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
Apple Music Scores Exclusive On Britney Spears’ New Album “Glory”
Days after Frank Ocean shared that Apple Music had been given a 2 week exclusive to his much anticipated new release, Britney Speared tweeted that she'd cut a deal with Apple. Continue reading
Frank Ocean’s New Album Gets Exclusive Apple Music Release Friday
Yesterday, we shared that Frank Ocean was teasing his new album in ways that strongly suggested some kind of Apple exclusive. Now we have confirmation and details of Apple Music's role. Continue reading
Warner Music Act Foals Partners With GoPro For 360 Degree Music Video [WATCH]
Warner Music act Foals has partnered with GoPro to shoot and release a 360 degree music video. Shot with GoPro's new spherical virtual reality technology, the video is interactive allowing fans. Continue reading
UPDATE 3: Beyonce Releases Surprise Album, 550,000 Sold In First 3 Days
UPDATE 3: Industry sources says that the $15.99 album sold 80,000+ in its first 3 hours and 550,000 by the end of the day on Satueday. The album is trending to. Continue reading
Learning From Frank Ocean
Guest post by Ethan Schiff, an artist manager working in Boston and New York. Follow him at @ethanschiff and ethan-schiff.com. I assume most of you have heard of Frank Ocean. Continue reading
