FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Q1 Payments Top $300M • Last.fm Reboots • Amazon Exits Anti-Fair Play, Fair Pay Group • More

Friday 6.5.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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Songkick, CrowdSurge Merge, Raising $16 Million For Direct To Fan Ticketing

Helping fans discover and buy tickets to concerts is a problem Songkick, BandsInTown, BandPage and others are each battling to solve; and looking over their shoulders is the Ticketmaster/Live Nation giant.. Continue reading

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: Believe Digital Nabs $60M • Pinterest Adds Buy Buttons • New Fender CEO • Leadership Music • More

Wednesday 6.3.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

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We’ve Got New Music Seminar Discount Codes!

We're proud to be be sponsoring The Hypebot Sessions at this year's New Music Seminar next month in New York City. It will be a full day of actionable information for. Continue reading

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This One Chart Shows Why Spotify Added Video

Last week, Spotify added audio and video content from a wide variety of major media companies including NPR, MTV, Vice and The Nerdist.  While seen as a preemptive move prior. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Personalization, Video, Podcasts, News from MTV, VICE, BBC, NPR, Slate, Comedy Central, Nerdist, Others

[UPDATED] "Today music discovery and collection have converged…. radio and the record store are converging (online)," said Spotify CEO Daniel Ek during his introduction to today's launch event.  But music. Continue reading

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Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch

With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports,. Continue reading

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7 Mistakes Musicians Commonly Make on Instagram

Instagram is a terrific tool to connect bands and artists with their fans. It's the direct line in and the lens through which the fan can experience the band in ways. Continue reading

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How Creative Industries Are Refining Automation For Discovery

By John Kohl, Leader and Founder of music discovery platform TuneGO. Recent discussions around automation are centered on making sense of the mass of data that lives online. After all, there’s. Continue reading

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9 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring A Music Publicist

The New Year can mean new beginnings for your music career. Maybe you would like to tour more. Maybe you would like to increase your social media following. Maybe you. Continue reading

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