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Music Stories Debuts on Facebook
5th November 2015 • No commentsEarlier today Michael Cerda, Facebook’s Director of Product, announced the debut of a new music feature by the social media company. Music Stories allows users to share 30 second song previews from Apple Music and Spotify to their Facebook profiles. Users can also and purchase or save songs to their preferred music service. As of […]
Read MorePrince Back on Spotify…Again
30th July 2015 • No comments
After pulling his catalog from Spotify and all streaming services (except for the ever-logical Tidal) on July 1, Prince released a new track on the service today. ‘Stare’ is the first track to appear on Spotify since Prince pulled his music and is believed to be off of the artist’s upcoming album HITNRUN, to be […]
Read MoreThe Verge Obtains Contract Between Sony, Spotify
20th May 2015 • No commentsIn what is bound to be the biggest music industry news of the day, we’ve all gotten to see the holy grail of contracts thanks to the folks at The Verge. The contract was written in 2011 by Sony and illustrates what has long been suspected by many who have become well versed in streaming; […]
Read MoreTidal is Here…And It's More Of the Same
31st March 2015 • 4 commentsYou may have heard that Jay-Z had a little gathering yesterday. There was some hoopla about it, and he invited some friends. While this event may have looked like an awards show red carpet, it was actually the launch event for Tidal, the superstar-funded streaming service headed by Mr. Z and supported by shareholders straight […]
Read MoreBrian Message: "Artists are businesses with multiple revenue streams across multiple territories and streaming is part of that engagement with fans."
26th December 2014 • No commentsBrian Message, Radiohead co-manager and manager of artists such as Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, has long spoken about the role streaming will play in the overall promotion of an artist. Check out this Midem Talks interview for his thoughts on the future of streaming and what it means for artist promotion.
Read MoreSpotify (Again) – Artists Still Fighting the Wrong Battle
14th November 2014 • 5 commentsI swore I wasn’t going to write anything about this. I promised myself and my mental well-being that I wasn’t going to write anymore about this, yet here I am…writing again about Spotify. Same song, slightly different tune. We all know Taylor Swift pulled her catalog from the streaming service and since then, it’s all […]
Read MoreFeatured Artists Coalition: Crispin Hunt’s BPI Address
15th September 2013 • No commentsThe Featured Artists Coalition is something that I’ve long been a supporter of. Recently, co-CEO, songwriter, producer, and former Longpig Crispin Hunt spoke before the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) and the lovely people at the FAC have released the full text of his speech. It is most definitely worthy of your time, so give it […]
Read MoreThe Day Nigel Godrich Made Twitter Explode
16th July 2013 • No commentsBy now, everyone who works in the music industry, has a Twitter account or, presumably, is a person on Earth with access to technology, has heard about music producer Nigel Godrich and his Twitter lambasting of Spotify this past Sunday. In a series of tweets that stated, among other things, “We’re off of Spotify. Can’t […]
Read MoreJustin Timberlake Made a Fortune Giving His Album Away
2nd April 2013 • No commentsSee on Scoop.it – Music, Music, Music The 20/20 Experience had the best debut week in the history of iTunes, thanks to free online streaming services See on www.businessweek.com
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