Bank of America Hating on Pandora: ‘They’ll Never Get 10 Million Subs…’

Looks like Ari Herstand isn’t the only getting hated these days.  After a splash of hate from Bank of America, Pandora’s stock remains guttered this week. It’s been a really rough week for Pandora.  Wall Street is pounding the company’s stock amidst structural and financial concerns.  And this morning’s quarterly financials showed another huge loss.  But […]

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The Top 3 Nap Time and Bedtime Lullabies That Have Worked for Me

How’s this for a baby song? “Hush, little baby, don’t you cry. It’s bedtime, that’s why.”  These are my clutch nap time and bedtime lullabies. As a father of two young baby girls, I’ve found out the hard way what works and what doesn’t.  For example, my girls love Masha and the Bear, but they […]

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600,000 a Year Expected Visit ‘Prince Graceland,’ Paisley Park Museum

Local authorities just approved for a ‘Paisley Park Museum’ in Chanhassen, Minnesota.  But will ‘Prince Graceland’ pull in Elvis numbers? It’s official: the Paisley Park Museum, aka ‘Prince Graceland,’ is now opening in Chanhassen, Minnesota.  Paisley Park was the longtime residence of pop superstar Prince, and where the artist recorded countless albums and songs. It’s also where Prince […]

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Spotify Cuts off Video Partnerships, Then Says Video Plans Are Still Alive

There goes Spotify’s video service plan. Swedish website BreakIt is reporting that Spotify has dropped several top video partnerships almost a year after its introduction. It appears that Spotify is taking a step back from providing video content. The Swedish company decided against renewing major partnerships with ESPN and Vice Media from its video platform. […]

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Want to Increase SoundCloud Plays? Here Are the 11 Best Tools

Here are 10 useful tools you can use to get more SoundCloud plays right now.  And take over the airwaves of Planet Earth sooner than you thought possible! The following deep dive into SoundCloud plays comes from SMMGuide.co.  Sam Zavedi has served as a SM Strategist for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups from across the […]

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Musicians, This Is How You Deal With Haters

I remember the first time I got publicly shit on. I remember like it was yesterday. But it was actually nearly 8 years ago.  I was included in the Minnesota Daily’s (the official newspaper of the University of Minnesota) “Freshman Survival Guide” as one of the “Worst bands of Minneapolis.”  I was number 1!  Ironically, […]

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Unauthorized Facebook Videos Are Selling More Music, Study Shows

How important are fan-created, unauthorized Facebook videos to artist careers?  Now, we have a much better idea. As the music industry battles with Facebook over royalties and what’s fair, there’s always been this lingering question.  How important are Facebook videos to artist careers, anyway?  And more importantly, how important are fan-created, unauthorized videos to artist […]

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Looking for Employees? Do What Goldman Sachs Does: Use Spotify

Looking for employees? Forget LinkedIn. Why not try Spotify? Goldmach Sachs Group is using Spotify to recruit millennials, according to reports. They’ve recently started running job advertisements on Spotify free. They’re apparently reaching out to Millenials, or young potential employees. The advertisements come in both audio messages and banner ads. The audio says, “It’s a […]

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Is Google Behind the Recent Firing at the U.S. Copyrights Office?

Looks like someone got the axe at the Copyrights Office thanks to Google. Maria Pallante was abrupt removed from the U.S. Register of Copyrights early Friday morning. The change was made by the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Billboard reported that she wasn’t fired, per se. Officially, Pallante has merely changed office. She’s now a […]

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Why Kanye West Just DOUBLED Next Year’s Grammys Ratings

Kanye West is now threatening to boycott the Grammys because Frank Ocean wasn’t nominated.  Here’s how the Grammy Awards can use this drama to DOUBLE their ratings. As the global panic subsides following robbery of Kanye West’s girlfriend, another drop-shipment of drama has arrived.  During a recent tirade from his suspended stage on the Life […]

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