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THURSDAY 9.5.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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How To Get Your Share Of $10M Lowery v. Rhapsody, Napster Songwriter Settlement

Artist advocate and musician David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker helped lead a class action lawsuit against Rhapsody International (aka Napster). The case, which alleged that the streamer. Continue reading

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SEO For Musicians: 6 Best Ways To Promote Your Music

While you may be able to find some success getting decent airplay for your music, your online presence is still likely to suffer without a proper visibility boost. Here we. Continue reading

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Creative Ways To Strengthen Your Band’s Image, Brand

While most musicians dream of achieving some level of success, the majority of artists aren't lucky enough to also be natural entrepreneurs. Still, if you can't cultivate an interesting enough. Continue reading

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Bandsintown’s Fabrice Sergent: 40% Of Tickets Go Unsold And The Problem Is Discovery

“About 40 percent of tickets go unsold in the U.S. That’s a two billion dollar missed opportunity for the artists. Discovery is key to this business,” says Bandsintown managing partner. Continue reading

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Pandora Adds Music, Podcast Sharing To Instagram Stories

Pandora has added music and podcast sharing to Instagram Stories. Starting today, Pandora users across all tiers of service can share songs, albums, podcasts, playlists and Pandora stations via Instagram. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds ‘Horoscope Today’ Short Podcasts From Parcast

Spotify has added Horoscope Today, short podcasts for each of the 12 signs delivered every day, 365 days a year. The two-minute daily audio is produced by Parcast, which Spotify. Continue reading

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2 Big Mistakes Artists Make When Contacting Tastemakers

Music industry tastemakers are incredibly busy people, and even those working for smaller outlets are inundated with promotion seeking emails. This being the case, it's important to make an immediate. Continue reading

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Blink-182 Exits BMG For Columbia Records: Is The Major Label Exodus Now A Revolving Door?

Is the much-touted exodus by established artists from major labels to indies and artist services firms about to become a revolving door? It's too early to call it a trend,. Continue reading

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BeatChain Brings Tools, Data Musicians Need Into One App

BeatChain brings both the data and tools that musicians and labels for marketing in a single spp. Using an expanding toolkit, artists can build an engaged fanbase who get everything. Continue reading

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