Pandora has added deeply discounted student and military plans. The streamer recently launched the Pandora Premium Family Plan, where up to six family members get Premium features for $14.99 per month. The Pandora Student Plan offers full Pandora Premium features for $4.99 per month, with a 60-day free trial. The…
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6 Techniques For Optimizing Your Instagram Page
As should be obvious to everyone by now, Instagram has become one of the most valuable social media tools available to artists, particularly when it comes to making big announcements or keeping in touch with fans. Here we look at six ways you can take your Instagram presence to the…
Layoffs At SiriusXM Following Pandora Acquisition
SiriusXM has announced nearly 60 layoffs in an effort to realign departments following the company’s recent acquisition of Pandora Media, The news was delivered in a memo sent to staffers by Sirius XM CEO Jim Meyer. The memo reportedly reveals that the layoffs were made in order to “better align”…
Post-Pandora Acquisition, SiriusXM Slashes 60 Positions
Last week, SiriusXM revealed its joint Q1 2019 financial report following its acquisition of Pandora Radio. The satellite radio company’s pro forma revenue jumped 10% year-over-year to $1.9 billion, up from $1.7 billion. Overall revenue grew 8% to $1….
Spotify, Pandora Beat Apple Music In Brand Intimacy Survey
Music takes center stage in MBLM’s Brand Intimacy 2019 Study with Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music all landing in the in the top 5. Brand Intimacy is defined "as the emotional science that measures the bonds we form with the brands we use and love." U.S. Top 10 Most Intimate…
Pandora Adds Ticketmaster Integration
Pandora has partnered Ticketmaster to bring more concert dates to the platform. “In our ongoing effort to provide a comprehensive and seamless artist marketing experience, Pandora has partnered with Ticketmaster to transform live event promotion,” SiriusXM owned streamer said in a statement. According to Pandora, which plans to pull touring…
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Tunecore Distribution Payments To Artists Up 21%, Stream And Downloads Rise 83%
TuneCore artists earned $83 million in the first quarter of 2019, a 21% increase over the same period last year. Total streams and downloads of music by TuneCore’s 250,000 worldwide artists hit 199.3 billion in the past year, a 83% increase over 2017. This latest tally brings Tunecore’s total distributed…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Just in case you missed something the first time around, we’re taking a moment to look back on another full week of music industry news, revisiting a big Record Store Day for vinyl, the somewhat surprising top ten global artists, the arrival of Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ on Spotify, three years after…
SiriusXM + Pandora Posts Mixed Numbers
SiriusXM today announced missed Q1 2019 operating and financial results. Total revenue of $1.7 billion increased 27% compared to the prior year with growth driven by the acquisition of Pandora. But the purchase also hit net income driving it down 44% to $162 million. Overall revenues grew 26% with Pandora’s…