Spotify Update Available – Download It Now To Save Your Hard Drive

For weeks now, Spotify users have fallen prey to a major bug in its desktop application across multiple platforms that left 10-700 gigabytes and more of junk data every hour. Continue reading

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Pandora Gets A Makeover: Replays, More Skips and Tour Dates via Ticketfly and Songkick

Ahead of the launch of its on-demand streaming music platform, Pandora has unveiled a new web platform and features designed to please both users and advertisers.

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Streaming Music Service Paid Subscriber Counts Compared [CHART]

With all of the action this week in streaming music including the launch of Pandora Plus, Amazon rumors and new subscriber numbers from market leader Spotify, we thought it was. Continue reading

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Pandora Hopes To Announce New $5, $10 Per Month Music Services Tomorrow [UPDATED]

[UPDATE 2] It's no secret that Pandora is about to launch a Spotify like on-demand streaming music service. Exactly what form it will take and how it will differentiate from the. Continue reading

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Spotify’s Major Label Contracts Have Lapsed, Talks Stalled Over Rates, But Both Sides And Artists Could End Up Winners

Spotify's contracts with all 3 major labels have lapsed. That's not news to any of use who follow the music industry, but what is new is a report that talks. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this revisitation of the past week's music industry news, we look back at why the Ke$ha/Dr. Luke lawsuit highlights so much of what is wrong with the industry, Spotify's new cartoon. Continue reading

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CHANGES @ Roc Nation • Warner/Chappell • ASCAP • Armonia • Universal Music • Round Hill Music • Cramer

Roc Nation Nashville has entered into a publishing partnership with Warner/Chappell Music to publish Roc Nation Nashville’s repertoire. In 2013, the two companies signed a global publishing agreements for JAY Z. Continue reading

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Google Partners With LyricFind To Deliver More Lyrics In Search, Administer Rights

[UPDATED] Google Search and Google Play Music are diving more deeply into song lyrics via a deal with LyricFind. Lyrics as an add-on  have been getting attention lately.  Apple Music is. Continue reading

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Should Musicians Opt Out Of Pandora’s Rdio Purchase?

Following its recent purchase of a bankrupt Rdio, Pandora has sent out an email that music industry pundit David Lowery believes is misleading. In it, Lowery says, Pandora appears to be attempt to get. Continue reading

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Copyright Royalty Board Raises Pandora, Non-Interactive Music Streaming Rates By 20%

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board today  raised the rates that commercial non-interactive webcasters like Pandora effective January 1st, 2016.  But the news could have been much. Continue reading

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