Apple Music “Up Next” Trademark Filings Reveal Plans For Emerging Artists Program

Spotify's launched RISE and Apple Music's UP NEXT both promote emerging artists. As the race to predict streaming stardom accelerates, two trademarks filings offer hints of Apple's plans. 

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4 Things You Can Giveaway In Exchange For An Email Address

While Facebook should be an essential part of any music marketing plan, so much about this and any social network is beyond your control.  Remember MySpace?  But you email list. Continue reading

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Microsoft Is Shutting Down Groove Music – How To Get Your Mechanical Royalties Before It’s Too Late

Streaming services generate mechanical and performance royalties for creators they say they can't identify. It's a major issue for musicians and music publishers. In 2017, Microsoft filed 4 Million "address. Continue reading

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Spotify Expands Voice Control To All Android Devices via Google Assistant

Voice control, some analysts believe, is the killer app that will take music streaming mainstream, as well as, encourage more paid subscribers. This week has been flooded with major voice. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Spotify Gets Tight With Google • Discogs Passes 9M Releases • Sony Exec Joins SingularDTV • MORE

THURSDAY 10.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Sonos, Google, Spotify and Amazon just brought voice control to music in big way. I'm betting this is the killer app. Continue reading

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100+ Tools To Make Your More Effective, Efficient And Creative As A Music Marketer

As we enter the 'fast fashion' phase of streaming, artists are throwing an awful lot of musical spaghetti at the wall in hopes that some will stick long enough to. Continue reading

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Major Announcements From Sonos and Soundcloud Today

UPDATED: Two big announcements Tuesday from SoundCloud, the first for new CEO and Sonos who added voice control and lots of updates to their wireless speaker system. LINKS TO BOTH ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

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How to Get Music Licensed On Music Libraries – 4 Steps To Get Started

As the industry struggles with payment levels from YouTube and once reliable income from touring feels about to experience a tragedy driven downturn, one source of income is often overlooked:. Continue reading

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Spotify Partners With NS2 For Self-Service Ad Platform Test

Spotify recently launched a new self-service ad platform allowing promoters to upload and market their shows to specific fans. Currently in its beta in the US, the service has prompted. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through major news from the music industry this past week, we revisit Apple Music's 30 million+ subscribers, Spotify's new 'Your Time Capsule" feature, YouTube's axing of. Continue reading

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How To Claim Your Artist and Label Pages On Spotify, iTunes, Google, Shazam, Deezer and More

Whether you're using Spotify, Beatport, Google Play or even TIDAL, it's important as an artist or label to be sure and claim your page. In this piece we look at. Continue reading

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