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Amazon demands refunds of Streaming Music Overpayments [Chris Castle]

Now that the Copyright Royalty Board has set streaming royalty rates, Amazon has sent demand letters designed to force refunds of money it says it overpaid to music publishers and artists.

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Amazon Music raises price in US, UK joining Apple. Is Spotify next?

Amazon Music has joined Apple Music in raising its price from $9.99 to $10.99 in the US and £9.99 to £10.99 in the UK, with similar prices increases across all. Continue reading

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How to make the most of Amazon Music For Artists

Today Bandsintown For Artists is hosting its first free Llive webinar of the new year, “How to Steer your Career on Amazon.” FREE WEBINAR TODAY Wednesday, January 18th at 12. Continue reading

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Amazon Music, Live Nation to turn +44 playlist brand into live shows

Amazon Music has entered into an agreement with Live Nation Entertainment to extend its Black music playlist brand, +44, into live events. The first shows will take place on February. Continue reading

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Amazon Music’s full 100M track catalog is now free for Prime members

UPDATE: Amazon Music has made its full 100 million track library available at no additional cost and ad-free to all 150 million Amazon Prime subscribers. Previously just 2 million songs. Continue reading

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Amazon’s Amp is reinventing radio

Does the world need another social music app? According to the folks at Amazon Amp, the answer is an ecstatic “Yes!” A guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Remember Clubhouse?. Continue reading

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Amazon Amp is Clubhouse + music

After months of rumors and speculation, Amazon has released Amp, a Clubhouse competitor built for sharing and discussing music. A guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. The current global. Continue reading

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How to pitch music to Amazon Music

Amazon Music For Artists has opened a pathway for all independent and D.I.Y. musicians to pitch new releases to officially curated Amazon playlists stations and more. The information submitted will. Continue reading

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Amazon Music turns on free spatial audio

As promised Amazon Music has added spatial audio at no extra cost for Unlimited subscribers on iOS and Android with existing headphones and on select Alexa Cast devices. Amazon Music. Continue reading

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Retail? DEAD. Radio? DEAD. (Why Both Are Wrong)

The majority of major news outlets seem to be in agreement that both retail department stores and broadcast radio are all but dead to the consumer economy. Fred Jacobs outlines. Continue reading

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‘Alexa, Play Free Bird!’ – Music, radio, and the rise of smart speakers

As smart speaker popularity continues to grow, iHeart Media and Amazon have been partnering to try and make Alexa a bit more interactive, and even DJ-like. Guest post by Fred. Continue reading

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