Now one of the most important ways through which we access music, being able to showcase your music on playlist without become to irritating to a potential consumer has become one of the best ways to market your material to a modern listening audience. _______________________ Guest post by Leticia Trandafir…
Category archives: Streaming & Cloud
Spotify Nearing Warner Music Deal, But Ongoing Battles With Songwriters, Publishers Could Delay IPO
[UPDATED] Spotify is nearing a new licensing deal with Warner Music, the last of the big three label agreements it needs before a U.S. stock market listing, according to a new report. But ongoing battles with music publishers could delay the streamer’s entry into the public markets. ________________________________________ Spotify is…
Music’s Top Money Makers, Where They Got It From
For all the talk of money in the music industry, it’s interesting to take a step back and look at who’s actually been pulling it off and raking in the real industry cash. Here we look the music business’s top ten earners and where that money came from. ___________________________ Guest…
JAY-Z’s "4.44" Is #1 For 2nd Week Even Without Spotify, But It’s Costing The Rapper Millions
JAY-Z’s "4.44" is #1 for the second week in a row, even though its still not available on Spotify, the largest streaming music service globally. It’s an impressive accomplishment, but its costing the rapper dearly in other ways. _________________________________________ JAY-Z’s new album "4.44" is number one on the Billboard chart,…
How Congress Can Right Wrong For Music Released Pre-1972
While the vast majority of streams for pre-1972 recording do currently receive some form of royalty payout from Pandora, a new bill recently introduced and known as the CLASSICS Act would ensure a greater degree of equality for all recordings. __________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics…
Apple Music Goes Country With New Brantley Gilbert TV Spot [VIDEO]
Country music fans have been slower to adopt music streaming. That’s started to change recently; and Apple Music is hoping to capitalize on the trend with "The Ones Like Me," a new 60 second TV spot shot by country star Brantley Gilbert that debuted during a NASCAR race bearing his…
Streaming Now Dominates U.S. Music Consumption [CHART]
Music streaming in the US is growing at a phenomenal rate. American music fans logged 284.7 billion on-demand streams in the first six months of 2017, according to Nielsen. In fact, by that metric, streaming now makes up more than 60% of all music consumption, while last year, it accounted…
3 Ways To Keep Your Music Safe If SoundCloud Goes Belly-Up
With the future of SoundCloud cast into serious doubt, artists who have their music available on the service are understandably concerned about where their music and its fans will go should the service end up crashing and burning. Here we look at how to ensure its kept safe. _______________________________________ Guest…
A Look At Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform
A feature which allows artists to market directly to their listeners, Pandora’s Artist Marketing Platform has seen great success of late. Here we examine four new and updated features to the tool, and the impact these updates will have. _______________________________ Guest post by Pandora’s Glenn Peoples on Medium There’s no…
Spotify’s Latest Premium: 50% Back Means 50% Less
Spotify’s latest "50% back means 50% more" ploy to use its music service to allow Capital One to sell subscribers indebtedness is raising some eyebrows. In fact, Attorney Chris Castle says the deal would likely be illegal were it made with any artist one-on-one. _________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle…