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What Analysts Are Saying About Spotify

April 4, 2018

[UPDATE 2, Spotify is madeits stock available to the public for the first time today in an unusual direct offering. While still an unprofitable company, Spotify has bested tech giants Apple, Amazon and Google to become the dominant player in music's dominate format- streaming.  But will that be enough to make its stock soar at a ...

Spotify Ends Solid First Trading Day At $26.7B Valuation

April 4, 2018

Spotify stock ended its first day as a public company with a valuation of $26.7 billion.  The stock closed at $149.95 as more than 3o million shares traded hands at between $148.26 to and $169.  The closing price was 14% of the $132 reference price set by the New York Stock Exchange  prior to the start ...

Jazz this week: Ken Page, Miller, Mulkerhar & Lefkowitz-Brown, C. Spencer Yeh & Andrew Lampert, Mark Lettieri, Anat Cohen & more

April 4, 2018

It's a busy week for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with performances in styles ranging from cabaret to vintage jazz to fusion to experimental intermedia and beyond. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 4 Singer, actor and St. Louis native Ken Page, now living back in his hometown after a distinguished career ...

How Fast Are U.S. Download Single Sales Declining? [CHART]

April 3, 2018

Amazon Music Subscriptions Doubled In Last 6 Months

April 3, 2018

Amazon Music has “tens of millions" of paying users and Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions having more than doubled in the last six months, according to Steve Boom, VP Of Music. Amazon Music is included in all Amazon Prime subscriptions, but Music Unlimited is an add-on service. As is generally Amazon policy, the executive did not share exact ...

A sultry celebration of Jobim, mostly

April 2, 2018

The Bossa Nova All Stars put their stamp on the sultry sound of Brazil's most popular musical export on Saturday, March 31 in Venice FL, where they focused almost entirely on the extensive songbook of composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Jobim was one of the pioneers of bossa nova, a late 1950s fusion of the Brazilian samba ...

When To Consider Signing With A Label

March 31, 2018

While many artists struggling to make it in the music industry may be under the impression that signing with a label is their holy grail, the reality is that signing  is only beneficial some of the time, and that having the backing of a label can sometimes do more harm than good. Here we look at ...

Warren Wolf brings great vibes to Naples

March 30, 2018

Vibes player Warren Wolf was the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra's special guest on Wednesday, March 28 in the sextet's 2017-18 concert series at Artis-Naples' Daniels Pavilion. His performance was an artful showcase of his instrument's wide range of shimmering possibilities- given the right hands and musical approach. The mallets were indeed in the right hands this ...

5 Tips To Make Any Newsletter More Visually Appealing

March 30, 2018

As the choppy waters of social media become increasingly difficult to navigate (for those users not dipping out altogether over privacy concerns) artists and bands are falling back on the time-tested standby of the email newsletter. Even in this case, however, making the email visually interesting is essential to prevent hitting of the unsubscribe button. Guest ...

Videos: René Thomas

March 30, 2018

René Thomas was a Belgian jazz guitarist who played and recorded often with fellow countryman Bobby Jaspar. Thomas moved to Canada in the 1950s and then back to Europe in 1962, where he played and recorded frequently with Jaspar, Kenny Clarke, Eddy Louiss and many others. Thomas has a style that's a cross between Jimmy Raney ...