FRIDAY 2.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web As we’ve written previously, a delayed IPO could be very expensive for Spotify. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Category archives: Music Tech
Nielsen Completes Gracenote Acquisition
Nielsen announced on Wednesday that it had completed its acquisition of entertainment metadata provider Gracenote. Gracenote’s data and technology is a key element of user interfaces and programming guides and includes everything from song data on compact discs to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), smart televisions, streaming music services, connected…
Backline With Mary Timony [INTERVIEW]
In this edition of Backline, Mary Timony guitarist and singer of the group Ex Hex, takes us behind the scenes to discuss her gear and instrument preferences, as well introduce us to her cat Burrs. __________________________ Guest Post by Mary Timony on CASH Music Who are you, and what do…
Thanks Alexa, Music Streamers See Lift From Amazon Echo
With more than 14 million consumers in the US now users of an Amazon Echo device, the conversation has once again shifted to music in the home, and whether Amazon will be able to make strides in the streaming market in 2017. ____________________________ Guest Post by Russ Crupnick on MusicWatch…
Spotify, Playlists and Profitability: On Playing The Long Game
Lucas Gonze shares his response to Mark Mulligan’s piece on why Spotify struggles with profitability, and takes a look at what the streaming service’s most logical path forward may be if it hopes to make money down the road. ___________________________ Guest Post by Lucas Gonze on Medium Mark Mulligan asks…
WED. BRIEF: Pandora Joins Immigration Fight • DotBlockchain Phase 2 • Ticketfly, Lyte Partner • More
Wednesday 2.1.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It is encouraging to see music and tech coming together to fight Trump’s anti-immigration actions. Next up: net neutrality. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Projecting Trends: The On-Demand Economy In Music
How has the rapid onset of an on-demand music economy affected the music industry? Here Bas Grasmayer digs into how several innovative new startups in the music industry are working to capitalize on this latest trend in consumer behavior. _________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog One of the…
Billboard Adds Pandora To Chart Data
Slowly, the Nielsen Billboard charts are evolving to reflect how people actually consume music in 2017. The latest data to be added comes from Pandora. __________________________ Billboard is adding streams from Pandora to its highly valued Hot 100 chart. Pandora streams will also impact other streaming-based charts, and Hot 100…
Purple Spotify Billboards Point To Prince Streaming Release
Purple Spotify billboards have been spotted in the New York subways. While they include no specific message, they likely signal the anticipated release of the Prince catalog to steaming services. A Grammy night launch had been rumored, but not confirmed. Related articles Prince’s Catalog May Be Coming To Streaming Services…
How Can We Attract More Women To The Music Industry?
Is there a gender problem in the music industry? How can it be solved? Here Rhian Jones travels to the Association of Independent Music to gain further insight on the issue from some major industry players. ______________________ Guest Post by Rhian Jones on Synchblog Has the music industry got a…