MON. BRIEF: Beats Creator Exits Spotify For Apple • Twitter, Deezer Team • Amazon, Pandora Near $5 Launch • More

Monday 9.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  You just have to look at today's Briefing headline to see how competitive and volatile streaming music is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

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New Twitter Features Could Make Promotion More Difficult

As seems to so often be the case, a new host of updates for Twitter will likely make DIY promotion for artists more difficult when it comes to getting their content. Continue reading

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How Engaged Are Facebook Users? [CHART]

More people are using Facebook than ever, and their using it more, as well. At the start of 2011, 55% of the people who used Facebook every month also used it. Continue reading

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Social Music App Eyegroove Shuts Down, Team Joins Facebook. Should Musical.ly, Dubsmash Be Worried?

Video app Eyegroove was an early mover in social music. Now overshadowed by Musical.ly and Dubsmash, the startup is shutting down and most of its team is joining Facebook.

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New Facebook Video Features: Suggested/Dedicated Video, Saved Bookmarks

Facebook recently announced that it plans to roll out several upgrades to their video platform including suggested videos, saved videos, and shareable lists, which could have far reaching implications for both. Continue reading

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Why Artists Need To Embrace The New 360 Model [Cortney Harding]

As 2016 shapes up to be a landmark year for VR technology, it's time for artists to begin embracing 360 video technology. The cost of creating such content continues to drop, but the. Continue reading

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Think YouTube Is Evil? Facebook Is Paying $50 Million For Live Videos, But Most Musicians Get Nothing

With one of the lowest payouts per stream of any service offering music, YouTube has become the target of much ire from the music industry.  But Facebook, which recently extended. Continue reading

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Facebook Ads: 6 Ways They Can Work For Performing Artists

In this article for musicians and independent artists, Dave Ruch explores what artists can accomplish through the use of Facebook advertising, and why such ads can often be a worthy. Continue reading

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Musicpreneur: Making Money in Music – #MusicBizBooks

#MusicBizBooks is a new blog series from Cyber PR’s founder Ariel Hyatt, curating and reviewing some of the best books about the music industry.

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Facebook Tweaked It’s Feed Formula Again, And It’s Not Good News For Musicians, Music Marketers

Facebook is constantly tweaking the formula that it uses to chose which posts appear where in a users News Feed.  Lately, they've been more transparent about those changes, and that. Continue reading

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