Are You Ready for Spotify: The Game Show?; Study: SiriusXM Lets You Customize Music Stations with Pandora
Are you ready for Spotify: The Game Show? — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Spotify is hiring a reality Formats Lead to develop original game show, dating/romance, self-improvement and competition audio content.
SiriusXM lets you customize music stations with Pandora — www.engadget.com
SiriusXM will finally let some subscribers create personalized music stations with Pandora, nearly six months after it acquired the streaming music company. The…
Unsigned Artists Are Generating More Income Than Ever Before, According to New Study — www.billboard.com
Artists without record labels generated $643.1 million in 2018, up 35% from the prior year, according to a new research survey conducted by the music distribution service and alternative record label Amuse alongside MIDIA Research.
Apple Music offers 6-month free trial to students — www.cultofmac.com
Apple is trying to woo new students gearing up for the school year with a new offer that gives them six free months of service before they have to pay a
Elon Musk hints at Tesla vehicles finally getting Spotify — electrek.co
Tesla is navigating a fairly complex in-car music streaming situation and now Elon Musk is adding to it by hinting that Tesla cars in North America might get Spotify.
After Taylor Swift Fallout, What’s Scooter Braun’s Game Plan? — www.rollingstone.com
Some predictions about the music mogul’s game plan in the wake of the Taylor Swift fallout.
EA’s Longtime Music Chief on the Power and Legacy of Songs and Scores in Video Games — musebycl.io
Back in the day, at MTV’s programming division, he pushed the network to air videos from artists like Madonna, Michael Jackson and the Cure, boosting the network’s bandwidth as an arbiter of Reagan-era chill.
Dodo to refund $360,000 over ‘misleading’ NBN streaming advertising — www.adnews.com.au
Internet service provider Dodo has agreed to refund up to $360,000 to around 16,000 customers for claims that its entry-level NBN broadband plans were “perfect for streaming”.
Technology Hits a High Note in Every Industry Including Music — readwrite.com
There has never been a better time for the musician to grow a business. Technology hits a high note in every industry including music.
Who’s LIstening To Podcasts? — jacobsmedia.com
Who listens to podcasts? New data from Nielsen provide clues.
Spotify criticised for ‘Dance Like Nobody’s Paying’ advert — musically.com
Spotify’s latest ad campaign, highlighting the 30-day free trial of its premium tier, is generating some heat on Twitter. “Dance like nobody’s paying,” is the main slogan.
For Marketers, Data Is Duller Than Dirt — jacobsmedia.com
Brands like Spotify bring Big Data to the table, but little more. In contrast, broadcast radio provides an aresenal of marketing tools to get results.
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