Deezer Partners with Manchester United; Instagram is Gig-Goers’ Favourite Social App
Deezer Launches Partnership with Manchester United — platformandstream.wordpress.com
Deezer has entered into a multi-year partnership with Manchester United. As a global partner, Deezer will enhance the user experience on Manchester United channels, with fans able to access more than 43 million tracks and 40,000 pieces of broader audio content such as podcasts.
Three reasons to appreciate Spotify’s latest data-driven ad campaign — econsultancy.com
Spotify’s description of 2016 is pretty spot on if you ask me.
The value of fan remixes as part of artists’ content strategy — medium.com
The scarcest good on the internet is attention. Any savvy artist, manager, or label employee knows this and develops strategies to sustain the attention of fans over long periods of time. This comes…
Neil Young Working on Pono Hi-Fi Streaming Service — pitchfork.com
Looks like Jay Z’s Tidal may soon have competition in the world of high-fidelity streaming.
YouTube, Elton John Launch Global Music-Video Competition — variety.com
Pop-rock star Elton John has teamed with Google’s YouTube for a worldwide search to find up-and-coming creative talent to make music videos for three of the singer’s classic songs.
Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Early indications are that the global recorded music business is set for its first significant recovery in over 15 years in 2016 — as streaming keeps growing in markets where many predicted it had hit its limit.
VAMPR, GiggedIn, Ticket Squad raise as music streaming boom flows to start-ups — www.afr.com
A new-wave star is backing a pub rocker’s start-up as streaming reignites the music industry.
Instagram is gig-goers’ favourite social app — www.iq-mag.net
The photo-centred social network is used by more US concertgoers than any of its rivals, with Instagram users also reportedly more likely to see live music.