Warner Music Group Reports Solid Quarterly Earnings, Streaming Revenue Up 47%

[UPDATE 2] Warner Music Group reported that revenue grew 8.0% in the quarter ending December 31st, 2016. Digital revenue contributed strongly to the earning jump rising 27.6% for the quarter. Overall net income…

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6 Tips For Successfully Releasing An Album

Once you’ve put in the effort to write and record an album, you doubtless want the blood sweat and tears to have been worth it. Here we look at six…

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Instagram Stories Cut Snapchat Growth by 82%

Snapchat was soaring early in 2016. But the launch of  Instagram Stories appears to have led to an incredible drop in Snapchat user growth, according to new stats in its…

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Tiga On Tech, Humor And Self-Challenge [INTERVIEW]

Here DJ, producer, nightlife entrepreneur, and Turbo Recordings founder spills the beans on his twenty-five years in the rave industry, discussing how his career has changed, the technology he utilizes…

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Radio Giants Entercom And CBS Radio To Merge

Broadcast giants CBS Radio and Entercom have announced plans to merge to form a new commercial radio behemoth. Following the merger, the combined companies will have a nationwide footprint of…

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Lady Gaga Sales Jump 1000% After Superbowl Perfomance

Lady Gaga’s Superbowl half time show on Sunday created a massive bounce, according to stats from Nielsen Music. Based on initial sales reports collected for Sunday, Gaga sold about 150,000…

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How An Indie Hip Hop Artist Made It To #3 On Billboard After Reading CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog

Shahidah Jones shares how her client, independent hip hop artist Tyke T, was able to achieve Billboard success despite having no label affiliation, publicist, or marketing firm after reading CD Baby’s…

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CHANGES @ SoundExchange • Univeral Music Group Publishing • Thirty Tigers

SoundExchange has announced the appointment of Ron Wilcox of Warner Music Group (WMG) to its Board of Directors. Wilcox serves as WMG’s Executive Counsel, Business Affairs, Strategic and Digital Initiatives….

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Lady Gaga Spotify Streams Soar Following Super Bowl Show

Lady Gaga’s sales jumped 1000% after Sunday’s Superbowl 51 half time performance in Houston and her catalog’s streams on Spotify did the same. ________________________________________ Following Lady Gaga’s performance at Super…

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Spotify Joins Apple, Facebook, Google, 100+ More Major Companies In Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Immigration Plan

Spotify has joined more than 120 companies filing an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco in the case against President Trump’s anti-immigration executive order. Until…

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