Playlist Culture And Our Shrinking Attention Spans
Besides getting the industry back on its feet as a whole, playlist have been a huge asset in bringing unknown groups and artists out of obscurity. While this all seems. Continue reading
How Are Listeners Finding New Independent Music?
While methods of music discovery vary drastically from person to person, we here look at few avenues which avid music consumers commonly turn to in their search for fresh tunes,. Continue reading
Pandora Listener Hours Fall, Subscriptions Up Just 290K
Pandora listener hours continued their slow decline to 5.03 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to 5.15 billion hours last quarter and 5.38 billion for the same quarter. Continue reading
‘Sorry Not Sorry’ Producer Shows How To Produce A Hit In 15 Mins. [VIDEO]
Onstage last week at the Recode's Code Media, producer and songwriter Oak Felder demonstrated how the Demi Lovato hit "Sorry Not Sorry" went from an idea to a viral sensation.. Continue reading
Fan Dangles From Balcony At Above & Beyond Show [WATCH]
An fan caused quite a stir at Above & Beyond’s performance at Detroit’s Fillmore Feb. 18 when he dangled from the balcony. The shirtless man held himself from the lighting. Continue reading
Facebook Adds Licenses For 31M Tracks, 290K Rightholders
Facebook has taken another major step forward in its push to legally licence and compensate the creators of music used on its platforms, announcing a deal with ICE, the European licensing. Continue reading
BRIT Awards 2018 Watch Live with Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa, Foo Fighters, More
Watch all of the action from the biggest night in UK music, live as it happens free her. It's hosted by Conor Maynard and Yasmin Evans and features performance by. Continue reading
Amazon Hires Wx-WBR Prez Dan McCarroll, Signals Move Into Original Music Programming
Dan McCarroll, the former President and head of A&R at Warner Bros. Records, has been named Amazon Music's global head of originals and artist relations. He will work as a. Continue reading
Fast Company’s Surprising 10 Most Innovative Music Companies 2018
Fast Company has named its annual Most Innovative Companies list for 2018. Unsurprisingly, Spotify took the #1 spot in the Music category and #9 for all companies "for pointing fans toward. Continue reading
Video Game Music: An Art And Business In Its Own Right
While musicians have been cozy with the video game industry for some time as another supplementary source of revenue, but some indicators suggest that game music could be growing into. Continue reading