Many labels have begun tapping in to streaming playlist data, but much of said data requires some interpretation before it can be useful. Here Sammy Andrews debunks several streaming data myths, and works to explain what you can hope to learn from such information. ______________________________ Guest post by Sammy Andrews,…
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Beats Music Co-creator Exits Spotify For Apple Music
Music industry insiders like Dr. Dre and Trent Reznor call him simply "The Swede." Now the ultimate music tech veteran, Fredric Vinna, has left Spotify to join the team remaking Apple Music, and Apple is the place that most music tech observers believe he should have been all along. ____________________________________…
The Album Release Re-Imagined In A Time Of Atomic Consumption
Music-tech writer Cherie Hu examines how the music industry can alter its current ways and restructure its marketing strategy by tapping in the atomic consumption habits of today’s media users. ________________________ Guest Post by Cherie Hu on Synchblog We are consuming media more atomically than ever. More of us prefer…
Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Is Now Streaming On Spotify, But They’re Doing Their Best To Bury It
Apple Music’s 2 week exclusive is over and Frank Ocean’s #1 album "Blonde" is now streaming on Spotify. But despite claims that it does not retaliate when artists give their competitors an exclusive, you won’t find the album in many of the places that Spotify usually uses to showcase new…
Get 3 Months Of SoundCloud GO For 99 Cents – This Week Only!
Forget for a minute what this is doing to your royalty payments… This week only you can get 3 months of full access to SoundCloud GO’s 135 million tracks for just 99 cents. The streamers is running similar "99" sales in other currencies as well: 99p in the UK and…
Frank Ocean’s Blonde Is Now Streaming On Spotify
The two week Apple Music exclusive is over and Frank Ocean’s #1 new album "Blonde" is now available to stream on Spotify and other services. Ocean’s visual album "Endless," which was released just days prior to "Blonde," is still only available to watch on Apple Music. Related articles Frank Ocean…
Streaming Music Exclusives: Is This Just The Beginning?
Yesterday, Cortney Harding declared that streaming music exclusives were over. But former Apple Music staffer, Sean Glass wonders if their just getting started, and takes a hard look at streaming in general. Guest Post by Sean Glass on Medium After hearing about Universal allegedly banning exclusives, I felt this crucial…
Like Access Industries, Liberty Media Is Building A Full Stack Music Company
By definition a full stack company offers "a complete, end-to-end product or service that bypasses incumbents and other competitors." Access Industries is clearly creating one for music. It owns Warner Music Group, has a major stake in Songkick and Shazam, and has just taken control of music streamer Deezer. Liberty…
Streaming Exclusives Are Done: What Comes Next? [Cortney Harding]
Although the recent wave of much-loathed platform-exclusive releases seems to be coming to an end, the question still remains of what will come next for streaming platforms and consumers. _____________________________ Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium The Verge recently ran a poll of readers, asking them about streaming exclusives…
Sonos (Finally) Improves Its App To Reflect Modern Listening Habits
I love my wireless Sonos speakers, but the app has always left a bit to be desired. Now Sonos is attacking the problem on two fronts – the ability to control the system directly from your favorite music apps (Spotify integration is coming next month), and a major app upgrade….