Pandora hires Akim Bryant as Top 40 Coordinator, Curation Programming

Bryant joins Pandora after a two-year stint programming BET Soul
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25% Skip A Song Within 5 Seconds [New Data]

We knew our attention spans were short, and it seems the streaming era is only making things worse, with new data revealing that consumers are becoming increasingly fickle, and skipping more songs after spending a decreasing amount of time listening to them. ____________________ Guest post from Haulix Daily The internet…

How To Use Shopify And Single Music To Sell Direct To Fans

[UPDATED] Driving fans to an artist’s site only to redirect them elsewhere to purchase a download or t-shirt means lost revenue and a chance to capture valuable fan and marketing data. The reams of a growing number of major and indie artists are building their own __________________________ Guest post from…

Streaming Services Hold Key To Music’s Diversity [Op-Ed]

Johan Svanberg of indie distributor Record Union looks at the need for music streaming services to become more diverse and egalitarian; not only where gender and ethnicity are concerned, but also in terms of creation and ownership. The answer, he believes, is to make streaming platforms a more hospitable and…

How Analytics Make All The Difference In A&R, Marketing

In this piece Chaz Jenkins explains why implementing a broader approach to analytics is key to an effective marketing strategy, and why only looking at past data simply doesn’t provide enough information. ____________________________ Guest post by Chaz Jenkins of ChartMetric On my first day in a new role a few…

Spotify, Apple, Amazon Urged To Label Indie Music [Petition]

With almost almost 30% market share overall, independent music is a music industry force to be reckoned with. But that share falls to below 20% on the major streaming services. In a effort to rectify the inequity, digital distributor Record Union is leading a campaign urge Spotify. Apple Music, Amazon…

Pandora Premium can now be streamed through Amazon Echo devices

The company published a blog post announcing the news ‘just in time for the holidays’
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Pandora, Spotify Podcast Moves Good New For Musicians and Record Labels

[UPDATED] This week, Pandora announced the Podcast Genome Project, a cataloging system and discovery algorithm that uses a combination of technology and human curation to deliver personalized podcast recommendations. Spotify and Apple Music have both stepped up their podcast game, as well, by improving their search and discovery options. “It…