Patreon Lays Off 30 As It Adds 50,000 New Creators

Patreon has laid off 30 employees or 13% of staff because of economic pressures from the current COVID-19 crisis. Kickstarter is reportedly also considering layoffs as crowdfunding projects on the. Continue reading

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Apple Music Expands To 52 New Countries, Now In 2X The Markets As Spotify

Apple Music has launched in 52 new countries for a total of 167 markets. That’s more than double the 79 that Spotify operates in. “We’re delighted to bring many of. Continue reading

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Beats 1 DJ’s To Broadcast From Their Homes with Celebrity Guests via FaceTime

Beats 1, Apple’s global online radio station, is broadcasting live 24/7 from the homes of its DJs alongside a slate of exclusives.  Starting today, Apple Music hosts will record their. Continue reading

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Music Artists Coalition Calls On US Gov’t To Help Music Industry

The Music Artists Coalition has joined the call for the Federal Government to throw a financial lifeline to the music industry as it grapples with the wide-ranging financial impact of. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: Live Music Cancellations Mount • Apple Music Re-Signs Majors • Music Industry Working From Home • More

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Spotify Now #1 US Streamer As Pandora Decline Continues

Pandora is no longer the most popular music streaming service in the US, with Spotify taking the No. 1 spot in 2019, according to eMarketer. Pandora has been the most. Continue reading

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Apple Music Changes How It Groups Albums

Apple Music has changed how it organizes different versions of the same album. The shift declutters the albums on each artist’s page First spotted by Federico Viticci of MacStories, if. Continue reading

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How To Craft The Best Apple Music Artist Profile

Tossing your completed music up on SoundCloud or Bandcamp is all well and good, but for many artists, it’s worth distributing it through platforms like Apple Music as well. In. Continue reading

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Justin Bieber Teaches Fans How To Game Spotify, Apple Music

Justin Beiber has encouraged his fans to use multiple tactics that break Spotify and Apple Music user agreements in an effort to boost his new single on the USA charts.. Continue reading

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Ten Years After: Music Consumers and the Decade of the Teens

As the decade comes to a close, analyst Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch looks back at how music and how we discover and consume it has changed over the last 10. Continue reading

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