Having recently gone public, Spotify remains busy making alterations to their service, most recently unveiling an updated interface for those users just now joining at the freemium level, which allows greater access and control over playlists. _______________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 Spotify’s direct listing earlier this…
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MondoTunes Offers Free Distribution To Lure Back Musicians
[UPDATED] In 2015, MondoTunes offered something revolutionary – free music distribution to the major services. Months later, the company came under fire after it changed the terms. Now MondoTunes, which has rebranded as an affordable flat fee distributor, is working to bring back early customers. MondoTunes announced today it will…
Could Streaming Playlists Replace Music Blogs?
As streaming culture and the companies behind it forever alter the ways in which music is both produced and consumed, playlists could have the potential to replace human bloggers and tastemakers. ______________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of Soundfly’s Flypaper Major streaming platforms are irrevocably changing the ways people create,…
Could Streaming Playlists Replace Music Blogs?
As streaming culture and the companies behind it forever alter the ways in which music is both produced and consumed, playlists could have the potential to replace human bloggers and tastemakers. ______________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of Soundfly’s Flypaper Major streaming platforms are irrevocably changing the ways people create,…
Direct-To-Fan Payola: Jamz Pro Pays Fans To Discover Music
If you’re going to participate in payola, you might as well cut out the middleman. Jamz Pro has launched as a music discovery platform that puts a new spin on the relationship between fan and artist. Founder Karl Talla designed the site to enable artists to pay music lovers to…
Recording Academy, musicFirst, SoundExchange React To Music Modernization Act Vote
The sweeping Music Modernization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously on Wednesday with 415 votes. The bipartisan legislation now heads to the Senate with strong support from the music industry. The leaders of three industry trade groups shared their reaction yesterday. "Music creators compose the soundtrack to our…
Music Modernization Act Passes U.S. House Unanimously
The Music Modernization Act unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday with 415 votes. The bipartisan legislation now heads to the Senate. If passed and signed into law, the MMA brings copyright law and royalty payments to songwriters and musicians into the digital age. Backed by most music…
Google To Kill Play Music As YouTube Remix Launch Nears
As the launch of YouTube’s long-promised streaming music service nears, the Google Play Music brand is being readied for retirement, according to reports. Internally code named ‘Remix,’ the new service, which has been beta tested by YouTube staffers for weeks, will likely be dubbed YouTube Music. Several teardowns of YouTube…
Bandsintown Adds Apple Music Integration, Shares Impressive Concert Discovery Stats
Concert discovery platform Bandsintown has added a native integration that allows Apple Music subscribers to seamlessly listen to artists’ music within the Bandsintown App. The app update also allows Bandsintown users who are not currently Apple Music subscribers to more easily sign up for the service. The Apple MusicKit is…
Pandora CEO Roger Lynch To Keynote Music Biz 2018, Replacing YouTube’s Lyor Cohen
Pandora CEO Roger Lynch will keynote the Music Biz conference in Nashville on May 16th. Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s outspoken Global Head Of Music, is no longer speaking at the event. Pandora CEO Roger Lynch Joining Lynch on stage will be Sony Music Nashville Chairman and CEO Randy Goodman to discuss…