Music analytics and fintech startup Paperchain and Centrifuge, a decentralized platform that connects the global financial supply chain, has advancedmade its first advance based on future Spotify royalties. The unnamed artist was paid $60,000 in August streaming revenue from Spotify 45 days ahead of their usual pay cycle with the…
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Death Metal Remix Of Greta Thunberg’s UN Speech To Benefit Greenpeace [You have to hear it!] #GREENMETAL
A powerful death metal remix of young climate activist Greta Thunberg’s moving speech at the UN Climate Summit will benefit Greenpeace, Despotz Records announced on Tuesday. The remix by G.T. (aka John Mollusk) of New York thrash metal band Suaka will go "straight to the environmental rights activist group Greenpeace."…
30% Of Beatles Spotify Streams Come From Fans Who Weren’t Born Before John Lennon Died
30% of the Beatles’ plays on Spotify are coming from the 18-24 year old age group, the streamer revealed. The Fab Four have been streamed an impressive total of 1.7 billion times on Spotify, so far this year. 20.6 million or almost 10% of Spotify’s 220 million total monthly users…
11 Common Music Advertising Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them
Here AWAL speaks with several veterans of the digital marketing space about some of the most common (but by no means all) marketing mistakes advertisers make when attempting to promote their music across social media and streaming platforms. ___________________________ Guest post from AWAL An advertisement is an attempt to purchase…
Get Real Time Stats Via Spotify For Artists App Update
Spotify recently updated its ‘Spotify for Artists’ app, providing artists with an exciting host of new features, including live listener tracking, monitoring of milestones, improved profile management, and more. ___________________________________ Guest post by Randi Zimmerman of the Symphonic Blog Artists can now see how many listeners they have in real…
Pandora Mobile iOS, Android Apps Get A Major Overhaul
Pandora has announced redesigned mobile apps for iOS and Android that add more personalization and discovery for users across all tiers of service. The new features are available to free ad-supported, Pandora Plus, and Pandora Premium users. New features launching today include: For You: a personalized, dynamically-updating discovery feed that…
Move Over Radio, Spotify Lets You Add Podcasts To Playlists
Spotify now allows users to add podcasts to new or existing playlists. The new feature, which appropriately launches on International Podcast Day, allows users to curate their own streams of music, automatically updated podcasts and other audio-content and share it with others. "With this new feature, users have the ability…
YouTube Music Replaces Google Play On Android Devices
Google has given YouTube Music a major leg up by adding it to all Android 9 and 10 devices. It replaces Google Play, the company’s previous failed attempt and launching a Spotify competitor. "YouTube Music is your personal guide through the complete world of music—whether it’s a hot new song,…
Spotify Is Finally Gets Full Siri Support In iOS 13
Spotify playback controlled by Apple’s Siri is finally a reality. Users that have upgraded to iOS 13.1 can now request songs, albums and playlist played via Spotify on their iPhone and iPad using Siri. Apple Watch control is expected soon. Spotify is finally getting Siri support with iOS 13. You…
Dolby Atmos Music: Coming Soon To Amazon Streaming
For a while now, Dolby has been stockpiling audio from Universal Music Group, and it appears the company is finally going to put this digital hoard to use in partnership with Amazon Music. These immersive mixes from some of the world’s biggest artists will debut as Dolby Atmos Music on…