The talk of the music industry this week has been in regards to the “fake artists” that have been popping up in playlists all over Spotify. These artists have seemingly no web presence outside of the songs that appear on Spotify, though the songs have garnered hundreds of thousands of…
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Musicians, Fans Rush To Download Millions Of Tracks As SoundCloud Shutdown Fears Grow
Musicians and fans rushed to SoundCloud overnight to download music before it’s too late. The rush to protect their SoundCloud favorites comes a week after the music service cut 40% of staff, and on a day when staffers claimed that the company could run out of cash in 50 days,…
What The Careers Of Iconic Artists Can Teach Us
In this recent piece, Matt Lindley offers up a new interactive chart comparing the careers of some of the greatest artists of all time, and what their various success and trajectories can teach us about finding success in the music industry. ___________________________________ Guest post by Matt Lindley on the TuneCore…
Polaris Prize Short List 2017" Feist, Leonard Cohen, Weaves + 7 More
The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List was announced today. The 10 nominees were narrowed down from the Long List of 40 artists. The award goes to the best album by a Canadian artist, released between June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017. The Polaris Prize Short List 2017 A…
Spotify Continues To Add New Artist And Fan Friendly Features
As Spotify continues to grow and adapt to global streaming trends, the popular music streaming service is rolling out several new features, benefiting both artists and music consumers. Below we take a closer look at some of these new tools. ____________________ Guest post by Dylan Lewis, Manager, Retail Marketing of…
Spotify’s ‘Fake Artist’ Issue, Other Problems At Scale [Chris Castle]
As Spotify has grown to be the #1 music streamer, it has also grown to be the #1 target. This time accused of creating ‘fake’ artists and commissioning recordings, something which Spotify vehemently denies. Music attorney and industry critic Chris Castle weighs in. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of…
SoundCloud Is Just Days Away From Running Out Of Money
Even after laying off 40% of its workforce last week, SoundCloud is just weeks, or at most a few months, away from running out of cash, according to current and former staffers. Remaining employees are now openly questioning the music streamer’s future, with many planning their exit. _______________________________________________ SoundCloud held…
Thought Pop Music Was The Most Listened To Genre? Guess Again
As a consumer of radio, it’s easy to assume that Pop is the most popular genre in the US, but a new report from BuzzAngle offers up some contrary data, revealing that Hip-Hop is in fact winner, with Pop coming up in second place. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
Spotify Sony Deal With Windowing Confirmed
[UPDATE] Hypebot confirmed late yesterday that Spotify has scored its second new major label deal. The world’s second largest music group has joined Universal Music Group and indie licensor Merlin in completing new multi-year agreements with the top music streamer. ___________________________________________ In addition to confirming that Sony has reached a…
How Music Streaming Creates New Fans for Classic Artists
As Deezer announces its first-ever Family Plan offer in the US, VP of Marketing Deborah Jourdan discusses key stats and findings to discuss the broader context off how the music industry is changing and how music streaming in particularly has changed the landscape for artists of today and yester-year. By…