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Post-Pandora Acquisition, SiriusXM Slashes 60 Positions

May 2, 2019

Last week, SiriusXM revealed its joint Q1 2019 financial report following its acquisition of Pandora Radio. The satellite radio company’s pro forma revenue jumped 10% year-over-year to $1.9 billion, up from ... Read More...

SiriusXM Reveals Multi-Million Dollar Raises for Top Executives

SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer Bags $17.6 Million In 2018 — And That Wasn’t Even the Biggest Payout

Daniel Sanchez

April 23, 2019

Making millions, but largely in stock options. Satellite radio giant SiriusXM has unveiled pay raises for its top staff. In a regulatory filing, SiriusXM has confirmed multiple pay raises for its top five e... Read More...

SiriusXM Unveils Pandora Now, a Cross-Platform Experience for Both Platforms

SiriusXM Unveils Pandora Now, Its First Cross-Platform Experience

Daniel Sanchez

April 4, 2019

SiriusXM is going all-in on its Pandora acquisition. SiriusXM has been busy following its acquisition of Pandora Radio. Several weeks ago, the satellite radio company unveiled an original content team at ... Read More...

Following $3.5 Billion Acquisition, SiriusXM Forms First Dedicated Original Content Team at Pandora

Following Its $3.5 Billion Acquisition, SiriusXM Forms the First Dedicated Original Content Team at Pandora

Daniel Sanchez

March 7, 2019

SiriusXM has now capitalized on its Pandora acquisition. In a surprise move last September, Liberty Media’s SiriusXM confirmed it had fully acquired Pandora Radio. The $3.5 billion all-stock deal valued Pan... Read More...

SiriusXM Now Has 34 Million Subscribers — But Has This Platform Plateaued?

Daniel Sanchez

January 9, 2019

SiriusXM continues adding subscribers. SiriusXM has posted its 2018 year-end results. The satellite radio company added 1.4 million self-pay subscribers to finish off the year. It now has 28.9 million se... Read More...

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2019)

How Much Artists Make Per Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, More

Daniel Sanchez

December 25, 2018

How much do artists make per stream? Reported per-stream payouts from top music streaming services (updated for 2021; click to enlarge) How much do artists make per stream on the most popular streaming music ... Read More...

SoundCloud Signs New Deals with DAX and Pandora

SoundCloud Signs Advertising Pacts With Pandora and DAX

Daniel Sanchez

October 3, 2018

Will the new deals help solidify SoundCloud as a viable sales advertising platform? Over in the UK, SoundCloud has expanded its partnership. The company has revealed a re-upped deal with DAX, an advanced ... Read More...

Pandora Opens Up Artist Metrics to Next Big Sound Users

Pandora Opens All of Its Artist Data to the Public

Daniel Sanchez

October 1, 2018

Now, you can view key metrics on just about any Pandora artist on Next Big Sound. Before, only artists, managers, and record labels could measure the success of a musician on Pandora through key metrics. ... Read More...

SiriusXM Acquires Pandora For $3.5 Billion

SiriusXM Acquires Pandora Radio For $3.5 Billion

Daniel Sanchez

September 24, 2018

SiriusXM’s Pandora acquisition could potentially open up new and unique opportunities for both artists and listeners. Looks like SiriusXM has finally purchased Pandora Radio. The $3.5 billion all-stock de... Read More...

Latest Industry: Pandora, American Airlines + Made in America, The Commodores, Sony Music, Journey, More…

Daniel Sanchez

August 24, 2018

Pandora signs office lease in Atlanta. Pandora Media has announced it will vacate its Atlantic Station offices following a deal for 50,000 square feet in the 21-story Campanile Tower in Midtown Atlanta. The... Read More...

Tunemoji Announces Partnership with Snap

Snap Unveils Savvy Partnerships with Pandora and TuneMoji

Daniel Sanchez

August 23, 2018

Have mobile messengers become the next frontier for the music industry? Several months ago, Instagram unveiled a new feature. Following long-term licensing deals with major labels and Merlin, Facebook lau... Read More...

Latest Industry: Patreon, Pandora, XXXTentacion, Billie Eilish, INgrooves, More…

Daniel Sanchez

August 8, 2018

Patreon acquires Memberful. Patreon has acquired Memberful, a white-labeled membership service. The move will allow content creators to manage a membership program under their name and on their website. ... Read More...

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