Since YouTube’s unrolling of its Official Artist Channel, how artists distribute and listeners consumer their music has shifted, and with their content now largely consolidated, artists now have a powerful tool at their disposal, provided they market it correctly. Here we look at how to get the most out of…
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Spotify [SPOT] Gets Boost From Mad Money’s Jim Cramer
[UPDATED] During his daily Mad Money Lightening Round Thursday, CNBC host Jim Cramer gave a very positive shout out to Spotify. "I think it’s only a matter of time before subscriptions take over," said Cramer. "This is a good one." But the former hedge fund manager’s stock picking track record…
FRI. BRIEF: Entertainment One Acquires Audio Network • AMLC Makes Case • New Apple Music Antitrust Probe • More
FRIDAY 4.12.19
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PledgeMusic Says Its In Negotiations With Potential Buyer
It has been more than two months since PledgeMusic suspended all crowdfunding campaigns on the platform, leaving hundreds of artists unpaid. But a PledgeMusic staffer is now telling former clients that the company is in negotiations with a potential buyer. In an email obtained by Hypebot and verified separately, this…
Music Industry’s Growth Continues Thanks To Streaming
According to the latest report from the IFPI, the music industry has now seen its fourth uninterrupted year of growth, reaching $19 billion in revenue, a an increase which has been fueled in large part by a major uptick in paid music subscriptions. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of…
dotBC Adds Digimarc’s Barcode For Audio Watermarking
dotBC and Digimarc have partnered to add Digimarc’s Barcode for Audio watermarking technology to the dotBC offering. This will connect the metadata and rights ownership information supplied by artists, songwriters and rights holders to the audio file itself. This collaboration will enable the industry to easily and accurately identify blockchain…
THU. BRIEF: Spotify’s Ek Speaks Out • Streaming’s Carbom Footprint • Third Man To Bandcamp • More
THURSDAY 4.11.19
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Songwriters Urge Users To #CancelSpotify
#cancelspotify A growing group of songwriters are taking to social media to urge users to #cancelspotify in protest of the streamer’s decision to challenge a US Copyright Royalty Board decision to raise streaming payments to songwriters 44% over the next 5 years. Yesterday dozens of top songwriters called out Spotify…
Songwriting Splits: What They Are And Why You Need to Agree On Them Now
As an increasing number of modern releases feature more and more songwriters, the importance songwriting splits and their legal value becomes increasingly important. Here we look at exactly what these splits are and how they should be arranged to avoid headaches and conflict down the road. ________________________________ Guest post by…
YouTube Music Had 3X Better 1st Week Than Spotify In India
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and global head of music Lyor Cohen are in India to celebrate the launch of YouTube Music there and announce that the app was downloaded 3 million times in its first week. That’s 3 times more than Spotify, who had 1 million signups during its first…