Spotify’s new $14.99 USD family plan now matches the offerings of its rivals Apple Music and Google Play, and today’s roll out is virtually global. But it doesn’t take a math wiz to realize that deals like this can severally cut into the dollars paid to creators and labels. __________________________________________________…
Category archives: Music Tech
YouTube Adopting New Tool For Faster, More Accurate Royalty Payments
Good news for artists on YouTube, it looks as though the service will soon be implementing a new data standardization tool which will help artists get clearer information regarding views and payments, as well as providing more accurate and efficient royalty accounting. _______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music…
UPDATE: Glenn Peoples Exits Billboard Magazine For Pandora
UPDATED: One of Billboard’s most insightful voices, long time contributor and Senior Editorial Analyst Glenn Peoples, has exited the trade magazine for Pandora. ________________________________________________ Glenn Peoples has exited Billboard Magazine for a position at Pandora, Hypebot has learned. Exactly what position Peoples has taken at Pandora is unclear; but one…
Rhapsody / Napster Launches First Virtual Reality Music App
There’s a lot of buzz around virtual reality (VR) and music. How will creative artists use it? Will it hurt live concert attendance or add a new revenue stream? Today, streaming service Rhapsody got out in front of the trend with the launch of a standalone app, Rhapsody VR. __________________________________…
Chris Read Of WhoSampled’s 4 Best Practices For Music Sampling
In this piece producer, DJ, and recording artist Chris Read looks at some of the best legal and technical practices for effective music sampling, as well as how artists can better monetize music for sampling. ____________________________ Guest Post from Synchblog WhoSampled’s Chris Read takes us through the technical, creative, and…
Bandcamp Grew 35% Last Year, Monthly Transactions Top $4.3M
The indie music community has embraced Bandcamp and its suite of direct to fan monetization tools. And unlike most music tech startups, Bandcamp, which launched in 2008, has been profitable "in the now-quaint revenues-exceed-expenses sense" since 2012. _______________________________________________ Bandcamp grew 35% last year, according to new stats just released by…
DistroKid Launches Free Revenue Share Payment Tool, Reveals New Stats
DistroKid is thriving as a discount flat fee digital music distribution platform. Offering $19.99 a year for unlimited uploads has attracted a significant user base; and somehow the low price hasn’t stopped the startup from iterating. _________________________________________ 700,000 songs • 90,000 artists $1 million paid out monthly Flat fee discount…
Using YouTube Translation Tools To Boost Your Channel Audience
Even if an artist takes all the proper steps to make sure the content they upload to YouTube is discoverable, only having their metadata in one language can limit the potential international audience unless, that is, they avail themselves of YouTube’s translation tools. __________________________________ Guest Post by Marina Sans of…
THU. BRIEFING: New Streaming Research • 8Tracks Opens Crowdfunding Round • Kobalt Adds App • Music Biz • More
THURSDAY 5.19.2016 Music Business News From Around The Web Dive into the new streaming research. There’s a lot there. And kudos to 8Tracks for taking its money search to the fans. Updated continuously under our More News tab.
5X Grammy Winner Calls YouTube "Criminal Racketeers" In Open Letter To "Pushers Of Piracy"
In an "Open Letter to YouTube, ‘Pushers’ of Piracy" composer, bandleader and five-time Grammy winner Maria Schneider leaves no stone unthrown as she goes after Google and its YouTube subsidiary: "… for the vast majority of the artistic community, including me, and every musician I know (and I know thousands),…