Teens Love Premium Music Streaming, But Many Aren’t Paying For It, Says New Music Biz Study

[UPDATED] "Music & Millennials," a study by the Music Biz and LOOP, looks at how teens are flocking to music streaming. The report also reveals that while teens like the mobile convenience of. Continue reading

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Broadcast Radio Losing Influence As Teens Flock To Streaming And YouTube, Says New “Music And Millennials” Study

On demand streaming is now the format of choice for 15-19 year olds, according to a new study by the Music Business Association and LOOP, and most of those listeners are. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEFING: Sony Accused Of Streaming Collusion • 50 Cent Exits Bankruptcy • CBS Radio IPO • More

​Thursday.7.7.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  It's not hard to imagine a major label favoring a streaming music service that it owns part of over a competitor.  Updated. Continue reading

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Soundcloud Aims Straight At Spotify, Apple Music With “Artist Stations”

Soundcloud is looking and feeling more like a mainstream streaming music service every day. Earlier this year, they launched the ability to start a Station – a radio-like stream of similar. Continue reading

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BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify

Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service.  It's called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and. Continue reading

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Facebook Tweaked It’s Feed Formula Again, And It’s Not Good News For Musicians, Music Marketers

Facebook is constantly tweaking the formula that it uses to chose which posts appear where in a users News Feed.  Lately, they've been more transparent about those changes, and that. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEFING: Kayne’s New Clickbait Genius • Guvera Restructures • IZotope Raises $7.5M • More

​ MONDAY 6.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Geuvra is holding on by its thumbs, the Photoshop of music is raising millions, but the big story is still. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEFING: Facebook, YouTube Expand Live • Flipagram: 200M Users • iTunes Bug • Apple Music To Korea • More

​ FRIDAY 6.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  LIVE VIDEO, LIVE VIDEO, LIVE VIDEO. Updated continuously under our More News ​

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SoundCloud Ramps Up Music Discovery, Adds ‘Suggest Tracks’

SoundCloud is now competing directly against Spotify, Apple Music and others. So it's adding features to match them. With 125 million tracks on SoundCloud vs. about 35 million on Spotify. Continue reading

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It’s Time To “Daydream” With YouTube’s VR Platform

Eager to be at the forefront of popularizing innovative new tech, Google recently announced their new high-quality virtual reality platform known as "Daydream," set to be released this fall, a platform. Continue reading

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