SiriusXM’s Jim Meyer will take over running of music platform
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CD Baby, SACM Partner To Empower Independent Mexican Artists and Composers
CD Baby has partnered with SACM, Mexico’s only Performance Rights Organization. As part of the alliance, SACM has named CD Baby as their “preferred” distributor, and CD Baby will offer free submissions for SACM members to all digital music services. photo (l-r): Arturo Peěrez Courtade (SACM), Heli Del Moral (CD…
Making Free Pay: The New Data Battle Ground [Mark Mulligan]
From Spotify to Xbox Live and the New York Times, 2018 is the year that paid subscriptions took hold. But the nasty truth is that most consumers still won’t pay, as evidence by the100M who prefer Spotify’s free tier. "This means ad-supported strategies are going to play a growing role…
German Music Streaming Up 40% In 2018
Germany streaming music grew by over 40% in 2018 to an all-time record high of 79.5 billion, according to German music industry association Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).While CD sales saw a 23% decline in the last year – a first for the format in the German music market – there was…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, Hypebot’s most popular posts delved into Lil Uzi Vert’s quitting of music over issues with Atlantic Records, Spotify’s updates to its preferred distributor list, how to build a sustainable music career, and more! Rapper Lil Uzi Vert Says He’s Quitting Music Over Struggles With Atlantic Records Spotify Updates…
Songs Are Getting Shorter and Streaming Is To Blame
Songs are getting shorter. The average length of a song on the Billboard Hot 100 fell from 3 minutes and 50 seconds to about 3 minutes and 30 seconds between 2013 and 2018. 6% percent of Hot 100 songs were 2 minutes 30 seconds or shorter in 2018, up from…
Importance Of Putting Out A Single First, Even In 2019
In this piece, Chris Robley explains why it’s essential for new artists getting their start in the industry to release a standalone single before diving headfirst into dropping a full album or event EP. _____________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog If you’ve never released…
ASCAP Named Pandora Nicole Carbone-Rogers SVP Events
ASCAP has named Nicole Carbone-Rogers as Senior Vice President of Events. She will be responsible for ASCAP’s awards shows and other events. Previously, Carbon-Rogers was Head of Experiential Marketing & Live Production at Pandora, where she managed 75 events. Carbone-Rogers has also held senior events and marketing positions at Billboard…
Pandora partners with SoundHound to launch voice control in mobile app
Beta access to new voice-enabled smart assistant is available from today (January 15)
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Pandora Adds In-App Voice Control
[UPDATED] Pandora has added Voice Mode, a native smart assistant that allows listeners to control its mobile streaming apps using voice commands. While most music streaming services can be controlled via third party voice apps like Alexa and Google Assistant, only Pandora and Amazon offer it within their own app….