Americana Music Awards Names 2018 Nominees: Isbell, Price, Carlisle Lead Eclectic Pack

The Americana Music Association has announced its 2018 nominees. Jason Isbell led the nominees with four nods, including for his album "The Nashville Sound," which earned two Grammys last year. Margo Price. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: MMA Senate Hearing • Kickstarter’s New Music Head • Metallica Was Right • More

WEDNESDAY 5.16.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Apple Music Has 50M Subscribers, Up 2M In Single Month

Apple Music now has 50 million subscribers, CEO Tim Cook shared in a wide ranging Bloomberg interview. That's up 2 million since April when a leaked Apple memo revealed 40. Continue reading

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13 Must-Use Instagram Tools For Event Marketers

Instagram is rapidly emerging from the pack as one of the best platforms on which to reach potential event goers, as well to directly drive ticket sales. Here we look. Continue reading

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TIDAL Referred To Norwegian Police Over Beyonce, Kanye West Streaming Manipulation

Norwegian performing rights organization Tono has asked local police to investigate TIDAL, after a reports that the music streamer falsified hundreds of millions of plays of the music of Beyoncé. Continue reading

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eMusic – Don’t Go Blockchain! [David Gerard]

Subscription based online music and audiobook retailer eMusic has been struggling of late, and most recently has been seeking salvation by reinventing itself as blockchain platform, a makeover which seems. Continue reading

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Top Ways To Promote Your Music In 2018

Here we look at some of the most important elements of promotion, and how you can grow your fanbase and establish a powerful online presence from which to market to. Continue reading

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Online Radio’s Data Collection Problem

While online streaming and terrestrial radio both seem to have figured out the best way in which to gather listener data, online radio is lagging behind in this department, a. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Carter Exits Spotify? • Merlin Sells Spotify Stock • Music Biz Day 1 • More

TUESDAY 5.15.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’ Passes 85.3M YouTube Views In 1st Week

Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino’s “This is America” is dominating YouTube and the cultural conversation with 85.3 million views in its first week on YouTube. It's the biggest first week debut. Continue reading

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