UPDATE: Spotify has refreshed it’s official list of preferred distributors and renamed its "Other Preferred" designation. In October, Hypebot broke the news that Spotify was publically ranking distributors based primarily on the quality of the metadata that they delivered with tracks. In the new listing (pictured above), Spotify has renamed…
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Tinder Adds Spotify Song Sharing So You Can Soundtrack Your Hookup Pitch
Tinder is testing the ability to share Spotify songs in chat with potential hookups. Tinder and Spotify first hooked up in 2016 with the ability to share favorite songs in user profile pages. This data also became part of the algorithm used to surface potential partners. If chosen via a…
Colin Kaepernick NOT OK With Travis Scott Super Bowl Gig
After rapper Travis Scott was announced as a guest performer with Maroon 5 during the halftime show for the Super Bowl month, he revealed that as a condition of his performance, the NFL had agreed to join him in making a $500,000 donation to a social justice organization. At the…
SoundExchange Goes Full Klasky
SoundExchange has named Helaine S. Klasky as chief communications officer. As COO she will oversee the global communications, industry relations, and public policy teams on behalf of its 178,000 artists, rights holders and publishers. She was previously the chair of Burson-Marsteller’s U.S. public affairs and crisis practice, the chief communications…
SXSW Adds Keynote, Featured Speakers For 2019
SXSW is just weeks away and the organizers have announced a slate of additions to the Keynote and Featured Speaker lineup for the 2019 event. The updated list of Keynote speakers announced for the event includes Endeavor Chief Marketing Officer Bozoma Saint John, director, actress, producer and activist Olivia Wilde,…
Spotify Adds Car View: Helpful But Not Voice Control
Spotify is rolling out ‘Car View,’ a simplified larger print view designed to make it easier for users to control basic functions while driving. The feature is rolling out slowly Android devices. No word yet on when it will be added to the iOS app. Had no idea Spotify had…
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A2IM Names Chase Varga Marketing Manager
Fresh off yesterday’s staff announcements, A2IM is adding a another member to the team. Music industry veteran Chase Varga has been named A2IM Marketing Manager. In 2013, Chase co- founded Engine Driver Presents. In less than three years Engine Driver had produced over 500 events in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, and…
ASCAP Named Pandora Nicole Carbone-Rogers SVP Events
ASCAP has named Nicole Carbone-Rogers as Senior Vice President of Events. She will be responsible for ASCAP’s awards shows and other events. Previously, Carbon-Rogers was Head of Experiential Marketing & Live Production at Pandora, where she managed 75 events. Carbone-Rogers has also held senior events and marketing positions at Billboard…
UCLA Law School Offers Music Community Free Legal Advice
UCLA’s Music Industry Clinic (MIC) is offering free legal services for qualifying musicians and other members of the music industry. MIC provides UCLA Law students with the opportunity to represent clients in real-life music transactional matters under the supervision of experienced music attorneys. MIC launched in the Spring 2018 semester,…