Do you listen to bands before they’re famous? Are you a tastemaker? Spotify now has an online tool for the earliest of adopters. Found Them First is a microsite that lets Spotify users see which — if any — musicians they heard on Spotify before they became a breakout artist. After showing these artists, Spotify lets users…

As the touring industry grapples with how to tap into a massive and growing streaming audience, Pandora has made significant inroads in live engagement this year through presale programs for the Rolling Stones and Odesza, two bands on opposite ends of the career spectrum. …

While streaming services like Spotify and Apple Musicoffer a seemingly unlimited buffet of music from which listeners can pick and choose, it may be more variety than most listeners need, or than they’re willing to pay $9.99 a month for. Should music streaming instead take a hint from companies like Netflix and break into smaller and cheaper niche-based services?…

In the last year, BandPage has focused on both product improvement and partnerships. The later strategy, in particular, is starting to reap significant benefits for both BandPage and the hundreds of thousands of artists that use its services….

One of the most in-demand pop writers and producers in the world, Uptown Funk! co-creator Jeff Bhasker, has signed an exclusive worldwide music publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG)….

Scott Borchetta has never been afraid to question the worth and economic stability of streaming music services. As Taylor Swift’s manager, the US exec protects and advises the most famous Spotify holdout on the planet. (Sorry, Prince.) And as her label owner at Big Machine, he also sees exactly what income Swift is receiving from…

The mooted new music streaming service from the BBC took up a page in the Beeb’s pre-Charter report this week and was even teased by Director General Tony Hall in his accompanying speech on Monday (07/09). However, MBW understands that all three major labels are some way off licensing it – and have expressed early concerns about…

For the Super Bowl’s golden anniversary, the NFL has asked a big name to return to the stage. Bruno Mars has been offered the headliner spot for the Super Bowl 50 halftime show in Santa Clara, Calif., according to sources with knowledge of the situation….

Often criticized for its failure to make money for rights holders, Spotify’s average rate per play continues to decline, calling into question, yet again, the viability of the freemium model of music streaming….

Pandora’s Listener Love Day on Wednesday will mark the Internet radio service’s 10-year anniversary and act as a “thank you” to its tens of millions of listeners. It will be an expensive day of celebration, costing Pandora millions of dollars, but it could end up producing far greater returns….