Joven digs into the data and finds that Mexico City and Santiago are the two biggest cities on Spotify by non-unique monthly listeners (São Paolo is fifth). Jakarta, Buenos Aires and Quezon City are also in the top 20.
Musically
Category archives: Music industry
How China’s Boomplay beat Spotify and Apple to corner Africa’s streaming market
Boomplay has become the largest streaming music service in Africa; it has 46 million users on the continent with a catalog of five million videos and songs, according to the company’s figures.
CNN
Taylor Swift Has an Economics Lesson for You
The music business is a microcosm of the world economy.
Bloomberg
À Quoi Ressemblera La Musique Après Le Remplacement D’iTunes
L’avènement de plateformes de streaming comme Spotify et Apple Music a largement rétabli les chiffres d’affaires de l’industrie de la musique, bien que sans les marges artificiellement gonflées qui allaient de paire avec le format CD.
Forbes
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our tips and advice for the independent self-starters out there this week covered whether or not its mastering your music to match different digital platforms, five out-of-the-box promotion ideas for your next album you might not have tried, why indie venues on the chopping block need to be saved. Is…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Before moving on to another full week of music industry happenings, we revisit some notable articles from the past seven days, including a look at how Gen. Z is consuming music, why Spotify users are angry over the platform’s latest updates, how one major MP3 ripping site has been shuttered,…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of our most popular and regularly perused articles on Hypebot explored Spotify’s "digital predator" designation by a top radio consultant, five reasons you might not actually want that record deal of your dreams, PledgeMusic’s ongoing pursuit of a sale, and more! Spotify Dubbed Digital Predator By Top…
When, How Music Matters To Gen Z [INFOGRAPHIC]
In this piece, Chris Robley looks at an interesting new study from Spotify investigating the listening habits of those under 25, which reveals some curious new stats on how Generation Z is consuming music. Hint: They’re into the sad stuff. ________________________________ By Chris Robley from CD Baby’s DIY Musician blog…
Is It Worth Mastering For Different Digital Platforms?
While the digital age has given the music business a number of exciting technological advances, it has also splintered the number of platforms on which we consume music, making the challenge of mixing even greater. So, is it worth tailoring your latest track over and over again to sound perfect…
5 Out-Of-The-Box Promotion Ideas For Your Next Album
In this ever-expanding world of entertainment publicity, reaching your listeners and fans requires a carefully orchestrated, unique marketing plan. Here we look at five eye-catching promotion ideas for building that extra bit of buzz around your next release. ___________________________ Guest post by Cait McMahon of the Symphonic Blog In the…