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Apple Brings Back Music Star Ratings In iOS 10.2 Update

What Apple taketh away, Apple sometimes giveth back.  No, not your iPhone headphone jack, but rather music star ratings. They've returned as part of an iOS operating system update that. Continue reading

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Inside The Business of Providing VIP Fan Experiences

In this interview Andrew Tenenbaum the co-founder of Future Beat, accompany which deal providing mega-fans with a range of specialized concerts and events. Here Andrew discusses the company and what he's. Continue reading

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TuneCore Launches In Italy, Shares New Streaming Growth Stats

TuneCore continued to grow in 2016, despite increased competition, thanks to overseas expansion.  That effort was no doubt made easier by Believe Digital, which acquired TuneCore in 2015 and already. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Spotify Tests Free Features • Pono Won’t Die • Instagram + Live Video • FB + 360 • More

Tuesday 12.13.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Just when we thought labels would restrict Spotify's free tier, the streamers starts testing new features.  PS To Neil Young:  Stick. Continue reading

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Sex + Music Stats: Marvin Gaye Still Rules Bedroom, Kanye and Bieber Fall Flaccid

Just in time for holiday debauchery, music streamer Deezer has teamed with sex expert Tracey Cox to dissect the coupling of music and sex in America. Their aptly titled "Aphro-Deezer-ac Report’. Continue reading

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Virtual Reality, Live Music Seem Like Marriage Made In Heaven

The inherent issue with any live music event is limitation of how many people can attend. No matter how large a venue, at a certain point it fills up. This is. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Indies Suffer Vinyl Glut • Sony Eyes Reorg • Apple ‘808’ Exclusive • Pandora Turtles Appeal • More

MONDAY 12.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Vinyl, the savior of indie retail and (we thought) indie labels is being co-opted (like everything else) by the majors.  Updated continuously. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we cycle back through another full and exciting week of important music industry news, we revisit T Swift and Zayn Malik's new duet, Spotify's ending of SoundCloud talks, Pandora's. Continue reading

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Spotify Ends SoundCloud Acquisition Talks, Again

Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride.  For what we're pretty certain is the third time, SoundCloud has reportedly been left at the aquistion alter by Spotify.

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Ends SoundCloud Talks • Nielsen Nears Gracenote Acquisition • YouTube Settles w/ Music Pubs • More

FRIDAY 12.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Spotify + SoundCloud would have been a powerful, if expensive, match. Perhaps it will happen post IPO. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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