Why Hip-Hop, Dance Are Leaving Rock Behind In Streaming Era
In all the fuss surrounding the recent streaming exclusive deals being struck between artists and streaming services, rock music has been conspicuously absent. Here we look at why genres like. Continue reading
Frank Ocean Just Proved: Direct To Fan Works, Labels Mean Less Than They Think, Exclusives Suck But Still Matter
Frank Ocean has just shaken up the music industry, probably forever. His dual exclusive releases via Apple on Friday and Saturday ignited a long overdue debate about exclusive streaming releases; and hidden. Continue reading
WED. BRIEF: Frank Ocean Ignites ‘Exclusives’ Debate • STX Buys Surreal • Lisn, Alively Launch • Live 365 • More
WEDNESDAY 8.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Frank Ocean has triggered an overdue debate over release exclusives while also affirming the growing power of the direct to fan. Continue reading
Frank Ocean Releases “Blonde” As Apple Music, iTunes Exclusive And Free At Pop-Up Shops
Frank Ocean has debuted his much anticipated album "Blonde" exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes. The unconventional release is the latest in a growing list of major artists who are. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Frank Ocean's visual album is finally drops on Apple Music, streaming proves to be a bigger part of industry revenue than previously thought, The Biebs cranks up the heat on. Continue reading
#WhyFrank, Pandora Charts, Stranger Things: This Week in Music, More – Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List
Frank Ocean's latest release, new charts from her boss, Biebs, Kobalt and more. As she does on most Fridays, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying. Continue reading
Apple Music Releases Exclusive New Frank Ocean “Visual” Album
Apple Music is continuing its streak of major exclusive releases with the debut of a Frank Ocean "visual album." As with other streaming exclusives, we'll be watching to see. Continue reading
Spotify’s Original Content, Shazam Gets a Gameshow, Frank Ocean is Just Cruel and More – Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List
Just back from vacation, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parses data while taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees what matters before. Continue reading
Why Surprise Album Releases Are The Worst [Cortney Harding]
As part of a growing trend only made possible in the digital age, an increasing number of high-profile artists are choosing to drop their albums suddenly and without warning, which can. Continue reading
