Spotify Adds ‘Discover Weekly’ Style Concert Recommendation Emails, Partners With Ticketmaster

Spotify is using the same recommendation technology that powers its popular Discover Weekly feature to drive additional touring revenue for artists. And as if to prove it's truly the Switzerland. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Mistakes The Beatles Made • Increase Your Chances Of Getting Press • New Artist Model Approach • More

Most recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how choice of music can effect productivity, what to do before your first DJing gig, how to get more fans on YouTube, and more.

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Shazam Tops 1 Billion Downloads, Achieves Profitability

Shazam announced that it has has been downloaded more than 1 billion times. The hugely popular music discovery app also joined a very exclusive club: it's a profitable music tech. Continue reading

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Sonicbids To Shut Down ArtistData Next Month

ArtistData is shutting down in October.  The free service, which allowed musicians to syndicate tour dates across multiple sites and platforms, was launched by Cluster Labs co-founder Brenden Mulligan in 2008. Continue reading

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Spotify Paid Subs Up 9 Million In 6 Months, Working To Offer Artists “A Full-stack Solution”

Spotify now has 39 million paying subscribers, up 9 million from 30 million in March.  By comparison, Apple Music announced 15 million in June and TIDAL has about 4 million. Continue reading

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Why I’ll Never Be A Ghost Producer And How They’re Killing EDM

A heavily contested practice in the EDM community, ghost producing is argued by some to enable obscure producers to earn income and advance their industry notoriety, but the reality is that they. Continue reading

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Aphex Twin Hires 12 Year Old Unknown YouTuber To Produce First Music Video In 17 Years [WATCH]

Apex Twin has not released a video since 1999's "Windowlocker."  That changed when AT's Richard D. James stumbled across Ryan Wyer's YouTube channel. With less than 900 subscribers, the 12 year. Continue reading

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SXSW Announces 2016 Music Hackathon, Accepting Applications

The SXSW Music Hackathon will return on Tuesday, March 15th. For the third year, SXSW showcasing artists will join with hackers, designers, programmers and industry judges for 24 straight hours. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Concert Listings From Songkick

Following the lead of some of its competitors, Spotify has added concert listings. The new Concerts feature is powered by Songkick and lets users know when their favorite artists announce new. Continue reading

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MAGNIFI Combines Music Discovery, Concert Listings, Ticket Purchase In A Single App

How may times have you heard, "I would have gone to the show if I'd known about it?"  Many startups are working to solve the problem, but MAGNIFI brings all the. Continue reading

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