TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts

This week readers went wild over Festify, Amazon launched a free ad supported music service, Live Nation Urban announced a series of events designed to empower female creatives, we got. Continue reading

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Amazon, YouTube Just Launched Free Music Services But Neither Is A ‘Spotify Killer’

Amazon and YouTube each just launched free music streamers. Like Spotify's free tier, both offer free ad-supported music. But despite the media hype, their goals are very different than Spotify.

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Amazon Launches Free Ad Supported Music Service

Amazon Music customers in the U.S. who do not have a Prime membership or subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited can now listen to a free ad-supported selection of top playlists. Continue reading

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CD Baby Partners With Audible Magic To Identify Copyright Infringement

CD Baby has partnered with Audible Magic to identify content rights conflicts prior to delivery to Spotify, Apple Music and other digital service providers, ensuring that CD Baby remains a. Continue reading

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Apple Music Expands ‘For You’ Personalized Recommendations

Apple Music is improving its ‘For You' section, and reorganizing it around personalized music themes that are updated more frequently. Apple Music once touted a curator-centric approach to music discovery,. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Apple Music ‘For You’ Upgrade • DotMusic Wins .music Domains • Aretha Franklin Awarded Pulitzer • More

TUESDAY 4.16.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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BTS Is First K-Pop Artist To Pass 5 Billion Spotify Streams

BTS has released its new album, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA today and Spotify is confirming that they are now the first K-Pop group and first artist from Asia to. Continue reading

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Why We Need A Conscious Music Tech Revolution NOW!

In this piece, Virginie Berger champions the need for music tech companies to bring about a major disruption to the music industry, siting long-unaddressed problems and an outdated distribution of. Continue reading

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Consumers Getting Fed Up With Streaming Subscriptions

While many television consumers have cut the cord and are eschewing traditional cable in favor of streaming options, it seems these same streaming services are taking up some of the. Continue reading

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Getting Things Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

This week, our tips and advice for the scrappy music industry self-starters out there covered how to make smart music marketing happen, the complete artist website checklist, how to craft. Continue reading

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