BandPage Now Driving 1 Million Fans To Artist’s Stores Monthly

In the last year, BandPage has focused on both product improvement and partnerships. The later strategy, in particular, is starting to reap significant benefits for both BandPage and the hundreds of thousands of. Continue reading

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More Free Users Means Spotify’s Per Play Rates Continue to Drop

Often criticized for its failure to make money for rights holders, Spotify's average rate per play continues to decline, calling into question, yet again, the viability of the freemium model of music streaming.

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This Week in Music Commentary

There was plenty to talk about in the music industry this week. We hear why it is that Apple isn't bothered about making money off its streaming service, examine a. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 9.4.15: Sony/ATV Sampling Amnesty • EU Music Survey • UMG

Sony/ATV, one of the world’s largest music publishers, has announced a new form of amnesty within their company – sampling. One of the most subjective and controversial music practices is sampling.

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Beatroot Music Lands $380K For Music Data Analytics

Beatroot Music has received $380,000 USD in funding from the UK's North West Fund for Digital and Creative. The investment will be used scale infrastructure and expand data music delivery to more. Continue reading

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Justin Bieber now holds the record for biggest first week for a single on Spotify

"What Do You Mean?" broke the Spotify record for biggest first week for a single globally and in the U.S. "What Do You Mean?" has over 21M streams globally –. Continue reading

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SoulCycle IPO Presents Opportunities In Music Licensing

SoulCycle, the increasingly popular spin-class-meets-dance-party fitness company's integral use of music in their business is calling into question whether or not the traditional "general licensing" method currently being used by. Continue reading

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Watch The Weeknd, John Travolta’s New Apple Music Service Commercial Part 1 & 2

Just after it launched, Apple let it be known that aggressive promotion of its new streaming music service would  begin last night with MTV's Video Music Awards.  While it was. Continue reading

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A Stream on Apple Music Pays Songwriters And Publishers 33% More Than A Stream On Spotify

All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible. Continue reading

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The Rise Of Emojis And How They Can Help Promote Your Music

In a mood for some smiley tunes? Since their introduction in 1999, emojis have attained massive popularity and are now littered across all social media platforms. So why not start. Continue reading

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