Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
After over a year of feedback, Spotify launches a stronger hub for artists. In 2015, Spotify launched a data dashboard dubbed Fan Insights. Charlie Hellman, VP of Product, said that the dashboard was intended as “a self-serve way [for] artists and their teams to really understand what was going on with their audiences on Spotify.” […]
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Will Bitcoin-based Token.FM truly hit, or will it end up as just another failed streamer in the music industry? Every once in a while, someone has a fresh, new idea to address “existing issues” in the music industry. Specifically, these ideas attempt to get artists paid faster. However, within three years, most of these ideas […]
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If a judge rules against Bose, how will this affect similar data collection techniques by companies like Amazon? In 2015, Arkansas police charged James Andrew Bates with first-degree murder. He allegedly murdered a man named Victor Collins. Last August, police issued Amazon a search warrant requesting it hand over data included in Bates’ Amazon Echo. […]
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Aspiring singers can now become extremely proficient without expensive coaches or schools. And one of the best tools for self-improvement is the singing app. Here are some of the top-rated singing app for both Android and iPhone. Sing! Karaoke iOS, Android. Sing! Karaoke is a free app available for Android and iOS. It’s great […]
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Your dream guy won’t touch you in ways you wouldn’t want to be touched, according to beleaguered GFRIEND fans. In a radio interview a few days ago, GFriend members described their ideal type of guys. Eunha said she preferred a cute man with a great voice. Ji Sang Ryul shyly admitted to liking someone similar […]
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So, if lawsuits don’t curb piracy, nor bandwidth throttling, nor even offering legal streaming, what will stop music piracy? Last February, a study published on Digital Music News showed that 20% of Americans actively pirated music. In fact, 35 percent of Americans who buy music legitimately have also acquired music illegally at some point. In […]
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Drinking is a huge part of Blake Shelton’s image. But call him a drunk, and his lawyers will bury you. Attorneys for Blake Shelton have now settled a major lawsuit against InTouch Weekly, one that involved accusations of out-of-control alcoholism. The terms of the out-of-court settlement aren’t known, though Shelton’s legal team had InTouch on […]
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TuneCore invites US-based artists to get into streaming with upfront cash. How? Read on. TuneCore believes that music streaming provides artists with a successful future. So much so that the digital distribution and publishing admin company will now offer their clients automated advances. TuneCore launched their Direct Advance service today in a unique collaboration with […]
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They’re decaying on dusty shelves, neglected for decades. Now, the British Library is now trying to save a massive collection of more than 500,000 old sound recordings. To save nearly half a million ‘at-risk’ recordings in the UK, the British Library launched a major preservation and access project on Wednesday. Dubbed Unlocking Our Sound Heritage, the […]
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Earlier this month, we highlighted Canadian Music Week as a place for serious music industry dealmaking. Now, CMW has confirmed one of the industry’s biggest and most successful dealmakers: Live Nation President & CEO Michael Rapino. Just moments after securing an important keynote with longtime Taylor Swift manager Scott Borchetta, there’s another confirmed heavyweight. Canadian […]
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