I’m an Award-Winning Cellist and Composer. Want to See My Royalties?

So, how much does Zoe Keating make from streaming? Every now and then, Digital Music News covers what real artists make from streaming platforms. One artist last year, for example, made just €403.27, or $470.47, on Spotify from 122,364 total play…

What YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music & Amazon Are Paying Artists In 2018

Napster, Tidal, Apple Music, and Amazon still have the highest per-play rates.  And don’t expect to make much on Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube. How much should artists expect to receive on streaming music platforms?  That’s a comp…

Apple Music, Not Spotify, Ranks as the Most Popular Music Streaming Service

Spotify’s splashy direct listing is next week.  But are investors buying into something second-best? Last month, the Wall Street Journal published a surprising report.  According to the newspaper, this summer, Apple Music, not Spotify, …

Inside Indie Artist Macy Todd’s Spotify Playlist Campaign [Cyber PR]

Getting your music on Spotify playlists is the new Holy Grail of music marketing. But making it happen – particularly for an indie D.I.Y. artist like Macy Todd – isn’t easy. Here Ariel Hyatt and her CyberPR team share their methodology and the results. ________________________________ Guest post by Ariel Hyatt…

Pandora on-demand now available for ‘free’ – if users watch a 15 second video

‘Pandora continues to deliver product enhancements that create the ultimate music streaming destination’
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Pandora Death Watch: Stock Sinks Below $5 as Users Flee App

Is it now too late for Pandora Radio to turn things around? 850,000 users gone each month.  8 million active listeners have left the platform in nine months.  $1 billion lost in four years.  Advertising failing to bring any kind of meaningful revenue. …

Pandora has lost $1bn in 4 years and is worth less than ever. Can it be salvaged?

As user base sinks to lowest point on record, is Pandora beyond salvation?
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