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Pandora’s Ticketfly Purchase Good For Artists And Shareholders

Pandora made a bold move recently by acquiring the online ticketing service Ticketfly, shifting the popular music streaming service into an area where it may turn a something of a. Continue reading

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Blockchain Tech And What The Music Business Could Learn From The Internet Of Things

Here George Howard reflects on his perception of the sameness of music business discussions/panels as they relate to streaming, and the challenge of getting people to understand blockchain technology and. Continue reading

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Streaming Services Or Major Labels: Who’s The Real Bad Guy?

Platforms like Spotify and Pandora are often vilified for not paying sufficient royalties to artists, but could it be that it's not, in fact, the streaming services who are the true enemy, but the major. Continue reading

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Janet Jackson’s Indie Launch “Unbreakable” Debuts At #1

A growing number of established artists are deciding that they don't need a major label anymore.  Now Janet Jackson's partnership with BMG's label services division has netted her a #1. Continue reading

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Surprising New Study Shows 66% Of U.S. Streams Music, Amazon #1 Paid Music Service

Streaming music is growing even faster than we thought, according to a new U.S. study, and Amazon is the #1 choice for those who pay for streaming. That Amazon's music costs are. Continue reading

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“Dissecting The Digital Dollar” Report Shows How Ignorant Music Industry Is About Streaming Income [GET YOUR FREE COPY]

The UK’s Music Managers Forum has just published ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’, a major new report produced by consultancy CMU Insights; and the snapshot it provides is not a pretty. Continue reading

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4 Crucial Music Goals You Can Still Accomplish Before The New Year

With 2016 rapidly approaching and 2015 soon to be a distant memory, here are a few important goals to check off your list while there's still time, whether it's beefing. Continue reading

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The Future Of Transparency In The Music Business

The process by which music royalties are determined has always been a convoluted one, but the rise of the web has made it even more complex, while simultaneously increasing the demand for more. Continue reading

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Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” Is First Song To Stream 500 Million Times on Spotify

Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” has become the first song to hit 500 million streams on Spotify.  19 million people listen to him on Spotify each month. His songs have. Continue reading

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