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Amazon Music Unlimited: Reverse Pricing And The Rise Of Zero User Interface [Mark Mulligan]
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Amazon launched Music Unlimited yesterday in a sector already dominated by Spotify, Apple Music and a handful of others. But there are some important differences. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Amazon’s announcement of its AYCE streaming service Amazon Music Unlimited should not come as a surprise to anyone whose been keeping even half an eye on the digital music market. Amazon are the sleeping giant / dark horse (select your preferred descriptive cliché) of digital music. With 60 million Prime ...
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Amazon Music Unlimited Launches At Prices Far Below Spotify, Apple
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Amazon has launched is promised Music Unlimited streaming service, and like most Amazon offerings its main selling point is lower price. Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in the US with plans priced well below Spotify and Apple Music. Launches in the UK, Germany and Austria are planned for later this year. Priced at $7.99 per month and $79 per year for Amazon Prime members, Music Unlimited offers full on demand access to tens of millions of tracks on any device. ...
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Spotify Paid Out Over A Billion To Labels This Year
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Streaming services in general tend to take a lot of heat from record labels, and Spotify is no exception, but is this attitude justified? According to new information, the streaming platform has already shelled out 1.2 billion in royalties this year, suggesting it may be benefiting the industry more than previously thought. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 The major record labels seem to have it out for Spotify, but the platform is contributing mightily to their bottom ...
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8tracks Raises $2 Million From Small Investors, Plans Shift To Subscription Model
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Playlisting service 8Tracks has raised almost $2 million of a hoped for $5 million from 3700 small investors. The startup's crowdfunding campaign with SeedInvest has two week's remaining. In an email to investors obtained by RAIN, 8tracks CEO David Porter signaled a shift from ad supported to paid subscriptions. “Our current audience size and lack of growth have hampered our ability to sell advertising, the revenues from which have fallen short of forecasted levels over the last few months,” according to ...
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Lyor Cohen Takes the Cake by Joining the Google Empire [Op Ed]
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Google's hiring of industry insider Lyor Cohen as YouTube's Global Head of Music is “no grounds for celebration" says musician and activist Maria Schneider in a new op ed. “And who better to prevail over the majors than the very guy who helped lead those majors into the back alley where they now find themselves." By Grammy winning composer, bandleader Maria Schneider You can be sure that in order to woo Lyor Cohen into the Google empire, they offered him a pretty nice slice of cake ...
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Smokin'! Amoeba Gets License To Sell Weed Alongside Music
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In what looks to be an ideal marketing pairing, Berkeley CA based record store Amoeba Music will soon be complimenting its traditional musical offerings with marijuana, hopefully helping to keep another brick and mortar record store's doors open. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 In what seems to be a match made in heaven, the Amoeba Music record store based in Berkeley, CA can soon begin selling marijuana as well. An Amoeba employee leaked the announcement on Facebook, ...
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Deezer Partners With Feature.fm As First On-Demand Music Streamer To Offer Affordable Marketing To Artists
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Native music ad platrom Feature.fm has expanded its reach signifigantly with a new Deezer partnership. Feature.fm, which some dismiss as 'pay-to-play', has scored wins offering indie artists affordable guaranteed in-stream song placement on streaming music services. Feature.fm and global music streamer Deezer have formed a partnership that enables artists to promote their music as sponsored content directly within the Free Deezer platform. Feature.fm guarantees that songs are played within the streams of a targeted audience. With plans starting at $10 ...
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Musicians And Social Media: Is Communication More Important Than Talent?
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While ability and a marketable product are unquestionably important when it comes to making a career out of one's music, the crowding of the industry on social media has rendered effective networking and communication skills more important than ever. Guest Post by Sunny Stuart Winter In the modern day music industry, with an abundance of social media platforms, it appears it is becoming harder and harder to get your voice heard above the din of thousands and thousands of likeminded ...
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