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

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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

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How We Crowdfunded 18K With No Experience, Fans [Part 4]

In this fourth of a five part series, Justina Grayman looks back on her successes (and failures) running a successful crowdfunding campaign, and outlines what others considering embarking on a. Continue reading

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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

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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

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MON. BRIEF: Is YouTube Music Too Late? • TIDAL Bites Back • Facebook Stories Soar • More

MONDAY 5.21.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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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

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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

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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

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THU. BRIEF: YouTube Music Launches Tues. • Music Biz 2018 • eMusic Eyes Blockchain • Exactuals • More

THURSDAY 5.17.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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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

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