The Secret Hit-Making Power of the Spotify Playlist; Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform Hits 1 Billion Impressions

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Jul 20, 2017 · 3 min read
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Spotify hp

The Secret Hit-Making Power of the Spotify Playlistwww.wired.com
By the time a song lands on Today’s Top Hits or other equally popular sets, Spotify has so relentlessly tested it that it almost can’t fail.

Pandora
Pandora

Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform Hits 1 Billion Impressionsvariety.com
After months of turbulence, Pandora has some good news: Its Artist Marketing Platform has passed a billion impressions.

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Poster p 1 why soundcloud e2 80 99s demise would be a major loss for music

Why SoundCloud’s Silence Would Be Deafeningwww.fastcompany.com
Music fans and artists and many more have a lot to lose if SoundCloud goes the way of Vine.

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Akon

Akon Is The Latest Musician To Get His Own Music Startupwww.konbini.com

The startup’s mission is to promote African artists, pay them properly, and fight internet piracy.

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Berlin germany city view 2017 billboard 1548

Germans Still Buy CDs, But Streaming Is Catching Onwww.billboard.com
The music market in Germany grew nearly 3 percent in the first half of 2017, and while CDs still account for 44.7 percent of revenue, streaming jumped 10.3 percent year-over-year.

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Ntc music nepal app

Nepal Telecom Launches Music Nepal App for Music Streamingtechlekh.com

Nepal Telecom in partnership with Music Nepal has launched a music streaming mobile app named “Music Nepal”.

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Cloudrap 1

10 Rappers We Wouldn’t Know If It Wasn’t For SoundCloud massappeal.com
They say SoundCloud might be gone in 50 days. It’s hard to imagine that’s true. Just take a look at these rappers we wouldn’t know without SC.

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Strictly rhythm 2017 billboard 1548

BMG Partners with Avid Pro Tools to Offer Strictly Rhythm Producer Loopswww.billboard.com

Major indie music company BMG has partnered with Avid Pro Tools, a studio production tool, to bring the legendary catalog of New York House label Strictly Rhythm to the Avid Marketplace, for the first time ever.

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Spotify community on cd baby

The Spotify checklist for independent musiciansdiymusician.cdbaby.com

By offering unprecedented access to Spotify user data, and by developing tools that will help musicians connect directly with fans on the platform, Spotify is trying to position itself as THE indispensable monetized streaming option.

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Screenshot 2017 06 06 at 23.03.15

Can Lyor Cohen bridge the Google ‘value gap’ at YouTube?www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

It feels like the back-and-forth between the music industry, Google and various legislative bodies on ‘safe harbor’ has rumbled on for an eternity.

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