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Rock n’ roll has a hall of fame. So why doesn’t rap? A funny thing started happening nearly a decade ago. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began inducting rappers into their ranks, alongside fabled rock legends like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. What started with Grandmaster Flash in 2007 […]
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Today, iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox and Sun Broadcast Group have announced an alliance with Shazam for a groundbreaking audio audience measurement solution in the U.S. that will deliver market- and station-level audience metrics across all radio formats. The alliance will involve collecting information from tens of millions of devices ‘to produce accurate, stable cross-platform audience metrics […]
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According to a report by Bloomberg, Spotify’s Chief Executive Daniel Ek plans to make the streaming service public in the second half of 2017. Just before it’s tenth birthday, Spotify announced raising $1 billion in convertible debt from investors who valued the company at $8 billion. This funding round was pegged to an IPO which was […]
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You have been struggling with hearing loss and you can’t listen to music from your favourite artists. Now there is hope, thanks to a new study reported by The Atlantic… A team of scientists have been studying hearing loss based on research carried out by Dr Albert Edge, and found a way to reverse hearing […]
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Cube says Clinton planted poisonous rhetoric in the 90s, with repercussions still being felt. Ice Cube, one of the first rappers to speak out against police brutality, is pinning some of the blame for the current crisis on Hillary Clinton. The rapper pointed to 1990s-era efforts to step up police enforcement and combat urban gangs, with […]
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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Kobalt has hired Tom Sansone as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Kobalt, Sansone worked at Gilt for over 7 years. Throughout his time at Gilt, Sansone worked in a few roles – He started as the Chief Financial Officer & Head of Corporate Development which he did for seven […]
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The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Kobalt has hired Tom Sansone as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Kobalt, Sansone worked at Gilt for over 7 years. Throughout his time at Gilt, Sansone worked in a few roles – He started as the Chief Financial Officer & Head of Corporate Development which he did for seven […]
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DMN zooms in on what Apple Music has been up to lately, and what this means for artists and fans… Healthy Subscriber Growth. Apple Music launched on June 30th, 2015. The streaming platform announced hitting 6.5 million subscribers on October 20th, 2015. It then jumped to 10 million subscribers by January 10th, 2016, and the streaming platform most […]
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Deezer launches in the US, stiffening competition in the music streaming market. The French music streaming service, Deezer has finally launched in the US, increasing competition in the already crowded music streaming market. The service was launched today at a cost of $10 a month after a 30-day free trial. The interesting thing though, is that […]
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The latest Apple Music exclusive is coming from… A week ago, Rapper Travis Scott posted an Instagram picture of himself and Apple Music’s Head of Content, Larry Jackson. The image was captioned ‘done deal’, which quickly led to speculation of an Apple Music exclusive. These reports have now been confirmed by Travis Scott. In a […]
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