Just as Apple has Jimmy Iovine and Tidal has Jay Z, Spotify will now have the well respected and much liked Troy Carter serving as it’s liaison with the music and creative community. The battle among music streamers for exclusive content is about to get more competitive and likely much…
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When It Comes To New Music Releases, Is The Element of Surprise Wearing Thin?
Surprise releases have been all the rage of late, with artists like Beyonce, Drake, and Radiohead dropping full length albums completely out of the blue, and while these spontaneous marketing techniques can be great for major artists, they can hurt indie musicians, and are something of a mixed bag for…
EDM Still Has Room For Growth, Contrary To Predictions
While there have been concerns within the industry lately that the popularity of EDM is in decline, the genre has been continuing to gain significant momentum outside of the US, suggesting it may remain one of the profitable areas of the music business. ______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on…
Playboy Just Launched A Streaming Music Service, And It’s Pretty Much What You’d Expect [VIDEO]
Why shouldn’t everyone launch a streaming music service? Now that it’s eliminated full nudity from its magazine, Playboy is looking for new ways to extend its brand. Today, they launched the Playboy Music app, which is, sadly, pretty much what you’d expect from Hef & Company. _______________________________________ Playboy has launched…
As on-demand streaming loses its novelty, music needs personality
[UPDATED] With the exception of the occasional flashy exclusive, its harder for the average streaming music users to tell the services apart. So, to combat user fatigue and spur growth, Slacker Radio has added both curation and personality; and CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones makes a strong case that most users want…
Understanding Streaming Music Income
In this piece we look at the details of streaming music royalties, how they’re determined, and why the initial parameters which we once used even as recently as in the time of downloading, no longer apply in the streaming era. _______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In…
Spotify Reportedly Prepping July Launch In Japan
After months of speculation, Spotify finally appears to be gearing up for a July launch in Japan. Apple Music and several local companies have already launched there, but found the country’s usually tech savvy consumers slow to adopt paid streaming. __________________________________________ According to ITU News, record label sources have indicated…
UPDATED: WMG Acquires Pioneer Playlister, Repackager X5 Music For A Reported $25 Million
UPDATED: Wringing new profits from old catalog is one of the real positives of digital music’s long tail, and studies have shown that streaming, in particular, can generate income from deep catalog. That’s the motivation behind today’s WMG acquisition of X5 Music. ___________________________________________ Warner Music Group has acquired pioneer music…
Payola vs. Playola: The Seamy Side Of The Music Business [VIDEO]
Is the music business more corrupt now than it was thirty-five years ago? This article looks at the seamier side of the music business, although it has changed overtime, has remained a constant part of the industry. _________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 I just returned from…
Spotify, Musixmatch End Lyrics Partnership Over Unfavorable Terms: "We will not allow anybody to ignore our business model"
[UPDATED] When Spotify and Musixmatch announced a partnership that made easily accessible lyrics an integral part of the music streaming service, it was hailed as both a win for fans as well as for songwriters who would benefit from an additional income stream. Now, that partnership has ended abruptly, apparently…