TUE. BRIEF: Makeup Now For Sale On Spotify • Spatial Audio • 5 Promising Music Blockchain Startups • More

TUESDAY 11.14.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Spotify's Merchbar deal now means that makeup is for sale there, but most indie artists still can't get on the streamer's. Continue reading

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Radio’s ‘Main Studio’ Rule, How It Affects Music and Why The Trump Administration Wants To Kill It

For years the FCC instituted a rule that any radio station needed to have a main studio accompanied by a full-time staff member during business hours. Formerly beneficial, this regulation. Continue reading

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Bandsintown Expands Free Service To Concert Venues, Festivals

Concert discovery app Bandsintown has opened its platform to allow venues and festivals to claim their own official profiles and alert local music fans of new show announcements in real time.

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Monthly Growth For Key Streaming Services [CHART]

It's no secret that music streaming is exploding, with Spotify leading the way. But examining the month-to-month trajectory of that growth tells a more nuanced story. Can Apple Music ever. Continue reading

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Pandora’s Loss Poised To Become Gain For Investor Sirius XM

Pandora is struggling on almost every level, from monthly average users to revenue. This week Wall Street punished the streamer's performance, more than halving its stock price in a single. Continue reading

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Keynote Q&A With WME’s Marc Geiger At This Year’s IEBA Conference

Here we look at a recent Q&A with American music executive and co-founder of Lollapalooza Marc Geiger who shared his message on the importance of eliminating consumer frustration, and smoothing. Continue reading

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Mixcloud Rethinks Online Radio For Listeners, Curators and Musicians

Nico Perez, co-founder of Mixcloud, joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this week's Hypebot Music Biz Weekly podcast. They discuss how musicians can use Mixcloud to promote their. Continue reading

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How And Why To Make Your Band An LLC

The simplest kind of business entity, registering your band as an Limited Liability Corporation can offer a number of advantages, both when it comes to taxes and if your band. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Using Dubious Trademark Registrations To Put An End To Sales Of Fan-Made Goods

In an effort to capture maximum Swift Dollars, the popular singer's legal team has been outdoing themselves by attempting to  to copyright multiple key phrases from Taylor Swift's lyrics, and. Continue reading

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Taylor Swift Announces “Reputation” Global Concert Tour

Taylor Swift's new release "Reputation" is on track for a BIG debut week, predicted to be around 1.5 million units. The hugely popular singer is also going BIG with her. Continue reading

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