UPDATED: Spotify users may already be familiar with ‘Music For You’ notifications which sometimes pop up on the platform and now, in a new test run by Spotify, those notifications are for sale, allowing artists to promote directly to listeners without a need for third-party applications. _______________________________ Guest post by…
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How The CASE Act Will Become Small Claims For Copyrights
Recently passed in the House of Representatives and expected to pass in the Senate, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (or CASE) Act, will arm creators with another tool to combat those infringing on their copyright. Here we break down how the law will work. ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby…
Why You Need To Sit On Your Tracks Before Sending Them Out
Once you’ve invested your time and energy into cooking up the perfect track, your natural inclination may likely be to get it into the ears of your listeners as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this is precisely the wrong thing to do. Your chances of success are far greater if you…
Spotify [SPOT] Stock Surges 16.17%
Spotify [SPOT] stock surged $19.15 or 16.17% closing at $140.20 on Monday after the streamer reported strong user growth and a surprise profit. The stock retreated just 1% in early trading on Tuesday.
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Spotify To Monetize Artist/Fan Relationship With A ‘Two-Sided Marketplace’
Spotify founder Daniel Ek is committed to transforming Spotify For Artists into a "two-sided marketplace" which can monetize the relationship that the 465,000 artists that use the currently free artist marketing and data platform. The streamer also revealed that a Two-Sided Marketplace would be "margin enhancing" and is at the…
What You Need to Know About Music Modernization Act and CASE Act
The Music Modernization Act and CASE Act are two of the most important pieces of U.S. legislation for musicians in decades. This week Rachel Stilwell from Stilwell Law joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert in the music business weekly podcast to explain everything you need know about both. How do…
29 Ways To Market Your Music Immediately
With this set of actionable bullet points, Chris Robley fires off twenty-nine ways in which bands and artists can promote their music right now. _____________________________ By Chris Robley from CD Baby’s DIY Musician Make a lyric video. Create a playlist of artists who influenced the new album or single. Pin…
Everything Spotify Wants You To Know About Q3 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Spotify just posted another marginally profitable quarter for Q3 2019. With it came solid user growth and an increase in podcast listening. The streamer produced an infographic to illustrate the generally positive results and omitting the continued decline in average revenue per user. MORE: Spotify Passes 113M Paid Subscribers As…
Spotify Passes 113M Paid Subscribers As Average Revenue Per User Decline Continues
Spotify grew to 248 million monthly average users in the last three months and beat analysts’ expectations on paid Premium subscribers, reaching 113 million, the company reported in a Q3 letter to shareholders Monday. That’s a growth of 5 million subscribers in 3 months. Podcast listening was also up 39%…