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Snapchat Reportedly in Talks with Sony, Warner, and Universal to License Songs

May 24, 2019

To better compete against Facebook’s Instagram and ByteDance’s TikTok, Snapchat’s parent company has now started new negotiations with all three major labels. Snap has previously secured case-to-case license... 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...

Music Industry Latest - iPhones, SKT, Snapchat + Seatgeek, Eminem, Republic Records, AG Artists, Drake, More...

Latest Industry: Sirius XM Settlement, Less iPhones, SKT, BTS, Drake, Republic, AG Artists, More…

Daniel Sanchez

June 11, 2018

Sirius XM to pay SoundExchange $150 million. Sirius XM Radio Holdings has agreed to pay $150 million to settle a pair of royalty lawsuits stemming from 2007. The digital performance royalty payments are bei... Read More...

Snapchat Wants To Help Artists Make Customized AR Lenses

Marsha Silva

June 11, 2018

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In an effort to come up with more ways to integrate Snapchat into the music industry, Snapchat Lenses are gaining traction among music artists. Snapchat wants to help artists make customized AR lenses. Durin... Read More...

Snapchat Is Betting Big on Ticket Purchases — But Will Kylie Jenner Like It?

Lennon Cihak

June 11, 2018

Snapchat has just integrated SeatGeek, allowing users to purchase tickets to sporting events and concerts. Snapchat recently underwent a complete user interface makeover. Its users went berserk over the upd... Read More...

Snapchat IPO Filing Shows Instagram Slowed Their User Growth

Will Instagram Stories Kill Snapchat?

Daniel Sanchez

February 8, 2017

Image by Hans Splinter (CC by 2.0) To fight off the increasingly popular Snapchat Stories, Instagram launched…Instagram Stories. Now, that copycat strategy appears to have worked. Last Thursday, Snapchat fi... Read More...

Attack of the Clones: Instagram Rolls Out Snapchat Like Live Video

Instagram Rips Off Snapchat With Live Video Launch

Daniel Sanchez

November 23, 2016

Image by John Bozeman (CC by 2.0) Is Instagram becoming more like Snapchat? Or is Snapchat becoming more like Instagram? Snapchat lets you share video clips and images with your friends and contacts, and the... Read More...

Snapchat Partners With AEG Live To Bring Festival ‘Live Stories’

Charlotte Hassan

June 8, 2016

Can't make your favorite festival? Catch the full experience on Snapchat Live Stories... AEG Live, the world’s second largest festival producer and promoter, has joined forces with Snapchat to bring users ‘L... Read More...

Snapchat Raises $1.8B In Funding Round, Predicts $1 Billion In Revenue by 2017

Charlotte Hassan

May 26, 2016

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Snapchat is growing at an unprecedented rate... Snapchat has raised over $1.8 billion in its latest funding round. And yes, that's with a 'B': SEC filings published today (Thursday, May 26th) reveal Snapcha... Read More...

Snapchat Seriously Disrespects Bob Marley on 4/20…

Charlotte Hassan

April 20, 2016

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Snapchat under fire for its 4/20 filter... April 20th, also known as 4/20, is now a national cannabis smoking day and informal national holiday. And in true Snapchat style, the social media platform has come ... Read More...

Snapchat’s Original Content Expansion Suddenly Disappears

Paul Resnikoff

October 13, 2015

Snapchat is nixing its once-promising original content expansion plans, with several employees eliminated in the process. Deadline reports this morning that Snapchat is killing 'Snap Channel,' part of a br... Read More...

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