FRI. BRIEF: Pandora CEO Shares Plans • Facebook Revenue Up 47% • New Spotify PR Chief Ahead Of IPO • More
FRIDAY 11.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora's CEO admits that there is "no silver bullet" for a service with declining listenership and continued losses, but he does. Continue reading
Spotify Shares New Stats: Average Listener Hours Up 25%, Listening Diversity Up 37%
Spotify has shared new listener stats that show both increased per user listening hours and growth in the number of artists users listens to weekly. Driving the artist diversity, according the. Continue reading
Pandora Total Listener Hours Fall 7% As Subscriptions, Revenue Grow
Pandora reported improved revenue and paid subscriber growth for Q3 2017, but total listeners hours fell 7% over the same quarter last year. Paid subscriptions grew 29% year-over-year to 5.19. Continue reading
3 Tips For Gathering A Music Audience
When it comes to promoting new music, you don't need to have a label at your back, but you do need to plan carefully and work hard. In fact, a. Continue reading
How I Grew My YouTube Channel From Zero To 5,000 Subscribers
Having a YouTube channel is a must for any artist, but there's little point to it if no one's watching. Here troubadour and live-streamer Nate Maingard shares with readers how. Continue reading
Max Martin, J. Kash, Starrah Top Winners At Inaugural Spotify Secret Genius Awards [Full List Of Winners]
Spotify is often the subject of consternation and criticism from the creative community over unlicensed tracks and low payments. In part to counter the ill will, the music streamer launched. Continue reading
How Do Advances In Technology Change The “Live Experience”
With advances in the development of technology, what it means to see something "live" has changed. With the stage being brought into people's homes YouTube and Facebook Live, concerts have. Continue reading
8 Situations When You Might Need A Record Label
While much is made of operating as an independent, do-it-yourself artist in the modern music economy having a label at your back can, in certain scenarios, be highly advantageous. Here. Continue reading
Top 10 Excuses Why You Didn’t Make It To My Show [Kosha Dillz]
Getting people to turn up for shows remains one of the greatest challenges in the industry, and friends and fans alike will usually have an assortment of excuses for not. Continue reading
