SiriusXM Acquires Pandora Radio For $3.5 Billion

SiriusXM’s Pandora acquisition could potentially open up new and unique opportunities for both artists and listeners. Looks like SiriusXM has finally purchased Pandora Radio. The $3.5 billion all-stock deal values Pandora at $10.14, 12% higher than its…

Pandora AMP Adds Eventbrite Listings

Eventbrite events will now be integrated into the free Pandora AMP artist marketing platform, making it easier to use AMP’s Promote Show feature and for Pandora to promote the live shows. We don’t usually give full throated endorsements, but of you an artist, label or music marketing and not using…

Pandora Adds ‘The Drop’ Personalized Playlist – ‘Daily Mix’ Meets ‘Release Radar’

Pandora has just added The Drop, a personalized playlist for Premium listeners. The new feature uses machine learning to create a custom-built playlist from the artists the user plays the most, alongside new artists. The daily playlist automatically updates as soon as new music is released. ____________________ Combining a bit…

Apple Music gains global streaming subscription market share – as Spotify holds firm

Amazon Music Unlimited has just under 10m paying subs at the close of H1 2018
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Pandora signs office lease in Atlanta. Pandora Media has announced it will vacate its Atlantic Station offices following a deal for 50,000 square feet in the 21-story Campanile Tower in Midtown Atlanta.  The company announced earlier this year it would…

Snap Unveils Savvy Partnerships with Pandora and TuneMoji

Have mobile messengers become the next frontier for the music industry? Several months ago, Instagram unveiled a new feature. Following long-term licensing deals with major labels and Merlin, Facebook launched music stickers on Instagram.  Users could …