Songkick Adds Free Concert Analytics, Users Pass 150M

Concert discovery app Songkick has announced the addition of free artist specific fan and gig analytics, alongside some impressive new user, concert listing and SEO stats of their own. Songkick. Continue reading

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Songkick Partners With Facebook, Active Users Rise 43%

Songkick, the concert discovery app acquired by Warner Music Group last year, has inked a partnership with Facebook to add concerts and events from its database onto the social giant.. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: LISNR Adds $14M • Bjorn Jumps On Blockchain • GarageBand 2.3 • Deezer Adds Social • More

THURSDAY 11.2.17 Music Business News From Around The Web We appreciate that LISNR and Ticketmaster want to make check-in easier, but how about dropping those bogus ticketing fees?  Updated continuously. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: UMG, Live Nation Report Growth • Pitchfork Magazine Shutters • UTA Protest Today • More

FRIDAY 2.24.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Dear skeptics (and I'll admit to being one of them), Live Nation just reported its 6th consecutive year of revenue growth.. Continue reading

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Sonicbids To Shut Down ArtistData Next Month

ArtistData is shutting down in October.  The free service, which allowed musicians to syndicate tour dates across multiple sites and platforms, was launched by Cluster Labs co-founder Brenden Mulligan in 2008. Continue reading

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Spotify Paid Subs Up 9 Million In 6 Months, Working To Offer Artists “A Full-stack Solution”

Spotify now has 39 million paying subscribers, up 9 million from 30 million in March.  By comparison, Apple Music announced 15 million in June and TIDAL has about 4 million. Continue reading

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Songkick Sues Live Nation, Ticketmaster For Abusing Power To Stop Direct To Fan Ticket Sales

2015 was the year that artists and their teams learned the advantages of and profits earned from selling directly to fans.  It's a hugely disruptive shift that is threatening to. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Concert Listings From Songkick

Following the lead of some of its competitors, Spotify has added concert listings. The new Concerts feature is powered by Songkick and lets users know when their favorite artists announce new. Continue reading

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Songkick, CrowdSurge Merge, Raising $16 Million For Direct To Fan Ticketing

Helping fans discover and buy tickets to concerts is a problem Songkick, BandsInTown, BandPage and others are each battling to solve; and looking over their shoulders is the Ticketmaster/Live Nation giant.. Continue reading

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Citymaps Partners With Songkick Connecting Music Fans To Events Happening Near Them

One month after raising the $6 million needed to complete a full re-design, Citymaps has unveiled a partnership with Songkick that puts the ability to discover, purchase tickets for, and. Continue reading

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