Concert discovery and marketing app BandsInTown has added free Events Landing Pages to its BandsInTown manager platform that are shareable on social media via a custom shortlink. _________________________________ Bandsintown has launched new Events Landing Pages that display all an artist’s tour dates and are shareable on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter…
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Facebook Takes Swipe At YouTube, YouTube Strikes Back
Facebook owned Instagram’s launch of it’s new long-form IGTV has been one-upped with YouTube’s launch of several new features including channel sponsorships and direct-to-fan merchandise sales. Regardless of who comes out on top, the competition seems to be benefitting creators, at least for now. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
AT&T Adds Free Pandora Premium, Amazon Music To Select Mobile Plans
Just days after the AT&T Time Warner merger, the combined company is rolling out new video and music offerings to its mobile subscribers. Starting Tuesday, June 26, 142 million AT&T subscribers will have access to Pandora’s on-demand music service and Amazon Music Unlimited. AT&T "&More Premium" subscribers will have the…
Botletter: Impressive Facebook Messenger Fan Communications, Marketing Tool
Veteran Music marketer and Music Biz Weekly podcast co-host Mchael Brandvold explores the Facebook Messenger tool Botletter, which provides artists with an exciting new way to effectively communicate with fans in a style similar to email. _________________________________ Guest post by Michael Brandvold of Michael Brandvold Marketing Botletter is a new…
Musical.ly Kills Live.ly Standalone Streaming App
Musical.ly is merging live streaming app Live.ly into its main service. Musical.ly launched Live.ly just two years ago, but it will soon be pulled from the Apple App Store and Google Play. The move is likely designed to simplify the user experience and boost traffic on the main Musical.ly site….
Facebook Finally Gets Serious About Music [Watch Out Musical.ly]
Facebook has announced the first set of features that build on the recent licensing deals it has made with all three major label groups, Merlin and other rights holders. Most notable is a live lip sync feature that borrows liberally from the popular Musical.ly app. Facebook users can now add…
#1 iPhone App Is About Music and You’ve Never Heard Of It
[UPDATED] The most downloaded iPhone apps globally is dominated by Facebook and its owned apps Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. But new Sensor Tower data shows that the most downloaded app globally for the last 3 months is music related. but you’ve likely never heard of it. Chinese music video app…
Music Industry Moves Past Site Blocking, Looking To Get Into App Blocking
While site blocking has long been employed as a nuclear (albeit often ineffective) option for preventing copyright infringement, the entertainment industry is now taking things a step further by blocking certain apps. ________________________ Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt With site-blocking now fully en vogue in much of the…
How People Are Listening To New Music In 2018 [Infographic]
As music PR companies and labels strive to get their artist’s music placed in popular places, it is becoming more and more clear that the industry has changed, with NME stopping their print edition the focus has changed on the digital landscape and how people consume media. But how has…
Rapchat Raises $1.6M For Rap Creation, Sharing App
Rapchat, an app to create and share raps, has raised $1.6 million in funding. The Columbus, OH based startup is consistently among the top 50 music app on iOS and Android and has passed 100 million listens since launching in 2013. Rapchat co-founder Pat Gibson has performed with the likes…