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Amazon, YouTube Just Launched Free Music Services But Neither Is A 'Spotify Killer'

Source: HypeBot
April 20, 2019

Amazon and YouTube each just launched free music streaming services. Like Spotify's free tier, both offer no-cost ad-supported access to music. But despite the media hype, their ability and even desire to compete with Spotify is limited. Spotify's free tier offers on demand access to 40 million tracks across almost every platform imaginable. Whereas YouTube and Amazon offer free access to aritst radio stations and playlist that are much more like Pandora's free tier. Then there's the company's themselves, their ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 22, 2019

Source: JazzWeek
April 19, 2019

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 1 Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism (Mack Avenue) 325 304 +21 4 62 1 4 2 2 2 Steve Davis Correlations (Smoke Sessions) 304 309 -5 1 60 2 6 3 1 3 Catherine Russell Alone Together (Dot ...

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iHeartMedia’s IPO May Demonstrate Future Of Music Radio

Source: HypeBot
April 17, 2019

In an effort to pay down its massive debts, iHeartMedia is set to file for an IPO, a move by the bankrupt internet radio company which could be indicative of what the future may hold for other music companies involved in radio, and specifically internet radio, may do moving forward. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 iHeartMedia is about to file an IPO that’s meant to pay down its massive debt, but could show what the future of ...

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If Audio Is Hot, Why Isn’t Radio Partying?

Source: HypeBot
April 17, 2019

While the massive uptick in the popularity of audio seems like it should be good news for traditional broadcast radio, the reality is that much of this resurgence has manifested in the form of podcasts and new forms of tech like smart speakers. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies You'd have to be a 40 year radio veteran to remember the clever slogan depickted above. It was actually a mega-effort for the RAB circa 1980, created by ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 15, 2019

Source: JazzWeek
April 12, 2019

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Catherine Russell Alone Together (Dot Time) 315 326 -11 1 55 1 7 2 2 2 Steve Davis Correlations (Smoke Sessions) 309 295 +14 0 55 2 5 3 3 3 Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism (Mack Avenue) ...

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SiriusXM's New, Original jazz radio show on Jazz Arranging "Flipped" with Host John Beasley

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2019

To mark Jazz Appreciation Month, this April 2019, SiriusXM is launching a 4-part series on ‘arranging’. “Flipped” will explore what happens musically when jazz musicians rearrange or ‘flip’ songs from the Great American Songbook and make it their own. On SiriusXM Ch.67 “Flipped” Fridays, April 5, 12, 19, 26 @ 5-7:00pm ET / 2-4:00pm PT Rebroadcasts: Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 @ 6-8:00pm ET / 3-5:00 pm PT About John Beasley In the course of three decades, ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 8, 2019

Source: JazzWeek
April 5, 2019

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Catherine Russell Alone Together (Dot Time) 326 319 +7 2 57 1 6 2 3 2 Steve Davis Correlations (Smoke Sessions) 295 262 +33 1 61 2 4 3 10 3 Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism (Mack ...

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Pandora, SiriusXM Launch Pandora NOW

Source: HypeBot
April 5, 2019

SiriusXM and Pandora have launched the first cross-platform listening experience since the satellite broadcaster acquired the streaming service. Leveraging Pandora's listener data, Pandora NOW will be both a SiriusXM channel and a Pandora interactive station and playlist for its combined audience of 100 million listeners. The music played on Pandora NOW will be uncensored and include the most listened to and fastest-trending new music on Pandora across the Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, Dance and Latin genres. For SiriusXM listeners, Pandora ...

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