Spotify is under fire from artist advocates and music fans over a new ad campaign that offers 4o day free trials of its Premium service. "WTF @Spotify!?! How did anyone in your company think this was a good idea?? #FAIL," tweeted ECR Music pr executive Amy Gardner. The ad reads…
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PledgeMusic Board Says It’s "Continuing To Pursue a Sale"
It has been a little over 5 months since PledgeMusic suspended all campaigns and payments, and two months since FRP Advisory began contacting buyers as part of Pre-Administration, the UK equivalent of bankruptcy. To date, however, no formal filing of Administration has been made. In its first public updated since…
Jaxsta Inks With Merlin To Deliver Indie Music Credits
Australian music tech startup Jaxsta has announced a deal to deliver track and album credits from global independent music licensor Merlin and its thousands of label members. With the deal, Jaxsta now has access to the credits of more than 80% of all global music releases. Just last month Jaxsta…
Spotify Lite Launches In Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, But Not In North America
Spotify Lite is now available in 36 countries across Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Android via Google Play. But this light version of Spotify is not yet available in key streaming markets in North America and Europe. Spotify Lite takes up just 10 MB, less than 1oth…
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How To Use Spotify Analytics For Labels
For those running a label with music on Spotify, the platform has a ton of exciting tools packed into its Spotify Analytics for Labels feature, all for the low-low price of nothing at all. Here we explore what it does and why you should care about it. _____________________________ Guest post…
How Drones Are Helping Artists Build Better Experiences For Fans
Growing exponentially in popularity, drones have become increasingly accessible to the average consumer, bringing with them a variety of exciting opportunities for those in the music industry, from recording live concerts to creating exciting aerial visuals and more ___________________________ Guest post by Avery T. Phillips of DottedMusic Drones have been…
Music Biz Weekly Talks Favorite Tools: Canva, Wave Video, Linkfire, Fiverr and More
This week veteran music marketers Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert talk about some of their favorite and most used tools, including Appsumo, Fiverr, Canva, Wave Video, Linkfire and Linktree on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. _____________________________ Listen to more episodes of the Music Biz Weekly podcast here. Favorite Tools: Canva,…
Spotify To Launch In Russia Priced $2.35 USD Per Month, Lower Than Apple Music
Spoitfy has been promising to launch in Russia for years, but the streamer finally signaled a summer 2019 debut by sharing what it will charge. At RUB 150 / USD $2.30, Spotify will be priced lower than Apple Music in Russia, which costs RUB 169 / USD $2.65 per month….
5 Big Music Business Stories You Missed While On Vacation Last Week
Even as you were having some much-deserved rest a relaxation last week, others toiled on, making big decisions and cutting big deals. To bring you up to speed before you’ve even finished your first cup of coffee, here are the 5 Big Music Business Stories You Missed While On Vacation…