Spotify Has Launched A Facebook Messenger Bot For Music Discovery And Sharing

UPDATE 2: Spotify has launched a bot for Facebook Messenger that lets friends share music within chats. The bot includes search, recommendations, sharing a 30 second song clip within Messenger,. Continue reading

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You Can Now Live Stream On YouTube If You Have Just 1000 Subscribers

YouTube Live streaming is now open to any creator with 000 subscribers. That's down from a previous threshold of 10,000.  The expansion of YouTube Live to more creators will further. Continue reading

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Concert Hall Managers SMG Holds Kindness Contest For Employees

Customer service at concerts? You'd be forgiven if you didn't see the two as exactly going hand and hand. But concert hall and arena management firm SMG is trying to. Continue reading

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ASCAP, SACEM, PRS Form IBM-Backed Blockchain Music Initiative To Improve Royalty Tracking

2017 is the year that Blockchain will become more of a tool than a theory.  The technology, which allows seamless tracking of digital use has been called the savior of. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Spotify Readies IPO • U2’s Edge Invests In Coras • Spotify UMG Deal Secrecy Criticized • More

4.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  The Spotify UMG deal is still dominating the headlines, but will it really change anything? Updated continuously under our More News tab

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How To Get A Job At Spotify

Spotify hires about 1000 new workers each year; and CEO Daniel Ek says that he's asked how to get a job at the music streamer so often that he tasked. Continue reading

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Snapchat Tips & Tricks 2017

A platform which grew massively over the past year, Snapchat is now a  key component of any online marketing strategy which targets a young mobile-savvy audience. Here we look at. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Spotify Inks UMG Deal • Social Media Sameness • Sillerman Is Back • More

TUESDAY 4.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  With the Spotify UMG deal done, the other majors – and then an IPO – will soon follow. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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Vevo Shows YouTube Advertisers How It’s Done

As YouTube's advertising debacle continues, it's premium division, Vevo, offers a shining example of content vetting and effective audience targeting done right, something which the rest of the video sharing. Continue reading

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AM BRIEF: Spotify Nears UMG Deal • Social Media Sameness • Sillerman Is Back • More

TUESDAY 4.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  If the Spotify UMG deal is done, the other majors – and then an IPO – will follow. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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