How Producers Can Get Paid Through Streaming Services; Streaming Boost for Eddie Money, The Cars…

How producers can get paid through streaming services — djmag.com

How producers can get paid through streaming services — djmag.com

Streaming has come to dominate the music industry, but when it comes to actually earning money from plays, the electronic music community has been somewhat left behind.

Bandsintown Rebrands Artist Portal, Updates With Geo-Targeted Messaging & More — www.billboard.com

Concert discovery platform Bandsintown has updated its artist portal with new features and key improvements in order to better help touring artists evolve their careers.

Spotify Dismisses Amazon’s High-Definition Audio: ‘It’s Not a Big Differentiator’ — variety.com 
 Spotify VP Paul Vogel dismissed Amazon Music’s new high-definition audio service, saying sound quality is “not a big differentiator.”

The Cars’ Music Sales Increase 2,662% After Ric Ocasek’s Death — www.billboard.com 
 Sales of The Cars’ catalog of albums and songs surged by 2,662% in the wake of the Sept. 15 death of the band’s leader, Ric Ocasek.

Eddie Money’s ‘Take Me Home Tonight’ Streamed Over 3 Million Times in U.S. Since His Death — www.billboard.com

Fans mourning the death of Eddie Money turned to his classic hit “Take Me Home Tonight” to remember the artist.

Tencent Music to increase investment in content, build international presence — www.musicweek.com 
 Speaking at the Music Matters conference and festival in Singapore, CEO Cussion Pang opend up about the Chinese platform’s “growth engine” in the years ahead.

SiriusXM CEO Touts Video Upside, But Won’t “Get Into the Television Business” — www.hollywoodreporter.com 
 Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM sees growth ahead for its emerging video business, led by Howard Stern’s push into the space, but won’t turn into a film or TV company, CEO Jim Meyer told a Goldman Sachs investor conference on Tuesday.

Spotify Hires BuzzFeed CRO Lee Brown to Head Global Ad Sales — www.billboard.com 
 Brown will join Spotify next month as vp of global sales strategy, replacing Brian Benedik and reporting to chief financial officer Barry McCarthy.

How Grammy-winning producer Oak Felder turns his laptop into a studio — www.theverge.com

When you think about how famous artists make songs, you might imagine that it all happens in a big, professional studio — and you aren’t wrong.

Mighty Vibe Review: A Redesigned Music Player for Spotify — www.forbes.com 
 The Mighty Vibe is like an iPod for your Spotify account — a Bluetooth-enabled, portable music player that lets you take your online tunes offline.

6 ways to make a career in music technology — www.musictech.net 
 Our six ways to make a career in music technology feature outlines some other routes — aide from being a successful musician — you can take to make a career out of your passion

Amazon Music HD is supposed to sound better than Spotify — but it depends on how you listen — www.cnbc.com 
 Amazon launched new Music HD, which promises CD-quality music that’s better than services such as Spotify. So I tried to see if I could tell the difference.

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