AM BRIEF: Bonnaroo Attendance Up 43% • LCD Soundsystem vs Rhino • Latest Spotify Payment Controversy • More

Tuesday 6.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Have we past peaked festival? At a time when many fests are struggling, Bonnaroo attendance was up 43%. Updated under our More. Continue reading

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Pandora Stock Tanked Monday Despite $680 Million Cash Infusion, Cleaner Balance Sheet

[UPDATE 2] A $480 million investment in Pandora by SiriusXM along with a $200 million sale of Ticketfly were not enough for Wall Street to regain confidence in the music. Continue reading

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How To Be Successful In Licensing Your Music For Film And TV

Here Cathy Heller outlines the top three factors which get taken into account when considering an artist's music for placement in television, ads, and film and provides advice on how. Continue reading

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Portia Sabin (Kill Rock Stars), Glen Barros (Concord) Vic Zaraya (Razor & Tie) and Thaddeus Rudd (Mom+Pop) Join A2IM Board

A2IM (The Association Of Independent Music) has named four top independent label execs to its Board of Directors, along with three new members of its CEO Advisory Board.  

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Thanks For Pushing @Hypebot Passed 55,000 Followers

Thank-you to you all for pushing @hypebot passed 55,000 active followers on Twitter.  Our writers, advertisers and followers all tell us how engaged our audience is on social media, particularly. Continue reading

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3 Big Takeaways From Midem 2017

Midem 2017 is a wrap.  And although attendance at the global music industry gathering did not see the uptick that the overall music industry is having there were deals done. Continue reading

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Former Etsy Exec Chad Dickerson Joins Bandcamp Advisory Board

Former Etsy CTO Chad Dickerson has joined Bandcamp's Advisory Board. His addition is a rare shift for closely held and often secretive indie music services provider and fan destination.

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A Core Flaw In Music’s Blockchain [Chris Castle]

[UPDATED] Although many in the music industry are excited by the possibilities of blockchain's potential, others like Chris Castle are more skeptical, particularly of it's need to be forced on. Continue reading

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Navigating A Sea Of Music: Pandora’s Catalog Curation

In this article Glenn Peoples explores the reasoning and process behind Pandora's curation of the music they offer, and how it allows them to hand pick the best and most. Continue reading

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10 Fundamentals For Succeeding In Today’s Music Industry

With the emergence of new technology, much has changed in the music business over the past few years. Here we look at ten fundamentals of business that any musician or. Continue reading

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