Data: Could It Have Saved Beyoncé From Her Recent CMA Flop?

Beyoncé's recent performance at the Country Music Awards alongside the Dixie Chicks was received with a less than warm response. While the flop is unlikely to be problematic long-term, some. Continue reading

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Country Music Awards – Full List Of Winners

While most of America was watching the dramatic finale of baseball's World Series, The Country Music Awards were celebrating Nashville's 2016 success stories. Beyonce surprised with a Dixie Chicks duet. Continue reading

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Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data

In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the. Continue reading

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Festivals, Concerts Hit Hard By Hurricane Mathew

As residents in the southeastern U.S. struggle with Hurricane Matthew, news about canceled and postponed events has started to come in.  This updated list is provided via our partnership with. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEFING: Spotify IPO Examined • Facebook Pays Creators To Go Live • Beggars U.S. Hacked • More

WEDNESDAY 7.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Can Spotify live up to its $8B valuation?  Despite an equity stake, the majors have no intention of making it easy.. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Common Songwriting Hurdles • Free Streaming • Best Cities For Live Music • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we discussed common challenges of novice songwriters, why streaming may actually be good for artists, which cities have the best live music, and more.

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Reverb, The EBay For Music Gear, Raises $25 Million

New and used musical instruments and other music gear is a $23 billion global business. Reverb.com has positioned itself to be the sector's eBay acting as the marketplace for about. Continue reading

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Revelator launches API Developer Platform with Wix Music

[UPDATED] Revelator, a provider of sales and marketing intelligence for the music industry, has launched an API Developer Platform with web site and artist services platform Wix Music. 

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Amazon Prime Music Adds Universal Music Group To Free Streaming

Despite having "several million" users in the U.S. streaming its 1 million tracks every month, Amazon Prime Music is often overlooked. Today Amazon's streaming catalog got a lot deeper with. Continue reading

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Average Spotify User Discovers 26 New Artists Every Month

An official stat from Spotify buried in a press release announcing a partnership with SFX's Beatport and some basic math net a statistic that should make both independent artists and. Continue reading

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