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AM BRIEF: Spotify Nears UMG Deal • Social Media Sameness • Sillerman Is Back • More

TUESDAY 4.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  If the Spotify UMG deal is done, the other majors – and then an IPO – will follow. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we cycle back through seven full days of music industry news, we revisit YouTube's ongoing ad debacle, why Spotify's various price tiers may soon look different, the growth in. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some the chart-toppers on Hypebot this week included articles looking at a new strategy for releasing music, how Apple is further crowding Snapchat out of the market, Facebook's hiring ramp-up,. Continue reading

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Calculate Your Spotify Payments With This FREE Per US Stream Mechanical Calculator

Music collection agency Audiam has created a free payment calculator based on per streaming mechanical royalty rates supplied to them by Spotify. The rates are for the United States and. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Streaming Drives 11% Music Biz Growth • YouTube Ad Woes Continue • Radio Royalties Bill • More

FRIDAY 3.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Streaming is now music's main revenue driver. Make that reality work for you or face extinction.   Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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Apple Music Had 20% More Users Last Month Than Spotify or Pandora

90 day free trials helped Apple Music amass 20% more unique monthly users in the U.S. in February than Spotify or Pandora, says a new just released study by Verto Index.

Bruce Houghton on 03/30/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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DMCA Helps YouTube Underpay Music Industry Up To $1 Billion A Year, Claims New Study

Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor protections and lower than industry standard royalty rates allow YouTube to underpay musicians, songwriters, label and other rights holders between $650 million and $1. Continue reading

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Pandora Under Pressure Even As Music Industry Warms To Westergren

Pandora used to be the company the music industry loved to hate.  An aggressive campaign to lower royalty payments and a now ex-CEO who cared more about money than music. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Pressured • $1B YouTube Problem • Native Buys Metapop • Slacker Goes Old School • More

Thursday 3.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Activist investors are pressuring Pandora CEO Westergren to make the streamer profitable quickly or sell. Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Latin America And The Ascent Of Digital Music [Exclusive White Paper]

A region packed to the brim with an outstanding array of original music from great acts, Latin America has also long been plagued with piracy, although the quick adoption of. Continue reading

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