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Are Streaming Music Services Providing Useless Artist Data?
While many streaming services may talk up the fact that they provide artists with data and analytics regarding their listeners, closer inspection reveals that, in addition to not being all that useful, a lot of this information isn't always accurate, says Chris Castle. Op-ed by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Pandora and Spotify (among others) have made a big deal ...
MIDEM 2016 To Have International Focus
Music industry convention MIDEM will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an international focus.Taking place in Cannes, France, on June 3-6, the international dimension of the music ecosystem will be at the core of next year’s event, and will act as the central theme of 2016 conference program. It will examine how the music industry needs to ...
2015: Year Of A Million Streaming Services [Cortney Harding]
While there are a plethora of streaming services currently available, most of which are reasonably well designed and user friendly, none of them seem to have gained enough traction as to become especially profitable, meanwhile the market has become saturated. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium 2015 will go down as the year that Apple, YouTube, and ...
Copyright Royalty Board, Pandora Rate Ruling Reveals Cracks In Streaming Economics [Mark Mulligan]
Yesterday's Copyright Royalty Board ruling, while raising key rates, is generally be seen as a win for Pandora and other non-interactive music services. But it also serves as a reminder of of just how, despite and even because of its huge success, allusive profits may be for Pandora, says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan. By Mark ...
American Music Abroad Program Accepting Applications Now
American Music Abroad represents the new generation of musical ambassadors; reaching beyond concert halls to interact with other musicians and citizens around the globe. During 2015 and 2016, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will partner with American Voices to send 10 American roots music groups in different genres to more than 50 countries. Each year, ...
How Can Musicians Engage Intermediate Fans?
The importance of uber fans is well documented, as is the power of appealing to the more casual masses. But what about those many fans in the middle? They really like the artist, might even go to a show, but they don't spend a lot of time visiting the artist's Facebook page for updates. If you ...
Things I Hate Hearing About The Music Business [Ethan Kaplan]
In this article, Ethan Kaplan takes on what he feels are some of the main misconceptions regarding the current state of the music industry, with specific regard to Apple Music, the dismissal of EDM, and the importance of music and music discovery in people's day to day lives. Guest Post by Ethan Kaplan on Medium The ...
Reverb, The EBay For Music Gear, Raises $25 Million
New and used musical instruments and other music gear is a $23 billion global business. Reverb.com has positioned itself to be the sector's eBay acting as the marketplace for about $120 million in used gear this year. Reverb, an online marketplace for musical instruments and gear, today announced the completion of a $25 million Series B ...
Jerald Miller, Managing Director Of The Nu Jazz Agency Named One Of The Top 30 Influencers In The Performing Arts Industry By Musical America Magazine
Musical America Worldwide, the 118 year old performing arts magazine, named Jerald Miller, Managing Director of the Nu Jazz Agency, as the first Jazz business professional inaugurated into their annual list of Professionals of The Year, covering 1015’s category Arts Influencers. This year’s category, “Influencers”, highlights those professionals who have demonstrated an exceptional ability to tangibly ...
How Music Streaming Is Creating A New Kind Of Superfan
While superfans have traditionally sought to develop a personal connection with artists, the shuffle age" of streaming has brought with it the streaming superfan, who instead seeks to continuously broaden their musical knowledge base as a means of increasing their social capital and confidence in their own tastes. Guest Post by Cherie Hu, this first appeared ...


