While the practice of "windowing" releases has seen a lot of popularity among artists like Adele and Beyonce, the article explore why, for most DIY musicians, making it harder for fans to access your music is probably a mistake. __________________________ Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician With…
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YouTube Holds All The Leverage In Current Record Label Negotiations
While many labels and high-profile artists have chosen to take a stand against other streaming services which they feel are treating musicians unfairly, the nature of YouTube makes it difficult to take this same approach, despite YouTube’s pittance of a payout. _________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0…
$300 Million – $600 Million US IPO Planned For China Based Streaming Music Service
You think that the Spotify vs. Apple Music vs. Tidal battles are interesting? They are nothing compared to the music streaming competition heating up in the rest of the world. __________________________________ A music-streaming services that you’ve probably never heard of is planning a $300 million to $600 million U.S. IPO…
EXCLUSIVE: ONErpm Drops Upfront Fees, Streams Grow 30% Monthly
Digital music distributor, marketer and leading YouTube multi-channel network ONErpm has dropped all upfront fees and barriers to digital distribution; and the results have been good news for both company and its artists and labels. _______________________________________ After launching a limited no-upfront costs distribution pilot program just over a year ago,…
Apple Music Set To Receive A Facelift
Although the service has certainly been picking up users, Apple Music has received some complaints about its less-than-stellar interface. It looks like this is about to change, however, with Apple set to give its streaming service a much needed facelift, in hopes of catching up with Spotify. ____________________________ Guest Post…
SFX Owned Beatport Ends Auction, Will Shut Down Streaming, News, Events Divisions This Friday
Bankruptcies are always messy and the SFX reorganization is already proving to be messier than most. After announcing and then extending an auction for one of its more desirable divisions, Beatport, today the struggling EDM conglomerate dramatically shifted gears. _____________________________________ SFX today suspended the auction for Beatport and announced that…
A Post-Download Era: What Happens When Apple Kills The iTunes Store
Streaming is edging out downloading as the primary means through which listeners consume music, but many artists still depend on this legacy format for critical revenue, raising the question: What happens when Apple shutters the iTunes store? ______________________________ By Mark Mulligan of the Music Industry Blog When new formats race…
Spotify’s Latest New Release Excuse Is Invalid [David Lowery]
Spotify and the NMPA have recently claimed that, for most new music being released, the owner is unknown. Here David Lowery looks at why this argument is implausible. ________________________________ By David Lowery from The Trichordist The latest excuse from Spotify (which strangely is being echoed by David Israelite (NMPA CEO)…
Spotify’s 10 Most Viral Tracks: US, Canada, UK, Global
The most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number who shared it divided by the number who listened from 4-29-5/5 on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter & Spotify. UNITED STATES 1. Clement Bazin, "With You" (Nowadays Records) 2. blink-182, "Bored to Death" (BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) 3. DJ Shadow featuring…
Universal Group Names MixRadio, WMG Exec Jonathan Dworkin As SVP Digital Strategy
[UPDATED] UMG is ramping up its digital efforts, adding execs from both tech and music. Last fall, it named DigSin and DigMark founder Jay Frank as SVP Global Streaming Marketing. Now, MixRadio’s Jonathan Dworkin has joined the team. ____________________________________ Universal Music Group, has named veteran digital executive Jonathan Dworkin as…