Spotify has added a free Showtime streaming subscription to its $4.99 Premium Student tier. The streamer added a free Hulu subscription to the student tier last year. The new offer is available to both new and existing student subscribers; and there is a 99 cents free trial, as well. ______________________…
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Emo Rap, Genius and Google: Bright Spot In Dark Places
In this piece, the team at Chartmetric explore the recent meteoric rise in popularity of emo rap, and how a number of male rappers in an often machismo laden field have managed carve out significant success by focusing on themes of depression, anxiety and suicide. ____________________________ Guest post by Gillian…
Now Submit Directly to Spotify’s Playlists
Spotify has opened the process of submitting music to 2018’s holy grail of music marketing – Official Spotify playlists. Ariel Hyatt and the team at CyberPR have put together a guide the new playlist submission tool and and ways to improve your chances of success. ____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and…
Now Submit Directly to Spotify’s Playlists
Spotify has opened the process of submitting music to 2018’s holy grail of music marketing – Official Spotify playlists. Ariel Hyatt and the team at CyberPR have put together a guide the new playlist submission tool and and ways to improve your chances of success. ____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and…
State Of The YouTube Music Economy 2018 [Mark Mulligan]
Despite all the talk of Spotify and Apple Music, YouTube is still the most popular music streaming app globally, and a vital music marketing channel. But YouTube is also under fire from multiple stakeholders: artists, labels, pub dissatisfied with payment rates, top creators unhappy with changing algorithms and EU regulators…
#LoveMusic Launches To Support New EU Copyright Laws
On September 12th, the European Union will vote on whether or not to embrace tougher copyright laws that could include upload filters designed to identify and block unlicensed content. After a mixed procedural vote earlier this year, a group music industry heavy hitters are joining to support the legislation and…
Artist’s Guide To Getting Your Music Featured On A Spotify Playlist
While play count is one of the major factors in determining your success on Spotify, getting featured on a playlist is also one of the greatest influencing factors when it comes making or breaking your music on as streaming service. Here we look at how to land one of these…
Brian Burberry To Head PR At Apple Music
Veteran publicist Brian Bumbery has joined Apple Music as Director of Publicity. Bumbery comes to the role after working closely with acts like Metallica, Green Day, Chris Cornell and Madonna. Burberry spent eight years at Warner Bros. Records. Prior to joining Warner Bros., Bumbery was a partner at the independent…
Tencent Music Sets Oct. 18th For $30B US IPO
Tencent Music Entertainment will submit its IPO to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7th with its IPO slated for October 18th, sources within China are reporting. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are underwriting the IPO at a value of about $30 billion, just under Spotify’s market value…
Spotify Names Top Songs Of Summer 2018 US, Global
Drake tops Spotify’s Most Streamed Songs Of Summer 2018 with more 393 million streams of "in My Feelings" between June 1 and August 20, but Cardi B take the next two spots. The first with Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” raked up 293 million streams, and then her own “I…