Austin Daboh, Head of Music Culture & Editorial at Spotify UK, has reportedly resigned. He joined Spotify in 2016 as Senior Editor, Shows & Editorial, from the music team at BBC Radio 1Xtra, and was promoted by the streamer last year. During his time at Spotify, Daboh launched and developed…
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Victory In Europe: Two Year War Over Copyright Directive Has Begun
With the passage of new copyright legislation in Europe, many are assuming that Big Tech will finally be held accountable to the new laws, but Chris Castle takes a somewhat different view, predicting a two-year copyright war is just heating up. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology…
Apple Set To Kill iTunes Today, New iPod Touch Unveiled
Apple is set to announce the end of iTunes today. Ironically, the company unveiled a new iPod Touch last week, the newest iteration of the hardware that made it so easy to put a whopping 1000 iTunes tracks in your pocket. During Tim Cook’s keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, the industry gave voice to concerns that PledgeMusic was lining their own pockets, what it takes to build a music empire, a paradigm shift in how fandoms are monetized and more. Was PledgeMusic Lining Their Own Pockets? A Brief Inquiry Into Building Music Empires With…
‘Songwriters and publishers should never be an afterthought for digital services.’
Apple Musics global publishing head, Elena Segal, on the industry, those CRB appeals, and her career to date
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Tencent Music Requires You Pay To Stream Current Music – Will This Catch On?
In an effort to increase its profitability, Chinese streaming giant Tencent has begun experimenting with limiting the amount of current hit music which its customers can access for free. Given the mixed results windowing saw in the US however, it remains to be seen whether this trend will catch on….
Monetising Fandom: How ByteDance Is Poised To Lead A Streaming Paradigm Shift [Mark Mulligan]
Music subscriptions are going a great job of monetising music consumption, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan, but the next phase is monetise music fandom. "In short," he says, "streaming needs to figure out how to bring heart and soul back to music. ____________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA from his…
URSA Music Offers Artist Center Streaming Platform
The co-founders of URSA Music, Christopher Jones and Chad Royce, join Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Business Weekly podcast. URSA is the only streaming service that features extensive Artist-controlled profiles, including Music, Photos, Videos, Tour Dates, Bios,and more, all in one place. Ursa’s mission to frame artists…
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3 Reasons A Streaming Platform Will Reject Music
As music streaming’s heavy hitters start to get into the distribution business, some artists are getting kicked to the curb, and left wondering why their music didn’t make the cut. Here we look at some of the main reasons your music might be getting rejected by major streaming platforms, and…