Spotify Launches Party Mode “Mixed By Us Tuned By You”

2015 was the year that streaming music services became obsessed with delivering the right song to the right user at the right moment.  Spotify's latest approach combines human curation, algorithms. Continue reading

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RIAA Wins $17 Million Lawsuit Against Grooveshark Clone

After Grooveshark was shut down by music industry lawsuits, a sophisticated clone site launched.  It jumped from domain to domain for several weeks,  but was eventually shut down.

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3 Simple Steps That Would Fix The Record Business In 2016 Using Windowing

Although hardly a new marketing technique, the time-tested practice of "windowing" new music releases could be the industry's ticket to a more profitable future, as well as providing artists with greater. Continue reading

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Pandora Signs Direct Licensing Deal with Warner/Chappell Music

Pandora today announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music. The deal comes on the heals of direct Pandora deals with Sony/ATV, Merlin, Songs and others.

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ONErpm’s Music Focused YouTube MCN Passes 1 Billion Monthly Views, 31 Million Subscribers

YouTube is one of music's essential marketing channels, and with the launch of YouTube Red, its' potential as a significant revenue sources is growing. In that landscape, affiliation with a. Continue reading

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Rhapsody, Napster End 2015 With 3.5 Million Subscribers, 45% Growth

When listing streaming music services, we sometimes don't include Rhapsody. But 45% growth – all in paid subscribers – coming during a year when Apple Music and Tidal launched, Rdio. Continue reading

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Billboard Scores How Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, Amazon Prime Did In 2015

Taking a page from the likes of TMZ and Buzzfeed, Billboard has become increasingly fond of creating thumbs up/down style infographics that, while short on nuance, offer interesting snapshots of. Continue reading

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Things I Hate Hearing About The Music Business [Ethan Kaplan]

In this article, Ethan Kaplan takes on what he feels are some of the main misconceptions regarding the current state of the music industry, with specific regard to Apple Music,. Continue reading

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Apple Wins Taylor Swift Concert Video Exclusive, Prince Chooses Tidal For Surprise Album Release

It's not proven yet whether exclusives on music streaming services drive lasting subscriber growth or just upset locked out fans.  But that hasn't stopped every major player from fighting and. Continue reading

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Pandora’s Rdio Purchase. What’s An Artist To Do? Part 2: Breaking Down The Numbers

Looking to gain some additional insight on Pandora's plans for the future of Rdio, George Howard recently spoke with John Stimson, the founding director of SoundExchange, about interactive vs. non-interactive streaming services. Continue reading

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