Is the election and media shit storm driving youb You need an inspired playlist to get you through these next two week and Spotify has you covered. ________________________________ Spotify has put together a playlist to will help ease your anxiety in the final days before the November 8th election, whether…
Category archives: Streaming & Cloud
11 Popular Artists Still Refusing To Stream Their Music
Although streaming may be becoming the dominant form of music consumption, not all musicians are ready to cave to the medium. Here we look at eleven artists still unwilling to make their music available on streaming services, despite industry trends. _______________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Billboard…
"P Is For Pathetic" – Pandora Stock Falls Along With Monthly Listeners As Losses Continue
"P is for pathetic" was the often retweeted commentary on Tuesday evening after Pandora reported its third straight quarterly loss and a second straight quarter of falling active listenership. ________________________________ Pandora stock was down almost 8% at one point on Wednesday morning after the company reported that active listeners fell…
Grooveshark’s Sam Tarantino: How One Music-Tech Shark Got His "Groove" Back
After the death of his co-founder and a company ending lawsuit, things were looking bleak for Grooveshark originator Sam Tarantino. Here he discusses how he came back from the lowest point in his life to work at Chromatic FM. _____________________________ Guest post by Britanny Hodak on Forbes When a five-year-long,…
SoundExchange Asks Copyright Royalty Board For Major Rate Increases
SoundExchange has submitted a new rate proposal for Sirius XM, Music Choice and Muzak to U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges that will cover October 2018 – 2022. ____________________________________ SoundExchange has submitted a new rate proposal and testimony in the SDARS III royalty rate proceeding from which the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB)…
The iPod Turns 15: Watch Steve Job’s 2001 Announcement + The First iPod Commercial
The iPod turns 15 years old this week. First announced on October 23, 2001, the device and later it’s closed link to Apple’s iTunes download store changed the music industry forever. But at first, the iPod was not a hit. Few were willing to throw down $400 for a 5GB…
10 Ways To Maximize Sales, Streams Of Your Latest Release
Releasing music requires a massive amount of work for any artist as they must ensure their music is promoted and marketed in such a way as to actually reach the listener. Here we look at ten different techniques for increasing the revenue earned from your tunes. ______________________ Guest post by…
Spotify Updates Terms And Conditions – 3 Key Issues
Reading a site’s Terms and Conditions is only slightly less boring than watching paint dry. Today Spotify updated theirs and fortunately for us all provided a handy summary of the major changes. The terms of Spotify’s privacy policy did not change. __________________________________ From Spotify – Here is a snapshot of…
This Is How Spotify Could Become A Next Generation Record Label [Mark Mulligan]
"Spotify’s future is going to be much more than being the future of music retail," says industry analyst Mark Mulligan, who expects "Spotify to lay the foundations for a bold platform strategy that has the potential to change the face of the recorded music business as we know it." __________________________________________…
New Gatekeepers: How Streaming Platforms Are Taking Over The Music Industry
While major labels once held the majority of power within the music industry, able to pick and choose which artists they would buoy on to success, the tables seem to have shifted, with streaming services like Spotify now acting as the primary gatekeepers between artists and the potential consumers of…