A Beginners Guide To Snapchat For Musicians

With its substantial user base and easy-to-use format, Snapchat can be a convenient asset for artists looking for new ways to connect with their fans, if they aren't using it already. This. Continue reading

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Pandora Stock Falls 36% Friday As Investors Lose Faith

UPDATED: Pandora's stock [NYSE: P] fell 36% on Friday closing down $6.94 at $13.35 , as investors reacted to new losses, increasing costs, slow listener growth and growing competition at. Continue reading

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Reports Loss, Stock Falls • Instagram Launches Boomerang • Is Tidal A Success? • More

Friday 10.23.2015 Has Pandora reached its peak of listener growth? Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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YouTube To Unveil More Details Of Paid Service This Wednesday

To paraphrase The Kinks, I'm so tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for YouTube to launch their paid subscription service.  But it looks like, while we may not yet. Continue reading

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Music Sales By Format – Downloads, Streaming, Physical [CHART]

RIAA statistics compiled by Statista show streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music generated $1.028 billion for the U.S. music industry in the first half of 2014, up 23% from. Continue reading

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Did Pandora Pay Too Much? Shares Fall After $450M Ticketfly Acquisition

Shares of Pandora [P] fell as much as 7% yesterday on news that the music streamer had acquired indie ticketer Ticketfly for $450 million.  While the deal could lead to. Continue reading

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Pandora Says Merlin Ruling Means Lower Royalty Payments Ahead

Did indie label licensor Merlin hand Pandora a big win that could mean lower payments to artists and labels? Pandora's stock soared yesterday on news that it will likely pay. Continue reading

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Pandora Turns 10 Today, Celebrates With Costly Ad Free Listening

Pandora turns 10 years old today. That is an eternity in streaming music and they're celebrating with a day of ad free listening that will cost the company more than $1 million. Continue reading

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INTERNS WANTED: Hypebot, Skyline Music Agency, Artist Marketing

Several virtual internships – location is not a problem – are available at Hypebot, MusicThinkTank and our sister company, booking agency Skyline Music. These are unpaid positions with flexible hours.. Continue reading

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This Week in Music Commentary

Prince speaks out against record contracts and Pandora's Tim Westergren weighs in on the state of the music industry. This and more in the week's music commentary section. 

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