Tweeting that Spotify "took away my promotion," Nicki Minaj lashed out after her new album "Queen" failed to debut at #1. Minaj also called out Drake and Travis Scott during an epic series of tweets. Now, Spotify has responded to the accusations. A Spotify spokesperson wrote: "Spotify supported Nicki Minaj…
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Nicki Minaj Blasts Spotify As ‘Queen’ Fails To Hit #1
Nicki Minaj has lashed out at Spotify, saying that the streamer "took away my promotion" after her new album "Queen" failed to debut at #1. Minaj also dragged Drake and Travis Scott into the controversy during an epic series of tweets. Spotify had to teach me a lesson but rewarded…
Does Anyone Listen To Beats 1? Zane Lowe Won’t Say
Apple a master at dribbling out music users stats at just the right moment, like during a product launch, investor call or just as the media seems ready to crown Spotify the winner of the streaming wars. Buts it has never even hinted at how many people actually listen to…
Creating A Level Playing Field For Musicians [Cherie Hu]
Music industry journalist Cherie Hu joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on our Music Bis Weekly podcast. Cherie is passionate about documenting and propelling innovation in music, media and entertainment. In September 2017, she received the Reeperbahn Festival’s inaugural award for Music Business Journalist of the Year. Cherie writes…
Amazon Music unleashes major ad campaign, A Voice is All You Need
Campaign features Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Queen, and Kane Brown
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Sony Music Begins Paying Artists $750M Spotify Profits
Sony Music has officially begun to distribute the $750 million in profit it collected from the sale of 50% of its Spotify shares to its artists and distributed labels. According to Variety, the disbursement will be based on earnings over the last 10 years (i.e. since Sony’s initial investment in…
CD Baby Distributes 50% Of New North American DIY Tracks, Publishes 1 Million Songs
[UPDATED] CD Baby, a company best known as a distributor of and advocate for independent musicians, now also administers the publishing of more than a million songs for 160,000 songwriters in over 50 countries. Their core distribution business is booming, as well. CD Baby estimates that their distributed catalog accounts…
Spotify Direct Deals vs Major Label Artists – Who Wins?
Spotify has drawn fire for making direct deals with artists. But while it might offer a higher net royalty rate, are these deals really good for artists overall vs. the clout of a major label. This fascinating Chartmetric analysis looks at the numbers. _______________________ Guest post from Chartmetric. Research by…
23 Prince Albums, New ‘Anthology’ Available On Spotify, Apple Music and Other Streamers For 1st Time
Twenty three Prince albums are now available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other music streamers for first time. The superstar singer/songwriter was a vocal critic of music streaming, with YouTube a particular target. _________________________ Two years after his death, Prince albums released between 1995-2010, one of his most prolific…
Sony, Universal Earn $500K Every Hour From Streaming
While streaming is often slammed for how little money it brings in, it turns out that this is more an issue for the artists, and the major companies behind the music like Sony and Universal are pulling down plenty of cash from streaming. ______________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of…