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Big Data Changed How We Measure Success

By Emmanuel Legrand of Legrand Network. This story was originally published in French by IRMActu. Who's No.1? How do you assess and define success? Who are the most popular artists. Continue reading

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A Race To The Bottom? Spotify Adds Territory, Offers Premium Subs For $3

(UPDATED) Is music streaming in a race to the bottom? Spotify today launched in the Philippines with its usual free music offering.  But instead of $5 – $10 or more,. Continue reading

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Rhapsody Paid Subscribers Jump 63% To 1.7 Million

(u) Rhapsody's paid subscriptions jumped 63% in the last year to 1.7 million, Chief Financial Officer Ethan Rudin announced.  Much of the impressive jump came from recent international mobile deals.

Bruce Houghton on 04/08/2014 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music’s 10 Most Innovative Companies

While it's easy to argue with some of those listed on Fast Company's new World's 10 Most Innovative Companies In Music, the ten chosen and their brief descriptions offer insights. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/07/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Adam WarRock: Making It As A Niche DIY Musician

Nerdcore might be dead to MC Lars but Adam WarRock still wears the niche label proudly and quite well judging from his recent work. Andrea Leonelli interviewed him in Austin. Continue reading

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Funk Volume CEO’s Social Media Secret? Put The Work In and Communicate Directly With Fans

Funk Volume may be best known for being Hopsin's label, but it's got a full roster of indie artists who are pursuing the dream of making it on their own. Continue reading

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Can Will.i.am’s Smartwatch Save The Music Industry?

Will.i.am says he not only launched his own company to develop and release a new smartwatch that includes phone capabilities but that he funded it as well. The new device. Continue reading

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Amanda Palmer Hits A Million Twitter Followers, Releases Town Hall Session w/Zoe Boekbinder

Amanda Palmer kicked off planning for her next album release with a BitTorrent Town Hall session. Zoe Boekbinder joined in and, as it turns out, they've been playing together as. Continue reading

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Bette Midler: 4.1 Million Pandora Streams = $114, “Impossible for songwriters to earn a living”

Bette Midler has joined the slowly growing chorus of musicians and songwriters concerned about payments from streaming music services. ".@Spotify and @Pandora have made it impossible for songwriters to earn. Continue reading

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Bop.fm Powers Free Artist Created Streams, Playable On (Almost) Any Music Streamer

Y Combinator backed music startup bop.fm has added artist created streams to its versatile music service agnostic platform. First up is former Guess Who lead singer Burton Cummings, who chose to. Continue reading

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