music mogul Jay-Z’s Roc Nation that will see the management company become the N.F.L.’s “live music entertainment strategist.”

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Cinq Music Adds $40M From GoDigitalMedia To Acquire Music Catalogs, Masters

LA-based Cinq Music has received $40 million in Series C funding from GoDigital Media.  The funding will allow Cinq Music to acquire masters and publishing right and to further expand. Continue reading

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