Spotify has become necessary tool for artists looking to expand their reach online. In order to optimize the platform’s effectiveness, artists are advised to create a customized Spotify for Artists profile, which will allow them to more easily get verified, learn about their fanbase, and more. _____________________ Guest post by…
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Which Countries Contribute Most To Spotify’s Bottom Line? [CHART]
[UPDATED] Which countries contribute the most to Spotify’s bottom line and where is there room for growth? These are important questions as the globe’s top music streamer heads towards its highly anticipated initial public stock offering. _____________________________ This list "courtesy of rightsholders" was first obtained by HDD. Related articles Spotify…
Create, Add To Playlists With Voice On Amazon Music
Amazon Music users can now tell Alexa to create a new playlist or add a song to an existing playlist with just their voice. While listening to Amazon Music on an Alexa-enabled device users can now say: “Alexa, add this song to my playlist” “Alexa, add this to my playlist”…
Shutting File Sharing Sites Could Harm Artists, Industry [STUDY]
While the music industry has long flailed against online copyright infringement in sometimes harmful and often ineffective ways, a new study is out suggesting that shutting down the file sharing sites which are so often havens for this type of infringement would hurt new artists and the industry as a…
Apple Music Passes 36M Subscribers, Up 6M In 5 Months
[UPDATED] Apple Music now has 36 million subscribers, up 6 million since an informal announcement from exec Jimmy Iovine of 30 million less than 5 months ago. Spotify has more than 70 million paid subscribers. _______________________________________ Apple Music has passed 36 million subscribers worldwide. In the U.S., Apple Music subscribers…
Could It Be Time For Inspector General To Review Copyright Office’s Administration Of Address Unknown NOIs?
In the latest development from the ongoing debacle of ‘address unknown’ NOIs, Chris Robley here points out the need for the copyright office to further investigate these Notices of Intent by digital music services, as well as a need to bring the Inspector General on board. ______________________ Guest post by…
EXCLUSIVE: DistroKid To Launch Publishing Administration, 300K Musicians Using Revenue Split Service
DistroKid is launching a publishing administration service. Details are still be worked out, but the new service should be available within weeks, DistroKid founder Phil Kaplan tells Hypebot. Publishing administration joins an expanding set of add-on services offered by the indie digital music distributor. We wrote about another DistroKid add-on…
10 Field Artists Working Across Aesthetic Boundaries
While field recording has existed for over a century, it has changed and progressed along with the rest of the industry. Here we look at ten people working in field recording who are crossing aesthetic boundaries to capture sounds from the outside world. _____________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of…
SoundExchange Launches Free NOI Loookup Of 60M Songs
[UPDATED] SoundExchange subsidiary SXWorks has launched a free database that allows music publishers and songwriters to search more than 60 million address unknown Notice of Intention to Use (NOI) song filings that have been made to the U.S. Copyright Office. _________________________________ NOI LOOKUP, a new free service launched today by…
Why Digital Music (And Not Just Streaming) Is Booming
In this piece music industry vet Seth Schachner weighs in on how he’s seen the music industry change over the years, and how it’s managed to crawl back from the precipice of destitution thanks to the rising of digital music. _____________________________ Guest post by Seth Schachner from Medium Dropping into…