While a lot of airtime and marketing energy is put into landing a track on an official playlist, less attention is given to thriving sub-industry of third-party playlisting, and how artists can use it to their advantage. ______________________ Guest post from AWAL AWAL’s Decoded dismantles big topics into manageable insights…
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YouTube Music Turns Charts Into Playlists In 29 Markets
YouTube Music is adding playlists for YouTube Charts in 29 markets. Each will get five chart playlists – three specific to the country and two global. With 1B monthly users, the charts and playlists offer a unique global overview, alongside a local snapshot. Users can also add their favorite charts…
Indie Label Market Bigger Than Ever And Continuing To Grow
It appears as though an ever increasing number of bands and artists are avoiding traditional record label and instead taking the indie path, sometimes by choice and sometimes because of difficulty of signing with a major label. Whatever the reason, indie labels are soon set to contribute to 40% of…
Alison Wenham Steps Down As CEO of WIN, A2IM CEO Burgess Offers Praise
Alison Wenham is stepping down as the CEO of The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) after 12 years with the global independent music industry trade group. Prior to joining WIN full time in 2016, Wenham was the CEO of the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM), the organisation she started in…
Business Of Indie: FUGA Expands • Fearless Names Co-Presidents • Varèse Sarabande Turns 40 • More
In this new edition of The Business Of Indie, Amsterdam based music distributor FUGA expands, indie label Fearless promotes two to co-presidents and legendary soundtrack label Varèse Sarabande turns 40. Remember when you thought you’d never live to see 40? Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is…
Copyright Flipped On Its Head: A Creators Perspective
Neil Turkewitz challenges some of the common narratives that have recently been spread regarding copyright, including the idea that copyright limits freedom of expression for artists, and works to the advantage of the already rich and powerful. __________________________ Guest post by Neil Turkewitz from Medium Over the course of the…
Tunefind Names Top TV, Film Syncs Of 2018
Tunefind has released its statistically driven Top TV and Film Sync lists of 2018 and for the second year in a row ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy is televisions most influential show when it comes to music. Ruelle tops the artist sync ranking. Tunefind produces the monthly Top TV Songs list which…
This Week’s YouTube Music Charts: Ariana Grande, Mariah Cary and More
This week’s YouTube Music Charts finds Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next’ at #1 on the Global Charts, the Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez collaboration crossed 2 billion views and Christmas classics are climbing the charts. Highlights: After its record breaking debut, Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” lands the #1 on…
There’s "nothing social anymore about Spotify," say Users
Spotify is steadily becoming a less social service, even as most social platforms from Facebook to TikToc are putting music front and center. It’s a contradiction that’s not lost on some Spotify users. "Today I found out that in the section ‘Discovered On’ there are no other playlists anymore than…
Top Jukebox Artists and Songs 2018 From TouchTunes
Modern U.S. jukebox leader TouchTunes has released its annual Year-End Charts reporting its top-played songs and artists of 2018. TouchTunes’ annual jukebox charts are based on music played by consumers across its domestic network of digital jukeboxes. The charts offer a unique in-venue perspective of popular songs played by consumers…