A very busy Pandora this morning announced a custom emoji program on Twitter as part of their “Sounds Like You” branding campaign. How it works: _____________________________ Tweet “@pandoramusic + #soundslike + any emoji” and get an automated response from @pandoramusic with copy and a station / mixtape that that emoji…
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Pandora Stock Seesaws After Earnings Report, $150M New Investment
Pandora [P] stock was down 2.62% at the close of trading Monday. Minutes later, it was up 3.37% in after hours trading after the company revealed a new $150 million investment from KKR and smaller than expected losses despite declining user stats. At the start of an earnings call on…
Pandora Use Ticks Down, Premium Service Off To Late Start
Buoyed by a fresh $150 million investment from KKR, Pandora executives spun a hopeful tale during an earnings call on Monday. But a later than expected full launch of Pandora Premium and slight downtick in use left more questions than answers about Pandora’s long term growth. ____________________________________ During an earnings…
Pandora Nabs $150M Investment From KKR
[UPDATE 2] At the start of an earnings call on Monday, Pandora (NYSE: P) announced it has entered into an agreement for a $150 million strategic investment from KKR. But the music streamer reported a big quarterly loss and the new investment came at a price. _______________________________ $150M Stock Buy…
Spotify Adds QR-Like Codes: A New Music Sharing & Engagement Tool For Artists, Marketers
Spotify has officially added QR-like codes for quick song, album and playlist sharing. Available in-app, Spotify Codes can also be printed on a flyers, posters or billboards. Hypebot first reported the rollout of this new feature on Friday and opportunities it creates for musicians and music marketers working to boost…
Will The Music Industry Soon Be Under The Control Of Computers?
While much of what is unfair about payments to artists stems from the low rates, the lack of accuracy and accountable when it comes the metadata associated with said music, something which could be helped with the implementation of things like blockchain tech. _______________________ Guest post by Erin M. Jacobson…
TuneRegistry Links with Harry Fox To Help Indie Songwriters Get Paid Spotify, Streaming Mechanical Royalties
[UPDATED] Indie music rights management platform TuneRegistry has announced a partnership with the Harry Fox Agency to initiate electronic delivery of song registrations. ___________________________ TuneRegistry’s new partnership with the Harry Fox Agency completes its goal of making in easy for independent music creators to submit music registrations and metadata to…
7 Things That Help You Get Added To A Spotify Playlist [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss an article written by Lucie Watson of Platoon, "How To Get Music On Spotify’s Playlists" on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast. It offers expert insights into playlists, but it also gives 7 action items on what you need to do to help…
MON. BRIEF: WMG Signs "Difficult" YouTube Deal • Spotify, Deezer Fight Apple, Google • iHeart’s Future • More
Monday 5.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web WMG is criticizing YouTube for exploiting the DMCA rather than fighting for higher royalties form them. Updated continuously under our More News tab Related articles The War with Grandpa (2017) | Megashare9.to | Watch Full Movies HD Online Free YouTube announces…
YouTube Comments On "Difficult" New Warner Music Deal
Warner Music Group has become the first major label and music publisher to sign a new deal with YouTube. But in a leaked memo to staff, WMG CEO Steve Cooper said that he had “secured the best possible deals under very difficult circumstances.” Here, YouTube comments on the agreement: _____________________________…