LiveXLive Media, the music tech company focused on live events, has launched a redesigned app that brings live streams from more than 35 global music festivals together with its Slacker recorded music streaming platform. “The redesigned app allows music fans to access the best in live music events and recorded…
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Utilizing Spotify Ad Metrics
It’s natural for labels artists to wonder about the efficacy of the ads they’re spending money on and, thanks to metrics now available on Spotify’s Ad Studio, they are able to do just that, thereby gaining a better sense of user engagement on the platform. _____________________________ Guest post by Randi…
Move Over Music, Spotify App Redesign Spotlights Podcasts
Spotify’s $500 million investment in podcasting is driving a new version of its app that will give podcasts more prominence. The goal is to make it easier to find and listen to podcasts. Its unclear how the changes will effect music and music discovery is unclear. But its hard to…
8 Amazing Web Resources Designed For Musicians
As social media promotion becomes increasingly difficult for artists to to do for free, band websites have now become one the most important marketing resources you have. That said, maintaining and customizing a website can be touch trickier than social media platforms – luckily there are a number of great…
Fan Data Drives 5 New Bandsintown Big Break Artists
Concert discovery leader Bandsintown has named five new developing artists to its Big Break fan-driven emerging artists program. An early identifier of success, Bandsintown’s live music insights identify acts who have seen a notable increase of trackers on the platform within a six month period. Since launching in September of…
Free SPLITS App Makes Songwriter Splits Super Simple
The new free SPLITS app from Create Music Group is designed to eliminate songwriting disputes between writers, producers and artists.by generating a free split agreement – the document music publishers use to clarify individual contributions to a song. SPLITS accomplishes this with just a few clicks from a smartphone. "In…
Deezer Rebrands With New Design, Logo
Global streamer Deezer has updated its app with a new look and logo designed to "highlight the brand’s human and local identity." The Deezer app has also been revamped to have less text and dedicated visual treatments for playlists and channels. The new player matches its color to the cover…
BandsInTown: How To Message You Trackers
For artists looking to communicate directly with their most tuned-in fans, BandsInTown now allows bands to post newly released music, upcoming shows, or simply share a personal messages with tracking fans. Here we break down how it’s done. _________________________ Artists can engage directly with all active trackers by posting messages…
Tinder Adds ‘Festival Mode’ To Enable Music Fest Hookups
Hookup app Tinder has added “Festival Mode” which effectively connects users at music festivals who are looking to ‘connect.’ The new feature allows users to add badges to their profile to show which music festivals that are attending over the summer. The app then prompts users to make a selection…
EU Begins Probe Of Spotify’s Apple Anti-Trust Complaint [Report]
The European Commission has begun an official probe of Spotify’s anti-trust complaint against Apple, according to a new report. The complaint centers on the 30% that Apple charges for in app purchase and polices that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says,"deliberately disadvantage other app developers." "In recent years, Apple has introduced…