A busy week by any definition, the music industry was no exception, with Universal Music potentially up for sale, Spotify’s loss widening in spite of a revenue spike, Pandora and SiriusXM once again eyeing an acquisition, and more! Spotify Losses Widen Despite Big Revenue Rise [REPORT] Music Biz 2017: Mood…
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Why You Should Incorporate Playlists Into Your Social Media Strategy
When it comes to marketing and promotional strategies, artists tend to focus on how they can get their music on other people’s playlists. This article looks at approaching it from the other end, with artists themselves acting the curator. _______________________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer of Music Tech Policy The…
Here’s Everything Google Announced at its Big I/O Conference
On Wednesday, Google kicked off it annual conference for developers.
Spotify’s Troy Carter at Music Biz: On streaming, "the best songs win…(but) the value chain is broken"
[UPDATED] Speaking at the Music Biz 2017 conference in Nashville on Wednesday, Spotify’s director of artists relations and former Lady Gaga manager Troy Carter offered high but unvarnished praise for his employer and the power of streaming to transform music discovery, artist marketing and the entire music industry. ________________________________ "The…
The Best Part of Google’s Conference Was a Teen Who Taught Himself to Code to Diagnose Cancer
Google was so impressed with his app that the company showcased it during CEO Sundar Pichai’s opening keynote at its I/O developer conference.
Watch the Keynote of Google I/O ’17 Live Here
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will deliver the keynote at 1 p.m. ET.
What to Expect From Google I/O 2017
Thousands of software and hardware developers will descend on the Googleplex to hear about the company’s latest products. Here’s what they might be.
Google’s $600 Billion Blueprint
Alphabet is worth over $600 billion. How’d they do it?
Remember Where You Parked With the Google Maps App
Just tap the blue dot in your iOS or Android Google Maps app and set your parking location.
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Has a ‘Secret Airship’
That’s one way to top your business partner’s ‘flying car.’