Kendrick Lamar won best male hip hop artist and album of the year for “DAMN” at last night’s BET Awards. Beyonce won best female R&B/pop artist, and Cardi B won for best female hip hop artist. Migos took home the the best group award and SZA won for best new…
Category archives: Major Labels
XXXTentacion Dominates Spotify, Global Charts As Murder Suspect Arrested
[UPDATED] 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot and killed Monday in an apparent armed robbery, just broke Taylor Swift’s one-day global streaming record on Spotify. Streams for XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” a meditation on his struggle with abandonment and depression, topped more than 10.4 million streams in 24 hours, according to data…
Create Playlists Simultaneously on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Napster, More Free with Soundsgood
Playlist distribution and sharing app Soundgood has announced a new integration with Napster and an improved integration with Apple Music. The app, which enables playlist distribution and updates to multiple streamers simultaneously, is used by 19,000 influencers and music companies. Along with thousands of musicians and playlisters, all three major…
Spotify Stock Behavior Is Being Misread
Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy offers an alternative interpretation of Spotify’s recent stock behavior, including how the streamer is taking a much tougher approach with labels and other rights holders. _______________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy We live in an era of fraud in America….
Is Troy Carter Leaving Spotify? Fresh Rumors Claim Epic Move
Is Troy Carter leaving Spotify? Rumor spread that Spotfiy’s global head of creator services was leaving after the streamer’s new ‘hate and hurtful’ policy banned XXXTentacion, R Kelly and others from official playlists. While concerned that the policy smacked of censorship, Carter denied the rumors. Now, they’ve resurfaced with a…
XXXTentacion Shot Dead, Spotify Re-Adds Tracks To RapCavier, Other Playlists
XXXTentacion was pronounced dead following a robbery and shooting in south Florida. As news of his death spread, Spotify, which just weeks before had banned the controversial 20 year old rapper from its official playlists after accusations of domestic violence, added two of his tracks to the top of the…
Are Tech Companies The New Record Labels?
[PIAS] co-founder Michel Lambot looks at how the economic structure of media consumption has shifted over time to one of renting vs. owning; and how tech companies bypassing record labels to make direct deals with artists is the next logical step in this progression. __________________________ Guest post by Michel Lambot….
Sony Predicts Growth Slowdown For Music Industry
The recorded music industry has been on the up and up for the past few years, seeing double digit growth thanks to the magic of streaming. As with so many good things, however, doomsayers at Sony are predicting this precipitous growth will soon come to an end. ____________________________ Guest post…
Elektra Music Group To Launch As Standalone Company
Elektra Music Group is launching as a stand-alone, fully staffed label group under Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records Group umbrella. It will bring together Elektra, Fueled By Ramen (FBR), Roadrunner, Low Country Sound, and Black Cement Records, which will each be nurtured as a unique label brand. At launch, the…
Beyoncé, Jay-Z New Joint Release Now On Spotify, Amazon, Pandora [LISTEN]
"Everything Is Love" by The Carters, the first joint release by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, is now available to stream on Spotify, Pandora and Amazon Music. The roll out to other music services comes less that 36 hours after the album was released as a Tidal streaming exclusive. LISTEN: One track…