Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Pandora Radio CEO Tim Westergren will officially step down. Following a tumultuous second tenure as CEO, Pandora Radio founder Tim Westergren will reportedly step down. The news sent the company’s stock price surging. According to people close to the company, Tim Westergren will resign once Pandora Radio has named a replacement. ReCode first broke the […]
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Apple Music is growing faster than Spotify. In fact, it might be bigger in 1-2 years. But maybe it’s not all peachy on the inside? If you get a job offer from Apple, you might want to take it. This is a company with a storied history, billions in the bank, and lots of benefits. […]
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Instead of working together with Spotify, Apple Music, or even Deezer, Tesla’s Elon Musk wants to launch a music streamer on his own. Thanks to music streaming, major labels have posted record revenue growth. Universal Music Group alone earns $4.5 million from streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. Streaming also helped push Warner Music […]
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Apple eyes a piece of that sweet, sweet royalty reduction pie, like Spotify got two months ago. In a strong push towards their long-planned IPO, Spotify recently signed two massive multi-year deals with major labels. In exchange for a two-week album delay option on certain albums, UMG and Merlin would trim their royalty rates. Now, […]
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If you’re trying to live off your Spotify spins, stop it right now. Taylor Swift makes $400,000 off Spotify in a weekend. But nearly everyone else making bubkes. Which means if you’re hoping to making streaming your breadwinner, you’re probably snacking on crumbs. Enter the latest independent artist to share a royalty statement with Digital […]
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TuneIn decided to file a costly lawsuit against Pandora Radio, clearly kicking the streamer when they’re way, way down. A 19% investment from SiriusXM and a $200 million sale of Ticketfly wasn’t enough to convince Pandora Radio investors. Last Friday, the music streamer’s shares reached an all-time low. Investors believe that it may be too […]
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Before we dig into everything there’s to know about Spotify playlists at this moment in time, you should remember that just because someone has a ton of streams does not mean they have a ton of fans. Streams are not equivalent to downloads or sales. Apples and oranges. When someone bought a song or an […]
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Siding with Samsung, Google has offered an exclusive radio service for Galaxy S8 users. Yet, other users have quickly circumvented the ‘Galaxy S8-only’ feature. Following a long history of partnerships with Samsung, Google has launched a Galaxy S8-only radio service feature. Reserved just for S8 and S8+ users, the search giant recently rolled out a […]
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Siding with Samsung, Google has offered an exclusive radio service for Galaxy S8 users. Yet, other users have quickly circumvented the ‘Galaxy S8-only’ feature. Following a long history of partnerships with Samsung, Google has launched a Galaxy S8-only radio service feature. Reserved just for S8 and S8+ users, the search giant recently rolled out a […]
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To better match individual songs with listeners’ preferences, Spotify will add a “Sponsored Songs” feature to its free tier. But is that just streaming payola? To better monetize their free tier, Spotify is testing their new ‘Sponsored Songs’ feature. The move will allow brands to put their ads in popular playlists, which sounds fine. But […]
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