While physical music sales continue to trundle downwards streaming can, for many artists, seem like the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to revenue – particularly if you can land your music on a playlist. Here we examine some of the best ways to do just…
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Record Labels vs Spotify: Who Needs Who More?
On one side you have Spotify – an unprofitable company that needs to lower its cost of the content from three dominate players. On the other side, you have three major music groups that increasingly rely on income from streaming. When it comes right down to it, who – the…
Cardi B Teaches How To Be Cardi B In New Spotify TV Ad [VIDEO]
Cardi B released a new album ""Invasion of Privacy" Friday; and while not a Spotify exclusive, the full album is available on the streamer from day one. So perhaps to thank the rapper for not pulling a Taylor Swift and windowing the release, Spotify cut a TV spot that takes…
After Spotify’s NYSE debut, another music streaming service mulls stock exchange flotation
Qobuz says it will consider move following new funding round
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Will Spotify launch its first hardware product this month?
Streaming service to make an announcement on April 24th
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Spotify, SoundCloud, Deezer Sued By Patent Troll
In the latest edition of patent trolls being patent trolls, MOAEC Technologies LLC is suing several of music’s top streamers over four patents relating to a ‘music organizer and entertainment center’ ____________________________ Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt Another day, another story of another patent troll. This one is…
How Much Does Streaming Earn U.S. Record Companies? [CHART Year To Year]
Revenues from recorded music in the United States grew from $7.5 billion in 2016 to $8.7 billion in 2017. In 2017, subscription and ad-supported accounted for 65% of U.S. recorded music revenues, up from less than 10% in 2011. 2017 was also the first time in years that physical sales…
Sony Sells $250M Spotify Stock, Labels Eye $3B Windfall
The three major label groups own Spotify stock now valued at as much a $3 billion. That’s led to speculation about what the major record labels will do with their equity stake, now that the music streamer has started trading publicly, as well as, how they will share their windfall…
DistroKid Adds Free Spotify ‘Hyperfollow’ Fanbase Builder, Pre-Save Tool
DistroKid has launched a clever free app to help artists boost their followers on Spotify. After all, the quest for more followers and streams on Spotify has become the holy grail of music marketing; and thanks to the music streamer’s use of data, more streams leads to… more streams. How…
Beatport acquires Pulselocker assets to create ‘next generation’ DJ streaming service
DJ streaming site Pulselocker shuttered in 2017
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