Today, Spotify announced that its “hate conduct” policy will be revamped after an industry backlash. Spotify’s controversial policy to reduce “hate content and hateful conduct” on the streaming platform was short-lived as the company announced that whi…
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Spotify’s Traffic Was Totally Unaffected by the ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ Fallout
Despite the massive outcry against Spotify over its Hate Content and Hateful Conduct policy, web traffic and app installs remained the same. During a Q&A at the Code Conference in California, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek made a stunning confession. He adm…
1 Week Later – So, Where’s YouTube Music?
May 22nd came and went. So, why do so few people have access to YouTube Music? You’ve probably heard the announcement by now. Google’s ‘potential’ game-changing streaming music service – YouTube Music – finally had the support of the music industry. …
1 Week Later – So, Where’s YouTube Music?
May 22nd came and went. So, why do so few people have access to YouTube Music? You’ve probably heard the announcement by now. Google’s ‘potential’ game-changing streaming music service – YouTube Music – finally had the support of the music industry. …
Several Top Rappers Threatened to Pull Their Music from Spotify If the Company’s ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ Continued
A cadre of top rappers — with billions of collective plays — threatened to remove their content from Spotify over the company’s ‘Hate Conduct Policy’. Spotify’s wildly-successful Wall Street offering created a billion-dollar co…
Vevo Gives Up Plans to Focus on Creating its Own Music Video Platform
Ironically enough, Vevo’s announcement comes right as Google doubles down on its (yet to roll out) music streaming service, YouTube Music. Vevo has announced that it will give up plans to build its own music video platform. The company will shut down …
YouTube Ranks as the Most Used Music Streaming App in South Korea
Most people in South Korea love streaming their favorite music through YouTube. So, why has Google offered its costlier streaming music service in the country? A new study from the Korea Internet Corporations Association, an internet business body, h…
After 3 Long Years, Spotify Scores a Huge Federal Court Victory Over Unpaid Royalties
Spotify is pulling multiple rabbits out of multiple hats these days. The latest involves a huge federal court decision regarding years of unpaid mechanical royalties. One of the biggest issues dogging Spotify ahead of its Wall Street offering was roya…
One of the Most Influential Music Industry Executives Calls YouTube “A Threat to Artists’ Livelihood”
YouTube Music’s launch week is already devolving into a war of words. And the central question is whether YouTube is making it impossible to survive as an artist — while undercutting better-paying platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Spotify…
R. Kelly’s Plays Actually *Increase* After Spotify’s Playlist Ban
Spotify’s move to ban R. Kelly from their curated playlists may have missed the mark — but that only depends on what the initial objective really was. The world’s largest music subscription streaming service took a stand against R. Kelly ea…