R. Kelly Streams Increase After Spotify Ban
A week after Spotify made R. Kelly the poster boy for its "Hate Content and Hurtful Conduct" policy, total streams of his music actually went up slightly. Last week, Spotify. Continue reading
How To Critique Creative Work With A Growth Mindset
In this post by music tech educator Ethan Hein, he dissects the process of critiquing creative work, the challenge presented therein, and how using a growth mindset can make the. Continue reading
TuneGo Raises $7.7M For Music Industry Data Platform
TuneGO, a data driven music A&R startup has completed a Series B financing totaling more than $7.7 million. Private equity firm Falcon Capital led the round. TuneGO will use the funds. Continue reading
Deezer Offers 99¢ For 3 Months Streaming, Users Pass 14M
Deezer is offering its Premium+ streaming music service to U.S. users for three months for $.99. Not well known in the States, Deezer is a top tier competitor to Spotify. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week we gave the music industry's independent do-it-yourselfers advice on how to consistently gain new fans, the best way to promote music on a limited budget, how you as. Continue reading
The Art Of Being Heard: Are Big Data And Analytics The Future Of Music Marketing?
As the use of big data as a marketing tool gains speed in music industry, Natasha Lane here explores in depth the definition of big data, and how it applies. Continue reading
Is YouTube Finally Serious About Music Subscriptions?
After several attempts that failed to gain traction, YouTube is taking another stab at something the record labels insist it must – get people to pay to stream music. MIDiA. Continue reading
YouTube Adds Artist, Songwriter Credits To 500M Videos
YouTube has added "music in this video" artist, songwriter and publishers credits to more than half a billion videos. In addition to official music videos, the credits are being added. Continue reading