TUE. BRIEF: Napster Revenues Fall • Spotify Adds Branded Podcasts • Appleseed Celebrates Protest • More

TUESDAY 8.21.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Spotify Responds To Nicki Minaj’s Accusations

Tweeting that Spotify "took away my promotion," Nicki Minaj lashed out after her new album "Queen" failed to debut at #1.  Minaj also called out Drake and Travis Scott during an epic series. Continue reading

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YouTube Official Artist Channels: Features, Benefits

By now a well established powerhouse of music discovery, YouTube recently took the step of adding Official Artist Channels, which gather up all of your content and subscribers into one. Continue reading

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Does Anyone Listen To Beats 1? Zane Lowe Won’t Say

Apple a master at dribbling out music users stats at just the right moment, like during a product launch, investor call or just as the media seems ready to crown. Continue reading

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Creating A Level Playing Field For Musicians [Cherie Hu]

Music industry journalist Cherie Hu joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on our Music Bis Weekly podcast. Cherie is passionate about documenting and propelling innovation in music, media and. Continue reading

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Measuring The Impact Of Music Micro-Influencers

The rise of platforms like Facebook and Instagram have made it that much easier for micro-influencers to permeate the customer journey, but measuring their exact impact can be difficult. Here. Continue reading

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Sony Music Begins Paying Artists $750M Spotify Profits

Sony Music has officially begun to distribute the $750 million in profit it collected from the sale of 50% of its Spotify shares to its artists and distributed labels.

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Amazon Readies Campaign To Take On Spotify, Apple Music

Amazon Music has grown impressively, accelerated by an  explosion in Alexa smart speakers use.  But, in part because the online giant seldom releases user stats,  it is still portrayed in. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Minaj Attacks Spotify • Inside Beats 1 • $750M Sony Spotify Artists Windfall • More

MONDAY 8.20.18 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

We have a whole slew of tips and tricks for the independents DIY musicians out there, this week offering advice on how to take advantage of music's 'Moneyball' moment, how. Continue reading

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