Brant David McLaughlin of Music Industry Insights breaks down eight music industry statistics, revealing some unexpected areas of growth, as well as. some indicators as to where the industry as a whole might be headed moving forward. ______________________________ Guest post by Brant David McLaughlin from the MidemBlog Across this last…
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New Facebook Features You Ought To Know About
In recent months, Facebook has rolled out some interesting new features and products that artists and promoters should take notice of. Here we break down these new tools and how you can utilize them to improve your social media presence. ___________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog…
Tencent Music Requires You Pay To Stream Current Music – Will This Catch On?
In an effort to increase its profitability, Chinese streaming giant Tencent has begun experimenting with limiting the amount of current hit music which its customers can access for free. Given the mixed results windowing saw in the US however, it remains to be seen whether this trend will catch on….
THU. BRIEF: Prince Gets TIDAL Treatment • Musicians Union Pension Crisis • Orchard Inks Third Man • More
THURSDAY 5.30.19
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Radionomy To End US Streaming This Week
[UPDATED] Radionomy, which allowed users to create online radio stations, will shut down U.S. streaming at the end of this week.The announcement offered to migrate stations to Shoutcast for Business. U.S. music licensing rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board made streaming to U.S. listeners unsustainable for the company, according…
QUICK HITS: Verve • Downtown Music • Dubset + Pioneer • SNG Music • UTA Adds Sean Hill
UMG’s Verve Label Group has promoted two of its senior executives. Jamie Krents has been named executive vice president, Verve and Impulse!, and Dahlia Ambach Caplin has been named senior vice president of artist & repertoire for Verve and Impulse!. • Downtown Music Publishing has promoted Roberto Neri to Executive…
The Musician’s Guide to Pandora Promotion
While Spotify deserves kudos for its free Artist toolkit, no music service has provided more opportunities for artists to connect with fans than Pandora. Pandora AMP (Artist Marketing Platform) is an offering that its competitors can learn from. _____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR Pandora has been working hard to…
AI Generated Music Gets $1.8M Boost With Amadeus Code Investment From World Innovation Lab
AI music generation platform Amadeus Code has landed $1.8 million in Series A funding.The round was led by VC firm World Innovation Lab. WiL’s Masataka Matsumoto will join coompany’s board. Amadeus Code is an artificial intelligence-powered songwriting assistant that breaks melodies down into their constituent parts (“licks”) and transforms them…
Eventbrite President Andrew Dreskin Steps Down
Eventbrite President Andrew Dreskin is exiting his leadership role at the independent ticketer. “After more than a decade at Ticketfly, two acquisitions, and all told almost 20 years running ticketing companies, it feels like the right time for me to transition into a different role,” Dreskin told Billboard’s Dave Brooks,…
WED. BRIEF: RIAA Privacy Efforts • New iPods • Billboard Int’l Power Players 2019 • More
WEDNESDAY 5.29.19
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