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September 16, 2016
Business Insider: The Beatles Top List Of 40 All-Time Best-Selling Artists
BUSINESS INSIDER has published its list of the Top 40 Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Times, based on RIAA certification of albums, singles and music videos sold, and to no one's surprise, THE BEATLES top the rankings with a total of 178 million … more »
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July 6, 2016
Report: Apple Music's Churn Rate Three Times That Of Spotify
Wondering why the rumor mill has APPLE MUSIC kicking the tires for a possible acquisition of JAY Z's celebrity-heavy TIDAL? A report in BUSINESS INSIDER cites new research from the respected firm of COWEN that APPLE MUSIC subscribers are churning at … more »
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December 2, 2015
Pandora CEO Says A Permanent, Free On-Demand Service Is 'Unsustainable'
PANDORA CEO BRIAN MCANDREWS has written an op-ed piece in BUSINESS INSIDER, writing "it is far too easy for on-demand consumers to continually 'own' music for free. Not just a free trial, but free all the time." "Years ago," … more »
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November 16, 2015
Pandora Buys Out Rdio
PANDORA has agreed to acquire several key assets from RDIO for $75 million in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. RDIO will shut down after the sale, although many of RDIO's employees will be offered jobs at PANDORA. BUSINESS INSIDER … more »
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June 23, 2015
Yet Another CEO Exits Jay-Z's 'Tidal'
The revolving door at TIDAL continues to spin as BUSINESS INSIDER now reports CEO PETER TONSTAD has exited. It was just two months ago (NET NEWS, 4/20), that ASPIRO CEO ANDY CHEN, who oversaw TIDAL, the Swedish music streaming company acquired by JAY Z … more »
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June 5, 2015
Songkick And Crowdsurge Merge
Two technology players in the live music and ticketing business -- SONGKICK and CROWDSURGE -- are merging. BUSINESSINSIDER reports, "the new company will keep the SONGKICK brand, with the merger accompanied by a $16 million funding round from … more »
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April 20, 2015
Jay Z's Streaming Service Tidal Gets A New CEO
ASPIRO CEO ANDY CHEN, who oversaw TIDAL, the Swedish music streaming company acquired by JAY Z in MARCH, has exited the company. BUSINESSINSIDER.COM writes, "reports of departures at TIDAL began yesterday on Swedish news site BREAKIT. It claimed … more »
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March 5, 2015
WAPE's Mark Kaye Is Talkin' On Snapchat
COX Top 40 WAPE/JACKSONVILLE "Morning Mess" host MARK KAYE tells ALL ACCESS he, "recently started a SNAPCHAT Talk Show that has really taken off." BUSINESS INSIDER profiled it, writing "KAYE's show, Talkin' Snap, airs … more »
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September 22, 2014
Apple Denies Reports Of Beats Music Shutdown
While five separate sources told TECHCRUNCH.COM that APPLE is about to discontinue the streaming music service BEATS MUSIC, APPLE spokesman TOM NEUMAYR said rumors of BEATS MUSIC's shuttering were "not true" in a statement to RE/CODE's … more »
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May 13, 2014
If Apple Buys Beats Electronics, Beats Music Won't Bring Many Subscribers To The Deal
While the rumors continue to swirl that APPLE is close to acquiring BEATS ELECTRONICS for $3.2 billion, the news about the growth of recently launched BEATS MUSIC won't help increase that price. BUSINESS INSIDER reports, "BEATS MUSIC, the … more »