Full Stream Ahead: Spotify Q1 2018 [Mark Mulligan]

Wall Street may not agree, but top music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MDiA sees strong performance in its first public quarterly report with growth in subscribers, total users, revenue. Continue reading

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Spotify Launches New Playlist Pitching System, Artists Mobile App [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert discuss Spotify news that every artist and music marketer should pay attention to on the Music Biz Weekly podcast.  There's a new free. Continue reading

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YouTube Adds Restrictions To External Links In Videos

YouTube no longer allows creators to add external links unless they are part of its official YouTube Partner program. The change, apparently made to curb outward linking abuse, is a. Continue reading

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Pandora Premium Exits Invite-Only, Artist Driven “Sounds Like You” Marketing Campaign Launches

Pandora Premium, the music streamer's paid on-demand service, is now available to all users via the Apple App Store, Google Play and on the web. Previously, Pandora Premium had been. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Go, SoundCloud Go+ Launch In Netherlands

SoundCloud Go and Go+ have launched in the Netherlands. The announcement come fresh on the heels of $70 million in much needed debt funding for the music service.

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Merchbar Simplifies Band Merch Sales And Discovery

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk to with Ed Aten, who is the CEO and co-founder of Merchbar, a website and mobile app that allows people to. Continue reading

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One Third of US Consumers Still Buy Music Downloads, Despite Streaming’s Gained Momentum

Although music streaming is getting the biggest headlines these days, recent research from MusicWatch, a company providing consumer research for the music industry, indicates that consumers have not entirely given. Continue reading

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