Spotify Relaunches Artists Site As “How To” Guide, But Stops Sharing Per Stream Payment Rates

The Spotify Artists site has relaunched with an emphasis on "how to" be more successful on the music streamer.  "The music industry's still in the midst of a major transition – and. Continue reading

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Should Spotify’s Daily Mix Be A Standalone Product?

After initially focusing more on human curation, the introduction of Spotify's more algorithm-based Daily Mix feature was extremely well received by users. Many were frustrated at the inability to synch. Continue reading

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Apple To Lower The Price Of Apple Music, Claims Dubious Report

Apple is planning to lower the price of Apple Music, a source has reportedly told Digital Music News. The story doesn't add up, given what is known about Apple's deals. Continue reading

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Music As Career: Staying Focused As An Artist

Maintaining a successful career as a musician is by no means an easy task, and it is critical to their success that they maintain their focus on the correct areas. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Pandora Premium Jan. Launch • Jay Z Bids On Prince • ABBA’s VR, AI Tour • More

THURSDAY 10.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Pandora is hoping more paid subscribers is the path to profitability. How's that working for Spotify? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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This Is How Spotify Could Become A Next Generation Record Label [Mark Mulligan]

"Spotify’s future is going to be much more than being the future of music retail,"  says industry analyst Mark Mulligan, who expects "Spotify to lay the foundations for a bold. Continue reading

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

In our advice corner this week we provide suggestions for independent and DIY artists on how to prep their music for a vinyl pressing, make better concert posters, avoid common. Continue reading

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RESOLVED: Day Long DDOS Attack That Brought Down Spotify, SoundCloud, Others Ends, Homeland Security Investigating

UPDATE 2: Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and other major sites were down or loading slowly all day on Friday thanks to a massive Distributed Denial Of Services (DD0S) attack. By Friday evening the. Continue reading

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Are Accelerators, Incubators Really Helping Founders And Creatives Build A New Music Business?

Bas Grasmayer takes a close look at startups and accelerator programs within the music business, and how well they work to help young artists and entrepreneurs advance their careers.

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SoundCloud Go Launches In Canada

SoundCloud has launched its paid on demand music streaming service in Canada. Alongside the paid launch, the music streamer is adding ads to its free service with a portion of. Continue reading

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