TUE. BRIEF: 50 Cent Scores $14.5M • PirateBay Back In Court • Weed Save Record Stores? • More

Tuesday 12.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Today's top stories involve the decades old combo of lawyers and weed. PS: Go 50! Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Spotify Adds ‘Discover Weekly’ Style Concert Recommendation Emails, Partners With Ticketmaster

Spotify is using the same recommendation technology that powers its popular Discover Weekly feature to drive additional touring revenue for artists. And as if to prove it's truly the Switzerland. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: YouTube Debuts VR App • Instagram Confirms Live • R.I.P. Leonard Cohen • More

FRIDAY 11.11.16 Music Business News From Around The Web It's difficult to imagine all of the ways that virtual reality will change the live music experience. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Facebook App Adds Tickets • Streaming Prices Too High • R.I.P. Phil Chess • More

Thursday 10.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Facebook adding in-app ticket purchases is great news. Unfortunately, they've linked with only a few big ticketing providers.  Updated under our More News tab

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Abbey Road Adds 3 Promising Music Tech Startups To Incubator

Abbey Road Red, the music tech accelerator based at the iconic Abbey Road Studios has named its latest group of startups. It's the second class for the only music tech. Continue reading

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Bandcamp (Finally) Adds Credit Card Payments

[UPDATED] "Over the years, eight or nine (thousand) people have written to us asking for more ways to pay artists," Bandcamp admitted in a post.

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Streaming Hits Important Mile Marker In 2016

While streaming's growth has certainly been noticeable in 2016, the full extent is greater than many previously thought. Indeed, recent stats show that purchase revenue barely surpased non-purchase revenue, putting. Continue reading

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Streaming Playlist Data: 10 Things You Need To Know

Many labels have begun tapping in to streaming playlist data, but much of said data requires some interpretation before it can be useful. Here Sammy Andrews debunks several streaming data myths, and works to. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Bkstg CEO, President Both Exit • BMG Buys Altitude • Phil Thorton Joins RCA • Brain.FM • More

Monday 8.8.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Dear Music Tech Startup Founder, Loving music is easy, disrupting an industry is hard, changing people's habits is almost impossible. Updated. Continue reading

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An Introvert’s Guide To Dealing With Bandmates

While many typical introvert qualities, such as their ability to work for long periods in isolation, can make them excellent musicians, interacting with bandmates can often still be a discomfort-causing challenge.. Continue reading

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Pandora Says Some Accounts At Risk, Change Your Password Now

Pandora has informed some users that key information from their accounts were listed in a data dump that was recently publicly released. While different than a hack, it does still. Continue reading

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