Apple Music has debuted a “Lyrics to Live By” video series as part of its launch of a real-time lyrics feature in iOS 13 last week. The new video series is designed to “celebrate this new frontier in the listening experience.” Just launched iOS 13 includes real-time lyrics with scrolling…
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Music Sharing On Socials Has Never Been Easier
Where listeners are discovering music has always been a driving question in the industry and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the current answer appears to be social media. Here we look at how music is being shared between social media and streaming platforms. ____________________________ Guest post by Luca Zanello of The Orchard’s The…
This Chart Shows What Streaming Services Are Paying (Maybe)
While everyone in the music business wants to know what the various streaming services are paying out to artists, the number of variables involved in determining the actual amount are so many that it can be difficult to get any more than an educated guess. Here we look at a…
Stationhead Adds Recording To Free Radio Station Creation App, Driving More Paid Music Streams
Stationhead, the social radio station creation app has added the ability to record shows with music drawn directly from Spotify and Apple Music. The app’s streaming integration eliminates the need for costly licensing while ensuring rightsholders are properly compensated, as well as empowering artists and podcasters to create content that…
YouTube Music Adds ‘Discover Mix’ Playlist
YouTube Music has added an algorithm delivered playlist called "Discover Mix" similar to Spotify’s "Discover Weekly" which helps users discover new songs and artists based on previous listening habits. YouTube Music’s Discover Mix playlist updates every Wednesday and contains 49 songs. A retro neon logo is much like YouTube Music…
Spotify Has Paid Hackers $120,000+
Spotify stepped up its efforts to thwart hackers by paying some of them more than $120,000.Since May of 2017 Spotify teamed with bug bounty platform HackerOne to offer rewards to hackers who find and report bugs and vulnerabilities. "365 valid and actionable reports" According to Forbes contributor Davey Winder: Spotify…
The Cars, Eddie Money Streaming, Sales Surge
Music from both Eddie Money and Cars frontman Ric Ocasek saw a significant bump in sales and streaming following the deaths of the two artists. Sales of albums by The Cars jumped in the days following Ocasek’s death, up by 3,700% (about 6,000 albums) with 2,300% of that coming on…
‘It is time for a change in how we think about music,’ says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan
The future of music lies beyond the constraints of its current formats, says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan. Answers to questions like the relevancy of the album format, how streaming informs music creation and the internet’s ability to blur the line between recorded and live music will fundamentally change music…
Spotify Is #2 Most ‘Relevant’ Brand In US, Bose #4
Spotify is the second most relevant brand in the US according to the new Prophet Brand Relevance Index (BRI), a ranking of the most relevant brands of today based on consumer feedback. Facebook failed to make the top 10. Apple maintained its standing as the most relevant brand for the…
95% Of U.S. Latin Music Revenue Comes From Streaming, says RIAA Report
A new RIAA report shows that in the first half of 2019, the U.S. Latin music business continued to grow at a double-digit pace. By mid-year 2019, Latin music revenues grew 13.5% to $232 million at estimated retail value versus the prior year. That builds on three consecutive years of…