REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- Apple Gives New U2 Album FREE To All iTunes Customers
- Snapchat and Instagram Music Marketing Action With Alesso, Fall Out Boy and Etienne de Crécy
- Apple x Music: It's Bigger Than Beats
- EXCLUSIVE: Onesheet / ArtistData Founder Is Secretly Building A New Service For Musicians
- Pandora Cuts Direct Deal With BMG For All ASCAP & BMI Artists
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- Warner Music Group Consolidates Global Biz Dev, Strengthens Digital
- WOMEX Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of World Music Industry Gathering In Spain
- Seeking Support For Your Local Music Scene? Consider Urban Redevelopment
- SFX Continues EDM Buying Spree With Plus Talent Acqusition
- Demi Lovato Gives Hit Album "Demi" Away FREE On Google Play All This Week
Social
- Twitter Tests Buy Button w/Musictoday and Gumroad, Many Musicians Launching Soon
- Facebook Now Delivers 1 Billion Video Views Daily
- Fan Arrested For "Terroristic Threats" After Posting Exodus Lyrics On Facebook
Music Services
- Deezer To Launch In U.S. Sept. 15th With Hi-Def Streaming Exclusively On Sonos
- Spotify Adds "Sponsored Sessions," Video "Takeover" Ads
- Spotify Launches Insights Data Blog, Eliot Van Buskirk Appointed 'Data Storyteller'
- Grooveshark Removed From Google Chromecast After RIAA Complaint
Ticketing
- Live Nation's Ticketmaster Acquires Eventjoy D.I.Y. Ticketing Platform
- Ticketing M&A: Ticketmaster Acquires Sherpa.be, Vendini Acquires In Ticketing
- Festicket Raises $2.7 Million For Int'l Expansion
Changes
- Feinberg Exits Epitaph For Pandora To Head New Artist Marketing Division
- SpinMedia Cuts 19 Jobs and Vibe's Print Edition
- TuneCore Opens Nashville Office
- Marsha Vlasic Exits ICM For AGI, Takes Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Moby & More With Her
Startups
- Country Music Association To Launch Music Business Incubator
- DoclerMusic Combines Music Concerts and Lessons On New Livestreaming Platform
- Linkfire: "Smart Links For Music Marketing"
- Social Music Site Serendip Is Shutting Down