Spotfify is prepping a major IPO. But on day 3 of 2017, that’s already looking unlikely to be the year’s biggest story in music streaming. Google is reportedly sniffing around SoundCloud, even as Pandora’s money folks search for a buyer. __________________________________________________ Google is interested in buying SoundCloud, according to multiple…
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Vinyl and One Size Fits All Strategies Will Not Save The Music Business [Mark Mulligan]
Surging vinyl sales may make a great headline, but at just 2.6% of total sales, they won’t save the music business, says music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. The real headline should be the increasing fragmentation of the industry with little overlap between the most popular artists on the…
Apple Music Beats Spotify, Pandora To Rank 9th In Mobile App Usage, Says Nielsen
With so much music consumed on mobile devices, app downloads and usage are a major indicators of any music service’s popularity, and according to a new Nielsen ranking Apple Music is entering 2017 in a very strong position. _______________________________________ Apple Music beat Spotify, Pandora and all other music services as…
5 Marketing Takeaways From Music Streaming
Some recent analysis from Next Big Sound is showing that streaming is more than simply getting artists’ music to the public, but is also providing important social and event data, as well as information on interactions between artists and fans. ____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 If…
Spotify’s Acquisition Of SoundCloud No Longer Likely
Although rumors have been flying about Spotify’s potential purchase of SoundCloud for quite some time, it looks as though any hopes of such an acquisition have been dashed. Here we look at why. _______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 It looks like all of those rumors about…
Shazam To Add Songkick Concert Listings In 2017
In a year end letter, Songkick CEO Matt Jones shared some impressive direct to fans ticket sales stats and an announcement that Shazam would be joining Spotify, SoundCloud and Pandora in distributing its concert listings. Pandora’s current concert listings are primarily limited to shows from its own Ticketfly ticketing platform….
SoundCloud Touts Music Discovery, Creator Updates In Year End Report
SoundCloud is touting improvements in both music discovery and tools for creators in its year-end wrap up. 2016 was the year that the music streamer finally added a paid subscription service and began paying more, but not all, creators. _____________________________________________ A few weeks SoundCloud added Recently Played tracks and Listening…
Internet Gives Musicians Double-Edged Sword
In the shifting landscape of the music industry, more and more artists are turning from traditional record labels to streaming services to get their songs and their names out there. Streaming platforms like Spotify, Google Play, Deezer, Pandora and many more offer free online access to fans and new marketing…
Turning Pennies To Dollars: Increasing The Efficiency Of Royalty Collections
Although little attention was paid to them in a more profitable era, keeping track of minimal royalty collections has become increasingly important in the music industry, something which is being helped by the emergence of new technological and business related innovations. ________________________ Guest Post by Antony Bruno of Royalty Exchange…
Billboard, Nielsen Finally Add Streaming To 19 Genre Album Charts
Nielsen Entertainment and Billboard announced they will be shifting 19 genre album charts from sales-based to consumption-based charts that blend album sales, track equivalent sales and streaming equivalent plays. The change will take effect with the tracking week ending Thursday, January 26ths for the Billboard charts dated February 11th. ________________________________…