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Instagram Projected To Exceed 100 Million US Users By 2018

Instagram showed tremendous growth in 2014, ultimately edging out Twitter to claim it's place as the second-largest social network in the US. eMarketer has just released a forecast for Instagram. Continue reading

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Songwriter Equity Act Makes It’s Way Back To Congress

The Songwriter Equity Act returned to Congress yesterday afternoon. While an identical bill proposed last year was unsuccessful, there is an increased level of optimism surrounding it's reappearance. 

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Does Music Subscriber Growth Cripple Profitability?

With streaming services pushing the paid subscription model, profit for those company's should be growing – but not only are the streaming music giants not making money, they're losing it. Who is to blame?

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Merchbar Launches Hot Merch Charts To Track Top Merchandise Globally

Merchbar, the platform that hit the market last September to provide fans with merchandise offerings individually curated to their unique personal taste has launched the Merchbar Hot Merch Chart.

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5 Common Gig Booking Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid

We're all busy, right? You'd think inadequately written inquiries would be a rarity but, unfortunately, they're sent on a regular basis. Avoid making simple gig booking mistakes with these 5 pointers. 

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Amanda Palmer’s Patreon Supporters Pledge $20,000 “Per Thing” In Less Than 48 Hours

Less than 48 hours after launching on patronage platform Patreon, 2100 supporters of Amanda Palmer have pledged more than $20,000 "per thing" – an ongoing stream of songs, videos, writings. Continue reading

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Musicians: Show Them Better Than You Tell Them

In the digital age, it can be very easy to fall into the world of promotion through social media only. But have we lost our roots and forgot to deal. Continue reading

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Fuel Expands Beyond Music, Is Jay Z’s Bid Really Blocked?, Twitter Eyes Periscope & More

THURSDAY 3.5.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Organizing A Reddit AMA For Your Band – Ditto Music Shares Why And How

Ditto Music's social media team have worked on projects for brands like Starbucks and musicians like American Aquarium and Louisa Wendorff, who recently hit number 1 on Billboard Heatseekers.

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ASCAP Becomes First PRO In The World To Report $1 Billion In Revenue

In it's 100th year of providing performance rights support and advocacy for music creators, ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, reported $1 billion in revenue for the. Continue reading

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