Spotify Responds To Facebook Private Data Controversy
Spotify, Amazon, Apple and several dozen other major companies were exempted from Facebook privacy rules and given access to private user data, according to a New York Times report. Spotify. Continue reading
5 Ways To Win During Music’s ‘Moneyball’ Moment
A recent data-driven approach to artist discovery from the team at Instrumental has been receiving comparisons to Billy Beane's statistical approach to building a baseball team. Here we look at. Continue reading
Pop Music Eats Itself: A&R Is Facing A Data Driven Crisis
It is no secret that data now drives who gets signed, with record labels chasing stats in search of the next streaming friendly hit. But analyst Mark Mulligan and some. Continue reading
Why Music Data Shouldn’t Drive 100% Of Decisions
In this interview, James Martin of Midem speaks with Sam Hill, Director of Digital Marketing at BMG UK, about his job, advice he'd give to those starting in the music. Continue reading
INgrooves’ ‘Trends Now’ Makes Sense of Streaming Data
Digital music distributor INgrooves has launched a new data-mining tool designed to help labels sift through and make sense of the copious amounts of information now flowing from digital services. Continue reading
Instrumental Raises $4M For TalentAI, WMG Buys Sodatone As Data Driven A&R Takes Center Stage
UK based A&R data platform Instrumental has added $4 million in funding and Warner Music Group announced it has acquired A&R insights startup Sodatone, as data and machine learning become primary. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Acquires A&R Insight Tool Sodatone
Warner Music Group has acquired A&R insight startup Sodatone. The company will continue to be run by its founders, Arjun Bali and Jerry Zhang reporting to Vinnie Freda, WMG’s Chief. Continue reading
Spotify Stats Reveal Hidden Challenges And Opportunities [Mark Mulligan]
Spotify's public stock offering has led to a mountain of internal data being shared in required SEC filings. Mark Mulligan and the team at MIDiA Research dug deep into those numbers to. Continue reading
Why Music Fan Data Matters
While it's been established that most online sites are collecting as much of our data as possible, artists and bands would do well to adopt a similar strategy, as carefully. Continue reading
