Beyond the useful musings of Next Big Sound data journalist Liv Buli, I’ve wondered exactly what Next Big Sound has been up to since being acquired by Pandora. I assumed that they were doing behind the scenes work with data, but today they announced a public facing product that adds…
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Spotify Relaunches Kids And Family Category With Playlists For Bedtime, Bath And Traveling In The Car
Spotify seems to be announcing new products almost daily, and while a Kids & Family category relaunch is far from revolutionary, it may come as welcome news to stressed out parents anxious to use music to both entertain and educate their children. ________________________________________ Spotify is relaunching its Kids And Family…
More Changes In The Landscape Of Physical Music Retail
While there’s no question that, when it comes to recorded music, the world of retail isn’t what it was, it isn’t all doom and gloom. Here we look at how selling music has changed, and the state of the music retail industry today. ________________________________ Guest Post by Ben Liemer, National…
Apple Music In 114 Countries, But At Very Different Costs
As far as geographical spread goes Apple Music seems to be winning the streaming wars, having expanded to 114 different countries. Interestingly, however, it seems Apple is using variable pricing in these different locations, unbeknownst to many artists and publishers. _______________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 If…
Spotify Debuts "Deconstructed" Cartoon Series [VIDEO]
Spotify has finally released its first long promised original video series. But if the first strange episode of "Deconstructed" titled "How EDM Changed The World" is any indication, Apple Music has nothing to fear. WATCH: Related articles TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot Every Day Major Music…
Entrepreneurship In Music: Mideast Tunes
Here Mideast Tunes founder and civil rights activist Esra’a Al-Shafei discusses her new music streaming platform and its goal of promoting social change as well as the work of underground artists from the Middle East and North Africa. _____________________________ Guest Post by Jeremy Young on Soundfly’s Flypaper "We want our…
The ‘Value Gap’ In Music Services Could Harm Tech, Music Industry
‘Value gap’ has recently become a popular buzz term in the recording industry when describing the disparity in payouts from various streaming services, and in particular to demonize YouTube. The concept is largely inaccurate, however, and its perpetuation could be harmful to both the music and tech industries. ________________________ Guest…
Eight Years Of 8tracks [David Porter]
Here Founder and CEO David Porter shares reflects back on his eight years running the user-curated internet radio/social networking site 8tracks, along with how he got started in the industry and where the inspiration for the platform came from. _______________________________________ Guest post by founder and CEO David Porter on RAIN…
Does Anyone Want To Buy A Radio Station? iHeartRadio Needs $6 Billion To Pay Back Loans
Terrestrial radio giant iHeartRadio is in a slew of financial trouble as scared investors demand it pay back $6 billion it simply doesn’t have, and as advertising revenue for radio continues to decline, things look bleak for broadcasters everywhere. _____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 The largest…
Ruth B’s Streaming Success: Anatomy Of A Developing Artist [Glenn Peoples]
How was up-and-coming artist Ruth Berhe able to amass 115 million spins on Pandora before her debut album was even released? In this look at DIY done right, we follow Ruth B from her origins on Vine through to considerable success on Pandora. _____________________________ Guest Post by Glenn Peoples on…