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Spotify Lite Had 1 Million Users In First Week, India Users Now Top 2 Million

UPDATED: Spotify clearly filled a need with the launch of its Spotify Lite app, which takes up one-third of the space on the users mobile, while still maintaining most of. Continue reading

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YouTube Music Users Can Now Switch Seamlessly Between Audio and Music Videos

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscribers can now seamlessly transition between a song and its music video.  Users will now see a video button at the top of the. Continue reading

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A Legal View Of The Fall Of PledgeMusic and What Could Happen Next

Earlier this week, Hypebot published an important Music Biz Weekly podcast interview with Attorney Chris Castle delving into the demise of PledgeMusic and its legal ramifications for artists, vendors and. Continue reading

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How Spotify Calculates An Artist’s Monthly Active Users

Spotify monthly active user counts are one of the most important metrics used by the music industry – radio, media, A&R and more -  to judge how hot an artist. Continue reading

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Building Your Artist Development Team: The Music Producer

In this second part of a series on artist development and establishing an effective team, Camille Barbone delves into the role of the music producer, including how to find one,. Continue reading

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How To Book Increasingly Larger Shows Over Time

Despite how good they may be as performers, many bands struggle with making the transition from playing tiny clubs to large rooms on sought after bills, but toiling away in. Continue reading

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Gibson Guitars To Move Headquarters To Downtown Nashville

Gibson Guitars will relocate their global  HQ to the heart of Music City. The company will open new offices at Cummins Station at 209 10th Avenue South, a historic property. Continue reading

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The Reason Unpaid Music Internships Are A Problem

While internships can be a great way to put you on the road to industry success, unpaid internships can often class out promising candidates by not offering the support necessary. Continue reading

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Saban Music Group Launches With $500 Million Investment

Billionaire investor Haim Saban, Chairman of Saban Capital Group, is teaming with music industry veteran Gustavo Lopez to launch Saban Music Group with a promised $500 million investment. SMG is. Continue reading

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