Facebook Announces Full Spotify, Apple Music Messenger Integrations

UPDATED: "Music will play a much larger roll in messenger this year," promised Facebook's head of the Messenger platform David Marcus on stage Tuesday during Facebook's F8 developer conference before. Continue reading

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Survival Of The Shortest: Did Streaming Kill Song Intros?

While lengthy, dramatic intros used to be commonplace in the power pop ballads of a few decades ago, a recent study has revealed that the hits of today have significantly. Continue reading

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8 Things Every Musician’s Website Must Have

If you're having a difficult time getting traction with your music online through mediums like Spotify and Soundcloud, building a website can be a great way to have a one. Continue reading

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Ludacris, DistroKid And Music Marketing’s Future

Here Philip Kaplan explains why Ludacris's choice to have DistroKid, a service which places artists' music into online stores & streaming services, release his upcoming album is such a big deal, not. Continue reading

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Spotify Says It Can’t Find The Owners of 217,112 Songs

Spotify recently filed 217,112 "address unknown" NOIs with the U.S. Copyright Office saying that they were unable to locate any owner of these copyrighted songs anywhere in public records.

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Drake Smashes Sheeran’s Single Day Spotify Streaming Records

Following the first full day of release for Drake's new album "More Life" on Sunday, March 19th, he set two new streaming records on Spotify:

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Ed Sheeran Goes To Bat For Musician Who Covered His Song

Known for cultivating a strong positive connection with his fans, Ed Sheeran appears to have taken things one step further by going to bat for a fan who recently posted. Continue reading

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Just 3% Of Apple Users Subscribe To Apple Music: Room For Growth or Failed Service?

A new analysis by Amit Daryanani of RBC Capital Markets looks at the revenue that Apple Music and iTunes returns to Apple. But tucked within the findings is a stat. Continue reading

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Move Over Sheeran, Drake Is Breaking Spotify Records Too

Ed Sheeran has broken multiple records on Spotify in recent days, but he's not the only one. Drake too continues to smash Spotify records, including his own. He's now the. Continue reading

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Ticketmaster Expands ‘Verified Fan’ Program To Combat Bots, Ticket Scalping

Live Nation's ticketing division Ticketmaster has rolled out an expanded version of their “Verified Fan” program in an effort to combat ticket scalping.

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