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Music Exploded On Instagram In 2016 – Here Are The Stats

[UPDATED] Instagram shared year-end data that highlights the social photo app's evolution in the music space with Fast Company. Highlights include: 5 out of the 10 most-followed Instagram accounts are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/07/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Music Award, Ariana Grande, Barack Obama, Fifth Harmony, Gigi Hadid, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift

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Forbes Names Best Paid Artists 2016

Forbes has released its latest list chronicling musical riches. Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift was #1, but second place went a group that lost a key member and went in hiatus. Here. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., AT&T, Barack Obama, Bella Hadid, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd

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Google Play Global Top 5 Streamed Songs Of 2016

Google Play Music, which is guestimated to have about 1.5 million paying users, has released its most stream songs of 2016, along with the rest of Google Play's most popular. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Music Award, American Music Award for New Artist of the Year, Ariana Grande, Billboard Magazine, Bruno Mars, Drake (musician), Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Niall Horan, The Chainsmokers

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Pandora Shares Top 100 Songs, Artists To Watch 2017

[UPDATED] Pandora has shared its Top 100 Songs of 2016. Other "top" lists include Power Acts, Super Collaborators, Artists To Watch, as well as Genre and Regional breakdowns.

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Music Award, Ariana Grande, Bruce Springsteen, Drake (musician), Fifth Harmony, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Zayn Malik

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The Art And Science Of A Music Chatbot

In recent tech companies have been encouraging consumers to treat music as an automated service rather than as a static product, with significant success. Now it appears companies may start. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Actor, Agence France-Presse, Alan Turing, Ariana Grande, ASAP Rocky, Compact disc, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, United Kingdom, YouTube

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Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell, Kobalt Beat Universal, BMG In New Music Publisher Ranking

Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell and indie Kobalt were named the top 3 music publishers in Billboard's new market share ranking. Much of Sony's success comes thanks to Sia's "Cheap Thrills," the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/31/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, music industry, Sony, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Music Chatbots: What They Are And How Anyone Can Create One

In addition to VR and other technological developments, 2016 has shaped up to be the year of the chatbot. Here we get the low-down on all things chatbot, and explore what. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Candy Crush Saga, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Google Play, Instant messaging, IOS, Justin Bieber, Videotelephony, WhatsApp

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Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, Chance The Rapper Top Spotify 25 Under 25 List

Spotify has released a 25 Under 25 list featuring the most played under the age of 25 based on stats from the music streamer. Eighteen-year-old Shawn Mendes tops the list. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/27/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ariana Grande, CBS Radio, Charlie Puth, DJ Snake, iHeartRadio, Justin Bieber, Major Lazer, Meghan Trainor, OneRepublic, Taylor Swift

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Predicting Music’s Next Big Stars Using Audience Affinity Data

In this piece we take an in-depth look at how big data, and specifically audience affinity data combined with careful audience insight can be used within the music business to predict the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, music industry, record label, Sony, Spotify, United States, YouTube

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Drake’s “One Dance” Is Now The Most Streamed Song In Spotify History

Drake's hit "One Dance" is now the most streamed song in Spotify history with over 880 million streams. Released earlier this year, "One Dance" blew past Major Lazer's 2014 hit. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/18/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Charli XCX, Cold Water (song), Diplo, Drake (musician), Justin Bieber, Major Lazer, MØ, One Dance, Spotify

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