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Thursday 12.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Video creation: live, ephemeral, archived. YouTube unlocked demand, but Facebook, Snapchat are bringing it to the masses.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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2017 Will Be The Year Of The Platform, Tidal Will Sell To Apple Predicts MIDiA Research

[UPDATED] Analysts MIDiA, who claim an 84% success rate for their 2016 predictions are back with their crystal ball for 2017. Music predictions include a Spotify IPO and the subsequent start of. Continue reading

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Coalition Of Top Music Industry Trade Groups Congratulate Trump On Win, Signal Agreement With Piracy Promises

Despite deep distrust of President – elect Trump within much of the music community, a diverse group of industry trade groups including A2IM, ASCAP, BMI, The RIAA, The Recording Academy and. Continue reading

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Spotify Could Be Profitable As Early As Next Year, Says Prominent Board Member, Investor

Music streaming services have traditionally been huge money losers, based on recent financial filings.  But Spotify may be closer to profitability than thought, based on comments from a prominent Spotify. Continue reading

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7 Instagram / Snapchat Story Rules For Musicians

[UPDATED] With social media platforms constantly changing and upgrading, it can be difficult to stay up-to-date, particularly if you're new to the platform in the first place. While such can. Continue reading

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Social Media Use Varies Widely By Age Group [INFOGRAPHIC]

Snapchat is hot and get hotter as a marketing tool, but not if your audience is older than 24. And Twitter's reach across all age group's may be much smaller. Continue reading

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BMG Deepens Ties With Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba

Think of Alibaba as the Amazon of China, only bigger.  So a tie-in is a big deal for BMG and its growing catalog which includes music from Janet Jackson, blink-182, Scorpions, Kylie. Continue reading

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Using Facebook For Event Marketing

Before it's demise as  social networking tool, Myspace provided a conduit between fan and musician that had never been seen before. In this piece we look at Facebook, and more. Continue reading

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Utab: Affordable Music Video Creation Tools That Engage Active Fans

For entrepreneauring DIY artists, video is an essential component of constructing and maintaining a fanbase. Due largely in part to their low cost, lyric videos in particular have become a. Continue reading

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Facebook Chatbot Creation Platform Octane AI Raises $1.5M, Partners With 50 Cent, Aerosmith, KISS, SPiN

Chatbot boosters are fond of saying that just as no musician or business would think of not having a web site, very soon they'll all also need chatbots. Making that. Continue reading

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