Apple Acquires Musicmetric To Add Analytics To Beats Music
(UPDATED) Apple has acquired UK music analytics firm Musicmetric and it's parent company Semetric. Musicmetric pulls data from social, the web and music services to provide analytics and forecasting for. Continue reading
The Past Year For Music Startups, The Success of Nexflix, And The Niche Side of Music Streaming
In a recent episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talked with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rhapsody, about what the music startup landscape. Continue reading
BandsInTown Passes 15 Million App Downloads, 250,000 Artists
(UPDATED) BandsInTown announced today that more than 15 million music fans have downloaded its app. The company also shared that 250,000 artists now use the platform to promote their live. Continue reading
Directional Music: Keeping Artists And Media Makers In Business
Directional Music has launched it's website and online searchable music database providing curated content for music supervisors and media makers looking to license music. Directional music aims to keep indie. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
LA Studio Musicians Income Fell 68% Indie Artists Getting Comfortable As No. 1 In The Music Industry The Power Of A Tweet: Taylor Swift Lifts Louisa Wendorff From Unknown To. Continue reading
2015: The Year Ahead For Music Startups
In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rhapsody, who is now writing on his blog. Continue reading
Ticketfly VP Kristina Wallander On What Google Search Changes Mean For Live Concerts
[UPDATED] Yesterday, Google announced changes that could help artist and promoters at every level to sell more concert tickets. From now on, a Google Search for an artist or venue will. Continue reading
