How Facebook Determines What Appears In Your Feed
Facebook can be an important and useful social media platform, but the site changes its algorithms regulating what appears in a user's news feed so frequently, it can be difficult. Continue reading
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Apple’s Subscriber Count, Pandora + Ticketfly = Win-Win-Win, Ehhh Deezer? This Week in Music and More
Another work week is over and its time for a bit 'o buli, as in Liv Buli, who as Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound has the best job. Continue reading
Streaming Music Exclusives: Is This Just The Beginning?
Yesterday, Cortney Harding declared that streaming music exclusives were over. But former Apple Music staffer, Sean Glass wonders if their just getting started, and takes a hard look at streaming in general. . Continue reading
ITunes 69¢ Songs Section Offers Latest Opportunity For Labels To Game The Charts
Last month we learned that artists like Drake, Kayne West and Frank Ocean were releasing albums with 18 tracks or more to game the Billboard charts by taking advantage of. Continue reading
Indie Musicians Should Focus On Podcasts And Playlists Not Pitchfork And Paste [Kosha Dillz]
In this piece independent rapper Kosha Dillz shares explains the value and importance of focusing one's self-promotion in the direction of smaller more personal podcasts and playlists, rather than fruitlessly. Continue reading
Linkin Park’s Jim Digby Talks Concert Tour Safety In Dangerous Times [Larry LeBlanc]
In this latest edition of In The Hot Seat With Larry LeBlanc, he speaks with Jim Digby, the founder and chairman of Event Safety Alliance and Linkin Park production manager. Here he weighs in on touring. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 9.9.16: EMI Layoff Report • BMI Breaks $1B Record • Music Pubs Battle Photo Agencies
Sony reportedly laid off more than half of EMI Music Publishing staff after its buyout in 2012. A Sony Corp investor presentation that was uncovered from 2014 confirms the company cut. Continue reading
3 Unique Resources For Online Music Production
Although it used to be required that anyone interested in a career in music up stumps and move to a major city such as LA or Nashville, such is no. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEFING: 69¢ Song iTunes Chart Games • Pandora + Uber • BandLab Buys MONO • More
Friday 9.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Check out iTunes' 69 cent song section and you see the newest way that major labels have found to game the. Continue reading
Apple Music, ITunes Head Of Digital Marketing Moves To AEG Live
Brooke Kain, who had joined Apple Music from Beats when Apple acquired the music service, has exited to take the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer at concert promoter AEG Live. Kain. Continue reading