Pandora, Spotify, iTunes Hatch Plan To Make Musicians Love Them

Musicians unhappy with the size of their payments from streaming music services have meant an ongoing public relations nightmare for Spotify, Pandora and their competitors. Attempts to plead for patience,. Continue reading

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

Next Big Sound Expands Free Analytics For Musicians, Adds New Metrics 5 Types of Music Publicists That Indie Artists Should Avoid  How Pentatonix Built a Social Media Powerhouse The Many. Continue reading

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Will Spotify’s Transparency Lead To New Demands From Artists?

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Following thousands of articles about how Spotify pays — or doesn’t pay — enough money to artists, the company, again worth $4 billion after. Continue reading

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No Beats or YouTube Streaming In 2013, Spotify Plans Big Announcement 12/11

UPDATED: There will be no Christmas surprise launch of Beats Music or a YouTube streaming music service, sources tell Hypebot. (Ian Rogers just announced that Beats Music will launch in. Continue reading

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Spotify Steps Up With Free Analytics For Artists, Concert Ticketing and Merch Sales

Though it seemed likely that Spotify would eventually add useful services for artists, I'm still more excited by the actual news than I would have expected. Spotify is now offering. Continue reading

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Do Music Celebrity Endorsements Really Help Brands?

By Liv Buli (@lbuli), Resident Data Journalist for music analytics company Next Big Sound. Brands are getting social with a soundtrack. Building an online community has increasingly become a key. Continue reading

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So How Did The Samsung, Jay-Z Partnership Turn Out?

By Liv Buli (@lbuli)), Resident Data Journalist for music analytics company Next Big Sound. Critics have been quick to deem the branding deal that went down between Hov and Samsung. Continue reading

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Discovering The Next Gotye With Social Media Data

By Liv Buli (@lbuli)), Resident Data Journalist for music analytics  company Next Big Sound. One second you had no idea who he was, the next you couldn’t get the haunting. Continue reading

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Next Big Sound’s Victor Hu On YouTube Replacing Radio & Labels Ignoring Likes

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We stopped by Next Big Sound’s New York office for a chat with its data scientist Victor Hu, formerly a mathematician for the U.S.. Continue reading

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