YouTube Music is preparing to launch three new personalized playlists – Discover Mix, New Release Mix, and Your Mix – YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan announced onstage yesterday at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Reddit users had already spotted Discover Mix, which like Spotify’s "Discover Weekly" helps users discover new-to-them songs…
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Paperchain Advances $60K Spotify Royalties In 30 Minutes
Music analytics and fintech startup Paperchain and Centrifuge, a decentralized platform that connects the global financial supply chain, has advancedmade its first advance based on future Spotify royalties. The unnamed artist was paid $60,000 in August streaming revenue from Spotify 45 days ahead of their usual pay cycle with the…
Tegan and Sara Tell Fans: ‘Pay What You Can For Tickets’
Tegan And Sarah took a swipe at ticket scalpers when they offered a “substantial” number of seats for their Tuesday night concert in San Francisco at a “pay what you can” price. The duo announced the change in ticketing in a press release ahead of the show at the Sydney…
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71% Of Music Producers, Engineers Often Work Free [STUDY]
A new Music Producers Guild study showed that 88% of producers and engineers say that they have asked to work for free, with 71% agreeing to work unpaid within the last three years. 17% of those requests to work free came from major labels. Self-financed artists accounted for 77% of…
30% Of Beatles Spotify Streams Come From Fans Who Weren’t Born Before John Lennon Died
30% of the Beatles’ plays on Spotify are coming from the 18-24 year old age group, the streamer revealed. The Fab Four have been streamed an impressive total of 1.7 billion times on Spotify, so far this year. 20.6 million or almost 10% of Spotify’s 220 million total monthly users…
5 Techniques For Maintaining The Fans You Made On Your Last Tour
While a lot of emphasis is put on how to prepare for your first DIY tour, it’s also important to make the most of a tour after it’s over. Keeping the fresh-faced new fans you made on the road is essential to growing not only a solid fanbase, but your…
Beatport, DjCity Launch Beatsource To Serve Open-Format DJs
Beatsource, a joint venture between Beatport and DJcity, has launched in public beta to serve as a digital music platform for open-format multi-genre DJs, including a curated download store. Beatsource focuses on ready-to-go playlists designed for any occasion across Hip Hop, R&B, Latin, Dance, Pop, and Reggae/Dancehall. More music is…
11 Common Music Advertising Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them
Here AWAL speaks with several veterans of the digital marketing space about some of the most common (but by no means all) marketing mistakes advertisers make when attempting to promote their music across social media and streaming platforms. ___________________________ Guest post from AWAL An advertisement is an attempt to purchase…
4 Ways To Get Yourself Out Of A Performance Rut
As a musician or performer of any kind, consistently delivering a high-quality show is extremely important to the success of your career. That said, we’re all bound to get stuck in a rut of one kind or another eventually, what’s important is how you get out, and back on top…