Molly Neuman Named President Of Songtrust

Molly Neuman has been named President of Downtown Music owned Songtrust, the indie global music royalty collection and publishing administrator. Neuman joined Songtrust in 2017 as Global Head of Business Development. During her tenure, Songtrust has posted record-setting metrics for the business, including triple-digit growth with more than 2 million…

HOW TO: Basics Of Chinese Social Media For Musicians

While popular artist platforms like Instagram and Facebook aren’t accessible in China, musicians in the US are capable of bridging the global divide and reach fans overseas, simply by creating accounts on the following social media platforms. __________________________ Guest post by Cait McMahon from the Symphonic Blog We, as a…

MUSO Raises $1M To Expand Its Live Music Marketplace

Muso has raised $1 million in a seed funding round that will be used to accelerate the growth of its two-sided live music marketplace. Founded in 2018 by co-founders, Jeremiah Siemianow, Brandon Crimmins and Alan Jin the Australia based startup helps up-and-coming local musicians find and book live gigs while…

New Spotify Kids App Launches In Beta

Spotify has launched in beta a new standalone app for children called Spotify Kids. Exclusive to Premium Family subscribers, the new app is intended for children 3 and older. Currently, the app is only available in Ireland and filters out explicit content, in addition to offering kid-friendly playlists that span…

SiriusXM Adds 210K Subs, Pandora Adds Just 33K In Q3

SiriusXM added 210,000 subscribers to its satellite radio service last quarter, while it’s Pandora streaming music service added just 33,000 paid subscribers. By contrast, Spotify added 5 million paid users in the same three months. Shares of Sirius XM declined 0.5% in premarket trading Thursday, on missed profit expectations. THIRD…

THU. BRIEF: Facebook Grows • BMG Nashville Shakeup • Spotify Kids App • Billboard Live Summit Preview • More

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Creative Ways To Advertise Your Music On TikTok

Although still in its infancy when it comes to the platform’s advertising availability, TikTok’s broad and rapidly expanding global user base has musicians and their marketing teams eager to get in on the ground floor. Here we look at some creative ways to promote your music on the rising video…

BUSINESS OF INDIE: Empire plus +1 – Pop Goes Indie – Liz Longley – More

In a new edition of the Business Of Indie, Empire and +1 partner, Pop music goes indie, Liz Longley’s uses Kickstarter to buy back her master and much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own Indie tab at the top of the…

Do You Really Need An Electronic Press Kit?

If you want to promote your music or get important info to festivals, venues, and journalists, then having a solid electronic press kit, or EPK, is essential. Here we look at exactly what an EPK is, and what you need to include in yours to make it as effective as…

WED. BRIEF: Strong Sony Music Q3 – MUSO Adds $1.5M – IEBA – Music Pubishers Canada – More

WEDNESDAY 10.30.19
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