Sling CEO Roger Lynch has been named the CEO and president of Pandora starting September 18th. He will also join the board of directors. Additionally, Michael Lynton, current chairman of Snap Inc. and former CEO / chairman of Sony Entertainment, will join the board. _____________________________________ Pandora (NYSE: P) has announced…
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10 Minute Silent Song Is A Hit On iTunes Because It Solves A Very Annoying Problem
A 10 minute silent song is in the Top 30 on iTunes. Not just a gimmick, the 99 cent track solves a very common annoyance that anyone that has ever used Apple’s iTunes in their car has experienced every time they plug in to hear music. hey I released a…
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen Just Doesn’t Get It (Unless He Does?)
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen was recently quoted griping about how he is no longer making enough money from his recorded music, and although it’s hard to feel too badly for someone as financially successful as Fagen, his frustration does provide us with an interesting snapshot of music revenue overtime. ________________________________…
SoundCloud Won’t “Continue" Unless Investors Rescue It Now, Says CE0 Lung [UPDATED]
UPDATE] SoundCloud will be forced to shut down soon unless investors vote to step in with $169.5 million to rescue it, according to multiple reports. Today (Friday 8/11/17) is the deadline for the vote, according to a document circulating among investors. ______________________________________________ SoundCloud won’t be able “to continue as a…
Disney Pulls Content From Netflix To Start Own Paid Service. Could The Same Siloing Happen In Music?
Disney is pulling much of its core content from Netflix, so that it can launch its own paid streaming service. Could this happen in music? Universal execs say that they don’t believe in "exclusive" releases on specific music streamers But what if the world’s largest label group pulled all of…
‘1984’, New Rembrandt And Spotify’s ‘Fake Artists’
Life appears to be imitating art as a number of strange parallels between the dystopian George Orwell novel 1984 have begun to manifest in the form of fake art and fake artists designed to entertain the masses. _________________________________ Guest post by Laura Kobylecky from Music Technology Policy “It was only…
Warner Music Had Its Most Successful Quarter In 14 Years
The recorded music industry has only recently gotten back on its feet after plummeting to half of its former peak. Streaming seems to have picked up the slack though, and Warner Music is seeing the results with its most successful quarter in fourteen years. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
Spotify Shares Hip Hop Listening Trends, Relaunches RapCaviar
RapCavier, Spotify’s flagship hip hop playlist with 7 million followers has gotten a major makeover. Added to the evolving 50 track playlist are videos and exclusive interviews that are refreshed every Friday. Along with the relaunch, Spotify shared some new hip hop listener trends. ___________________________________________ Spotify’s hugely popular RapCaviar playlist…
Five Latin Musicians Making Moves On Pandora
While we’ve likely all heard the chart topping ‘Despacito’ Emily Blake here introduces us to five slightly less well known up and coming Latin artists rising through the ranks of Pandora’s streaming charts. _____________________ Guest post by Emily Blake of Next Big Sound In case you haven’t heard, Luis Fonsi…
Most Popular Artist In Each State
A new interesting batch of data from Business Insider has revealed what the most popular artist in each state is, at least as far as streams on Pandora on concerned. Admittedly this is just a snapshot of the usage of one streaming service, but the numbers are nonetheless fascinating. ___________________________…