In the wake of the release of so many streaming exclusives from high profile artists like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, it looks to some as though streaming services are poised to further subvert the old media status quo by positioning themselves in an increasingly label-like role. ________________________________ Guest post by…
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Drake’s "One Dance" Is Now The Most Streamed Song In Spotify History
Drake’s hit "One Dance" is now the most streamed song in Spotify history with over 880 million streams. Released earlier this year, "One Dance" blew past Major Lazer’s 2014 hit "Lean On" to take the top spot. Drake is also currently the #1 artist on Spotify with over 36 million…
Don’t Be Fooled: The Truth Behind Amazon Music Unlimited’s Price
With Amazon having finally released their long awaited stand-alone streaming service, the $7.99 sticker price seems to be bucking an industry trend by offering consumers unlimited streaming for less, but the figure is deceptive. _______________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Amazon has finally launched it’s long awaited…
Up-And-Coming Rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Kicks Some Chart Ass
Data doesn’t lie if you know what to look for. Here Next Big Sound’s Liv Buli takes a close at he rapid rise of rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, who is he dominating the Pandora charts in the wake of the release of his new mixtape. ____________________________ Guest post…
Pandora Launches Advanced Marketing Platform Open To All Artists
Pandora has launched a major upgrade to its free AMP artist marketing platform. In addition to enhanced analytics, it enables all artists to communicate directly with fans, market music and tours, and track their progress. ____________________________________________ Pandora today launched a next-gen upgrade to its free direct to fan marketing platform…
Can Old School Label Talent Transition To Digital? [Jon Maples]
An increasing number of old school label executives are jumping ship as they move to new digital platforms. But the question is being raised as to how smooth the transition will be and to whether established artists and their relationships with these execs will survive the move. __________________________________ By digital…
A Brief History Of The All But Forgotten 1/8 Inch Headphone Jack
In the wake of Apple’s dispensing of the eighth inch headphone jack, some fear that the technology will soon fade from the mainstream as it is gradually replaced with wireless listening technology. In this piece, Max Alper takes us through the history of the headphone jack. ________________________________ Guest Post by…
Shazam Adds Music Videos Via Vadio Partnership
[UPDATED] Shazam is adding music videos in a partnership with Portland based startup Vadio. When a user taps on the Shazam icon to identify a song, a thumbnail of the official music video for that track has been added to the song’s Shazam page. In a statement, Shazam said the…
Pandora Adds Track Sharing
Pandora is starting to look and feel like a full streaming music service. Alongside yesterday’s rebranding and prior to the upcoming launch of an on-demand music streamer, Pandora has added track sharing using iMessage. Pandora has debuted an iMessage extension on iOS 10. The new sharing feature enables Pandora listeners…
FreshTunes Launches Offering 100% Free Music Distribution To Spotify, Apple, All Major Services
In the digital age, music distribution has become a commodity, and like most commodities the price is almost constantly moving downward. Companies like CDBaby, TuneCore and OnePRM offer flat fee or low cost services and now FreshTunes has driven the price to zero. _____________________________ FreshTunes has launched to offer free…