Music data specialist Next Big Sound has released a new report with just as much substance as style. The beautifully designed presentation reviewed some of the major music business trends of 2014. The data points show a snapshot of how the online music industry has continued to grow and create additional business opportunities for artists, labels, and their partners. Continue Reading
Spotify has hired Seth Farbman to serve the streaming service in a top marketing position starting April 6. His experience will likely be focused on growing Spotify’s audience of listeners and guiding the company’s general service marketing. Farbman most recently worked at clothing retailer Gap, where he joined as its first global CMO in 2011. Continue Reading
Spotify posted strong subscriber numbers to kick off 2015, and at the same time is building its ad-supported business in its free-listening service. The company sponsored a brand impact study by comScore to investigate the streaming consumer experience. The results portray the streaming audience as one that’s accessible and open to marketing and brand initiatives. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Classic rock’s high prices and good exposure from ads; Pandora CFO on repairing licensing relationships; Wonder.fm offers SoundCloud hit discovery. Continue Reading
Jason Feinberg has joined Pandora as head of artist marketing. He takes on the newly created role at the streaming service after working at Epitaph Records as vice president of digital strategy. The new job will focus on providing analytics, fan communication tools, and other resources to the artists on Pandora. Continue Reading
Most of the top online radio and streaming services place their focus squarely on individual people as their listeners. Feed.fm is turning the idea of digital music into a B2B product with its “music as a service” offerings. VentureBeat reported that Feed.fm recently secured a $1.2 million round of financing that will go toward hiring new talent for the six-person team. Continue Reading