Katy Perry Is First To Surpass 90 Million Twitter Followers

Katy Perry and Twitter just hit a new milestone – 90 million Twitter followers. She is the most followed person in the world, and the first to ever reach 90 million. Continue reading

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Majority Of Facebook Video Played Without Sound

Bad news for artists who have been promoting their music videos through Facebook. It seems that around 85% of video views on the popular social network take place sans sound,. Continue reading

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63% Stream Music But Just 10% Are Willing To Pay For it [CHART]

63% globally are streaming music monthly, but only 1 in 10 say they are paying.  Can the music industry survive on revenue from just 10% of music's fans?

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6 Seismic Societal Shifts Changing The Music Industry

In this piece, Dmitri Vietze examines six different societal shifts that have been stewing beneath the music industry, which are beginning to bubble up in different and sometimes unexpected ways,. Continue reading

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SXSW Music Panel Picker 2017 Is Open

SXSW 2017 has opened its Panel Picker. Aside from the overwhelming amount of music, panels are the best thing about SXSW, and fortunately, unlike some conventions, the process to choose which panels. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEFING: Apple Music Execs Talk Strategy • Live.ly App Soars • $1B LINE IPO • ReverbNation App Updates • More

WEDNESDAY 6.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  When Apple Music execs talk, we listen. But with 15 million subscribers compared to Spotify's 100 million users, should we? Updated. Continue reading

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Entrepreneurial Muscle Building: A Musician’s Go-To Guide

Like it or not, a large part of the music business is just that: business. While musicality and creativity are certainly important, possessing solid entrepreneurial skills is also critical to getting. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week industry commentators weighed in on whether it's time to consider something other than the streaming business model, if narcissism is ruining the live music experience, and what Rhapsody's. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Marketing • Make Your Next Gig Memorable • Tackle Ticketing Rip-Offs • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how artists create a memorable onstage look, why the industry needs to combat secondary ticketing rip-offs, fun music industry jobs, and more.

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this round of our weekly review of music industry news, we looked at what artists need in order to triumph in their battle against the DMCA, why HBO opted to. Continue reading

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