What Analysts Are Saying About Spotify

[UPDATE 2, Spotify is madeits stock available to the public for the first time today in an unusual direct offering. While still an unprofitable company, Spotify has bested tech giants. Continue reading

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How Musicians Can Use Pandora AMP, Next Big Sound To Build An Audience

In this piece Chris Robley of CDBaby details how artists can utilize the tools and data provided by both Pandora's Artist Marketing Platform as well as Next Big Sound to. Continue reading

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What Smart Speakers Mean For Music, The Music Industry [Stuart Dredge]

Stuart Dredge explores how the new hardware category of the smart speakers is transforming the music landscape and what the technology's rise could mean for the future of music and. Continue reading

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Department Of Justice Eyes Ticketmaster, Live Nation [REPORT]

The battle between Live Nation and AEG has escalated with a New York Times report that the Department of Justice is probing whether Live Nation strong-arms its clients into using Ticketmaster. 

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Will Department Of Justice Consent Decree Review Eliminate Rationale For Music Modernization Act?

With long standing consent decrees now under review by the Department of Justice, some of the impetus and perceived need for the Music Modernization Act is now being called into. Continue reading

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Music Think Tank: Call For Your Submissions

Our sister site, MusicThinkTank, was built to share opinions, ideas, and best practices in the current and future music industry.  In order to give our community the best possible content, we are. Continue reading

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10 Facebook Groups Musicians Need to Join Right Now

While the social network has been controversial of late, and has in many ways become a challenging platform for marketing, Facebook's musician-friendly groups are a great way to network and. Continue reading

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It’s D(PO)-Day For Spotify [SPOT] – Mark Mulligan

Today is the day that Spotify debuts on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts expect a bumpy ride, but while top music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA is interested in. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: Spotify Stock Watch • Soundcloud Financials • Gibson CEO Mea Culpa • More

TUESDAY 4.4.1​8​ Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek On Todays’ Stock Offering: “We are only in the second inning.”

UPDATE: As Spotify's first public stock offering debuts, co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek is urging both excitement and caution. "Our focus isn’t on the initial splash," writes Ek in a blog post,. Continue reading

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