[UPDATED] Spotify has been promising a heavy push into video for more than a year. Until now, that’s meant primarily re-purposed clips from other media outlets. But today, Spotify announced 12 new original programs, all focused on music. ______________________________________ Spotify today unveiled its debut slate of 12 original video programs,…
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MON. BRIEFING: Radiohead Snubs Spotify • Drake: 1M Albums In 5 Days • Apple Music Demotes Social • More
MONDAY 5.9.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web Radiohead and Drake enacted very different release strategies. The common denominator? We’re talking about both. Updated continuously under our More News tab. Related articles 7 Major Artists You Won’t Find On Spotify Or Any Music Streaming Service Last Week’s Most Read…
Drake’s "Views" Breaks First Week Streaming Music Record
Drake’s new release "Views" set an all-time record for weekly album streams with an impressive 247 million in the US and 23 million in Canada. "Views" finished the week of 4.29.16 at #1 on the BuzzAngle charts with an impressive 1,040,842 album units in the U.S and 110,678 in Canada….
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, we hear industry commentary on how music could be utilized to improve the atmosphere of hospitals, how live music should protect itself from disruption, and what’s next for gender equality in the industry. Using Music To Re-Architect Hospitals [George Howard] How Live Music Can Save Itself From Disruption…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week some of Hypebot’s most popular posts included a look at Live Nation’s enormous ticket promotion launch, and explanation of why your cover song may never be streamed, some lasting lessons from Prince and his digital struggles, and much more. Live Nation To Launch Massive $20 Concert Ticket Promotion…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
Tips? Advice? Sage counsel? We’ve got them all this week, as we offer independent artists ideas for how to break through songwriters block, tour smarter, integrate videos into their music marketing, and much, much more. Using YouTube Sections To Organize Your Videos And Get More Views 4 Ways To Spark…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Be A Tighter Band Live • Spark Inspiration • Build Your Mailing List • More
This past week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at how to be a tighter band live, how to combat songwriters block, build a better mailing list, and more. Robert Lanterman | 4 Ways To Be A Tighter Live Band Cherie Nelson | 4 Ways to Spark Inspiration And Break Through Writer’s…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
IHeartMedia reports growth, even under the threat of bankruptcy, Patreon shows strong revenue (as long as you’re not a musician), Live Nation partners up with Hulu, and much more as we pay a final visit to the weeks music industry news. IHeartMedia Reports Growth In Q1 As Bankruptcy Threat Looms…
Streaming Is Now Warner Music’s Biggest Revenue Source
The major labels are in the midst of renegotiations with Spotify and several other streaming services, including YouTube. The talks come at a critical moment for both sides. Streaming is, or is about to become, the top revenue source for recorded music at most labels. The shift to income from…
Activism In Entertainment
Starting off with the controversy surrounding the Oscars and the Academy in general, combined with the significantly more diversity focused Grammy’s, 2016 is shaping up to be an important one for activism within the entertainment industry as a whole. ________________________________ Guest Post by Corliss Lee from Berklee’s Music Business Journal…