Tencent, the Chinese media and tech giant, music streamer and Spotify partner, saw its stock drop after disappointing Q2 results. The fall continued Thursday with the stock down another 3%. Tencent reported that net profit fell 2% to 17.9 billion yuan ($2.7 billion YSD) rather than the expected 19.6 billion…
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Amazon Music Names Andre Stapleton Label Relations Head For United States
Amazon Music has hired veteran label and digital executive Andre Stapleton as Head of U.S. Label Relations. He will be based in New York with a focus on label relations including the key markets of Los Angeles, New York and Nashville. Stapleton most recently served as SVP of digital partner…
Why Are The Major Labels Dumping Spotify Stock?
Given that the future of music consumption seems to lie largely in streaming, why are so many major record companies choosing to offload their stock in Spotify now, one of streaming’s biggest and most well established players? __________________________ Guest post by Stephen Carlisle of NOVA Southeastern University Streaming is the…
Pandora Offers Free Year with T-Mobile, Just For 1 Day
Pandora has partnered with T-Mobile to offer a free one year Pandora Plus subscription. But the promotion only last a single day – August 28th.Pandora Plus is an ad-free music streaming service that allows unlimited skips, replay songs and offline stations. In June, Pandora announced a more expensive partnership with…
Pre-saves vs Pre-Adds: What They Are, How To Use Them
With streaming now the dominant form of music consumption, labels and artists have been adapting their promotional strategies. Here we explore how to run a Presave/Pre-Add campaign for your next release. _________________________ By Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic Distribution from the Symphonic Blog With Streaming now being the most popular…
Spotify Adds Songwriter, Producer Credits To iOS App, Promises Corrections, More Data
After adding songwriter and producer credits to its desktop app in February, Spotify has finally added them to its iOS app, amid increasing pressure to improve the accuracy of its metadata and add additional credits. There is no word on when credits will be added to the Spotify Android app….
DistroKid Adds ‘Mastered For iTunes’ Service
The "Mastered For iTunes" label is a badge of sonic approval that you see on most major label tracks and almost none from idie and D.I.Y. artists. A new add-on service from DistroKid makes it possible for any artist to get the "Mastered For iTunes" certification. Apple has a proprietary…
Google Adds Pandora, Deezer Voice Control, 90 Days Free
Google Assistant on Google Home, Mini and Max has added voice commands for Pandora Premium and Deezer. Spotify and Google Play voice control is already available on the platform. Pandora Premium subscribers can now search and play their favorite songs, albums and playlists using their voice. Deezer users can stream…
Importance Of Planning Your Next Music Release
In this piece Chris Robley breaks down why planning your release doubt matters more than ever, even as the way in which listeners find and consume music continues to change. _____________________________ By Chris Robley of CD Baby’s DIY Musician blog Release dates matter MORE (and less) than ever before. On…
Deezer Adds $185M, Strategic Partner That Should Make Spotify and Record Labels Very Nervous
Earlier this month Deezer added $185 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion. New investors include a top Middle Eastern music and media company poised to give the streamer a distinct competitive advantage on the region. ________________________ Dubai based media conglomerate Rotana has taken a major stake in…