Merch, hardware, A&R, crowd-funding and more offered by some impressive young companies
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Category archives: Instrumental
Instrumental scores UK Christmas No.1 – and expands artist services offering
YouTube star LadBaby grabs top spot on British chart, as Instrumental teams up with Kobalt company
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A&R ‘Moneyball’ is hotter than ever. But will it actually improve the music business?
After Apple’s acqui-hire of Asaii, what’s next for AI-driven artist discovery?
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Asaii-gn of the Times: What Apple’s acquisition of Asaii means for the music business
Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on some very interesting recent movements in his sector
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Vine and Musical.ly transformed the music industry – then they disappeared. Will history repeat itself?
What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?
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A&R scouting platform Instrumental strikes deal with UK’s Official Charts Company
UK-based platform raised over $4m earlier this year to drive global expansion
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Spotify doesn’t cost $9.99 a month everywhere… and that makes a lot of sense.
Why Spotify’s reduced subscriptions in emerging markets makes for a smart business move
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Instrumental supports MBW, backing regular ‘Review’ series
Online talent scouting platform Instrumental is the new supporter of our regular MBW Review features. The MBW Review offers MBW’s take on the latest music biz goings-on, providing industry-leading thought leadership and analysis on key global iss…
Here’s exactly how many shares the major labels and Merlin bought in Spotify – and what those stakes are worth now
Documents from 2008 reveal much about Spotify then – and now
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In A&R, ‘gut vs. data’ isn’t a binary choice.
Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on the potent combination of man and machine (learning) in music
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