Spotify stock begins the week trading at $171.48 per share, near its all time high of $172.93. That gives the music streamer a total market value of $30 billion, slightly exceeding the $28.7 billion set on its first day of public trading. Spotify stock’s 3.28% rise on Friday came on…
Category archives: Indie Labels
Apple Music Quietly Adds Pre-Release Album Saves
Apple Music has launched album "pre-adds" that allow the user to "save" an album to their streaming library prior to release. A number of independent services have developed Spotify pre-save tools, but this quiet launch is the first inside a streaming service app. Pre-Adds Are The New Advance Purchase In…
Why Vinyl? The Reason Record Collectors Collect
In this piece Sunny Stuart Winter takes on the question of why vinyl (now in its best year since 1991) has such appeal for collectors, and what the demographic of record collectors looks like in the wake of Record Store Day 2018. ____________________________ Guest post by Sunny Stuart Winter Follow…
LANDR Adds AI Driven Instant Full Album Mastering
After using artificial intelligence (AI) to master 8 million tracks, LANDR adds full album mastering today. With 1.7 million users from 200 countries, LANDR is the the most used mastering platform in the world. Album mastering launches today, as a value-added service to all LANDR $4 – $25 per month…
How To Pretend You’re At Global Music Conference MIDEM
Midem, the only truly global music industry conference, began today through Thursday in Cannes, France. Here’s how you can follow all the action from the comfort of your home or office. Courtesy of Midem: Watch Midem 2018 live Facebook Live: They will be streaming all keynotes here, June 5-7, between…
Why All New Music Is Released On Friday: 3 Reasons
If you feel like a lot of new music has been dropping on Fridays, it’s no accident. Here we look at the three main reasons why Friday is the number one release day choice for record labels around the world. _____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 You…
6 Steps To Get Placed On Spotify Official Playlists
Getting your music on an Official Spotify playlist is the holy grail of modern music marketing. But since most of us don’t know the secret handshake, the team of music marketers at Burstimo created an infographic offering a 6 step plan that will vastly increase your chances of striking Spotify…
Amuse Going Head To Head With CD Baby, TuneCore
While a lot of independent artists are familiar with music aggregators such as TuneCore and CD Baby, it appears the new Swedish startup Amuse is throwing its hat in the distribution ring, with a number of industry heavyweights at its helm. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0…
How Spotify Is Killing Jazz, Soul, Classical Music
Is it time for a Fair Streaming movement? Chris Rizik explores the structure of the new streaming economy and the way in which artists are paid could spell bad news for Jazz, Soul, Classical and other niche music genres. ________________________ Guest post by Chris Rizik of Soul Tracks Two events…
Music Choice Seeks Support Of Legislation To Cheat Artists Out Of Royalties
"ARTISTS BEWARE," writes A2IM CEO Richard Jame Burgess. "Music Choice is trying to solicit your support to deceive Congress into reducing your royalties from Music Choice." "The below email that Music Choice is sending out to artists may be one of the most deceitful and disingenuous efforts to cheat artists…