Take Your Followers On The Road Using YouTube Live

With live video expected to soon occupy 5% of mobile video traffic in the coming five years, it is of little surprise that YouTube is getting their foot in the. Continue reading

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What Do Users Really Want In Their Premium Streaming Music Service? [Glenn Peoples]

What do consumers really want in a premium music service? Great playlists. People really care about playlists, concludes Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora on the day that the. Continue reading

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Facebook Looks To Hire Legal Director Of Music Licensing As It Beefs Up Music Team

A new job posting adds provides further proof that Facebook is finally getting serious about music. Facebook is now advertising for a Legal Director of Music Licensing to join Tamara. Continue reading

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Prince’s Songs Were Streamed 4.7 Million Times In First 2 Days

Talk about pent-up demand. On the partial first day that the bulk of Prince's catalog was again available on all the major streaming music services, his songs were streamed 1. Continue reading

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Music Video Reset: YouTube, Vevo, Facebook Rethink Streaming’s Killer App [Mark Mulligan]

Music video is streaming music’s killer app, says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. 45% of consumers watch music videos on YouTube or Vevo every month. Now both video services are in the middle. Continue reading

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With Music Marketing, Data Is Power

Although the digital age has been harmful to the music industry in a lot of ways, it has also opened the door to some valuable data-driven marketing practices, several of. Continue reading

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UPDATE: BMG Acquires Jason Aldean’s Broken Bow Records For A Reported $100 Million Plus

[UPDATE] BMG has acquired Nashville's Broken Bow and associated labels.The deal was for  $100 million plus, according to multiple sources, and could signal a round of big acquisitions as streaming. Continue reading

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Track Your Direct-to-Fan Music and Merch Sales with Flyt’s Free Url Shortener

Flyt, a new tool for artists and labels looking for help navigating a direct-to-fan sales landscape, flyt acts a url shortener and sales tracker for artists using services like Shopify. Continue reading

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Apple Music Beats Spotify, Pandora To Rank 9th In Mobile App Usage, Says Nielsen

With so much music consumed on mobile devices, app downloads and usage are a major indicators of any music service's popularity, and according to a new Nielsen ranking Apple Music. Continue reading

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Internet Gives Musicians Double-Edged Sword

In the shifting landscape of the music industry, more and more artists are turning from traditional record labels to streaming services to get their songs and their names out there.. Continue reading

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