Is Facebook Video a Total Scam? Facebook Issues a Formal Statement…

Last year, Digital Music News started raising serious questions about Facebook video counts and session metrics.  That included specific suspicions of wildly inflated average session lengths.  But we weren’t the only one — and one year later, a Facebook executive is apologizing for that exact issue. Facebook has been bull-charging against YouTube for more than […]

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How to Pick the Cover Song That Will Make You Famous…

Every day, thousands upon thousands of songs are uploaded onto Spotify, YouTube, iTunes… whatever.  There are even millions of songs on Spotify that haven’t been played once, according to one study.  So how can you possibly get un-buried and noticed as a new artist?  The answer could simply be picking the right cover song. A […]

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Spotify’s Looking for Space to Build an Office in New York Ahead of Their IPO Offering

Ahead of their rumored IPO offering, Spotify is reportedly looking to purchase a rather large space in New York to build their office next year. According to New York Real Estate News website The Real Deal, Spotify has hired brokers from commercial real estate firm JLL to look for a new office in New York. […]

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Think the Cassette Tape Is Dead? Introducing ‘Cassette Store Day 2016’

Yes, the cassette tape is still a thing. Taking a look at Nielsen’s Mid-Year 2016 report, you’ll noticeably see that cassette tape sales are noticeably absent from the report.  Cassettes are mentioned under Total Album Sales, but only three formats are labeled: CDs, Digital, LP/Vinyl. Also, under Physical Album Sales By Store Type, they’re mentioned […]

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Police Manhunt Underway for Bronx Rapper Whitey GZ…

A manhunt is underway for a Bronx man who allegedly shot a man in the leg yesterday night. The Bronx man goes by the name of “Whitey GZ” on social media. He’s also known as a local rapper. According to the NYPD, the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the man late last night, […]

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Police Manhunt Underway for Bronx Rapper Whitey GZ…

A manhunt is underway for a Bronx man who allegedly shot a man in the leg yesterday night. The Bronx man goes by the name of “Whitey GZ” on social media. He’s also known as a local rapper. According to the NYPD, the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the man late last night, […]

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Frank Ocean’s “Endless” is STILL Freely Available on Dropbox

There are still an “Endless” amount of Frank Ocean links.  But why? After doing a quick search on Google, MP3s of Frank Ocean’s Endless can STILL be found on Dropbox. (To avoid any legal issues, no, we will not be posting them here this time, as Apple has previously threatened to sue us). The Dropbox […]

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Frank Ocean’s “Endless” is STILL Freely Available on Dropbox

There are still an “Endless” amount of Frank Ocean links.  But why? After doing a quick search on Google, MP3s of Frank Ocean’s Endless can STILL be found on Dropbox. (To avoid any legal issues, no, we will not be posting them here this time, as Apple has previously threatened to sue us). The Dropbox […]

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The Playlist Is Officially Bigger Than the Album, Study Finds

Who needs to listen to albums when you’ve got playlists? A new study shows that playlists, not albums, are what people are listening to more nowadays. The new study was conducted by LOOP (Lots of Online People) and provided to the Music Business Association (Music Biz). The study was based on a May 2016 survey […]

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The Playlist Is Officially Bigger Than the Album, Study Finds

Who needs to listen to albums when you’ve got playlists? A new study shows that playlists, not albums, are what people are listening to more nowadays. The new study was conducted by LOOP (Lots of Online People) and provided to the Music Business Association (Music Biz). The study was based on a May 2016 survey […]

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