MON. BRIEF: WMG Reinvents Compilations • Snapchat Snubs Celebs • AirPods • More

Monday 12.19.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Kudos to WMG for swimming with the streaming flow rather than against it, and Snapchat for at least attempting to maintain. Continue reading

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Music Drives Top 3 Most Wanted Tech Gifts Of 2016 [CHART]

According to a study by the Consumer Technology Association, music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016. Headphones and a portable Bluetooth speaker are #1 and. Continue reading

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CASH Launches Revolving Loan Fun For Musicians

Here Jesse von Doom of CASH Music explains operations behind the CASH Music Revolving Fund, a system put in place to allow artists access to the capital needed to properly. Continue reading

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How Audiotree Used Streaming To Grow The Fanbase Of Two Iconic Chicago Music Venues

In order to draw more fans to a sold out show, the people at Audiotree are working to use live streaming as a way to grow their online fanbase and attract sponsors.

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The Most Played Americana Albums of 2016

The Americana Music Association has announced its year-end Top 10 and Top 100 most played Albums of the Year. These are based on the records reported to the Americana Airplay. Continue reading

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Vinyl Sales Tops Digital Downloads In UK

For the first time ever, the recording industry made more money from vinyl album sales than downloaded albums in the UK last week. According to figures published by the Entertainment. Continue reading

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End Of The Year Is The Perfect Time To Get All Of Your Contract Riders In Order

For touring artists, contract riders are an important piece of information to provide venues with. Besides simply detailing what the artist wants for lunch, they also outline the requirements which will. Continue reading

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Amazon Doubles Down On Vinyl With Launch Of Vinyl Lounge Community, 12 Days Of Giveaways

Amazon has become a key sales outlet for vinyl records, and their music team is promoting the format with two new initiatives.

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Vevo Names New Artists To Watch 2017

Music video destination Vevo is in the midst of another makeover and part of it includes a greater commitment to developing new artists. To that end, they've released a Ones. Continue reading

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As Paid Music Streaming Escalates Paying Downloaders Can’t Be Left Behind

Although paid streaming subscriptions have continued to grow at a steady rate, the far more rapid decline of paid downloads, along with CD sales suggests that streaming services need to. Continue reading

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