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Pandora Nabs $150M Investment From KKR

[UPDATE 2] At the start of an earnings call on Monday, Pandora (NYSE: P) announced it has entered into an agreement for a $150 million strategic investment from KKR. But. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, musicians, Pandora

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How Pandora Helped Ed Sheeran, Lorde, Lana Del Rey and The xx Gain Momentum Before Their New Album Release

When Pandora listeners hear a new single, they create stations based on that artist’s music and hear more of that artist. That’s gold when the single preceded a new album,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MoneyBaggYo, Christian Nodal Top This Week’s Pandora Trendsetters Chart

MoneyBaggYo and Christian Nodal lead this week's Pandora Trendsetters Chart. This chart tracks which 20 artists that listeners have been using to create the highest number of Pandora stations over. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/10/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Pressured • $1B YouTube Problem • Native Buys Metapop • Slacker Goes Old School • More

Thursday 3.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Activist investors are pressuring Pandora CEO Westergren to make the streamer profitable quickly or sell. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 03/30/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4K resolution, Airline, Alanis Morissette, Alexis Glick, Apple Music, AutoPlay, Business Insider, Cumulus Media, Donald Trump, Facebook, Mailing list, music, Music Genome Project, Pandora, Pandora Radio, playlist, Slacker, Small business, song, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren, Twitter

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Is Something Big Happening At Pandora? Board Nominations Extended As Stock Continues To Struggle

Pandora stock has been struggling over the last two weeks after its only known suitor, Liberty Media Corporation, poured cold water on takeover rumors and questioned if Pandora was worth its. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Prince Fans Add 686,348 Pandora Stations In Single Day

On Monday, the day after Prince became available on music streaming and a tribute at The Grammys, 686,348 Pandora listeners added the Prince station to their account. That’s a 39,000% week. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/14/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ad Insertion, Amazon Music, Amazoncom, Apple Music, Internet radio, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Prince, Spotify, Streaming media, Ticketfly

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Pandora Stock Climbs On News Of Major Layoffs

UPDATE 2: Pandora shared some positive news about both subscribers and earnings late on Thursday, after a week in which investors shaved tens of millions of dollars off it valuation.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, NYSE. Spotify, Pandora

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Pandora Loses $150 Million In Value As Stock Drops Again On Monday

Pandora stock dropped for the second trading day in a row on Monday after news that SiriusXM was "unlikely" to buy the music streaming service. As of mid-morning, the stock. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/09/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Coalition Of Top Music Industry Trade Groups Congratulate Trump On Win, Signal Agreement With Piracy Promises

Despite deep distrust of President – elect Trump within much of the music community, a diverse group of industry trade groups including A2IM, ASCAP, BMI, The RIAA, The Recording Academy and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Kylie Jenner, Lisa Simpson, Never Miss a Beat, New York City, Pandora, Performance rights organisation, Singing, Snapchat

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Hedge Your Bets! Inside The Flo and Eddie SiriusXM Settlement

Here Stephen Carlisle digs into what what on in the surprise settlement reached between SiriusXM and Flo and Eddie Inc., just before the trial was scheduled to take place.

Guest Post on 12/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, AT&T, Authors and Publishers, Cell Phone, Federal Communications Commission, net neutrality, Pandora, Streaming media, United States, Verizon Communications, Wi-Fi

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Pandora Unveils Premium And It’s All About You

At a press event earlier this week in New York City, Pandora unveiled its paid Spotify competitor. Schedule to launch early next year, Pandora Premium is centered around the not. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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