AWAL, Kobalt’s digital distribution and label services company, continues to expand. This year, Kobalt’s AWAL has made several important strategic moves. Following the sale of its shares in Spotify, the digital distribution and label services company o…
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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…
Kobalt’s AWAL Adds Toronto Team
AWAL, Kobalt’s indie label and label services arm, will add a Tronto office early in 2019. New hires will be made in marketing, client relations and A&R. This announcement caps a big year for AWAL, including a $150 million investment from Kobalt, the acquisition of radio promotion and music marketer…
Why has Sony Music just launched a streaming service (and Spotify rival) in Japan?
The arrival of mora qualitas builds on an existing Hi-Res download service, mora, with which SMEJ has been involved for more than five years.
Music Business Worldwide
CISAC Prepares Sanctions for Embattled Spanish Collecting Society SGAE
SGAE won’t change its scandalous ways. CISAC has now had enough. Following years of corruption, SGAE’s board voted not to elect former influential President Eduardo ‘Teddy’ Bautista. Bautista had essentially served as the ringleader for multiple scand…
Sell More Merch At Gigs: 7 Techniques
Although it’s a great way for artists to boost their overall revenue, selling merch at shows can often be a challenge to do. Here we look at seven ways to switch things up and move a few more shirts at your next show. By Dave Ruch from CD Baby’s DIY…
Rich Asians Turn to Music After Betting on Soccer Craze
Asia’s legions of wealthy investors are getting a chance to profit from the boom in music streaming as Spotify and its peers gain popularity.
Bloomberg
Apple acquires A&R and creative services company Platoon
Platoon has developed a raft of early-stage artists in the UK and US over the past two years who have gone on to make waves in the global business.
Music Business Worldwide
Anghami bring Shazam rival to the Middle East
The Middle East will be able to scan and discover tracks thanks to the region’s biggest music streaming service Anghami.
Route Note
Latin America Has 640 Million People. Why Are Fewer Than 5% of Them Paying for Streaming?
Streaming music subscriptions are exploding in regions like North America and Western Europe. But why isn’t the same thing happening in musical hotbeds like Latin America?
Digital Music News