Spotify has 70 million paid subscribers plus tens of millions more ad-supported users. But as a deeply unprofitable company, its future is far from certain. That has many in both the music industry and Wall Street investors worried, as the music streamer inches closer to its first public stock offering….
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CD Baby Turns 20, Rolls Back Prices To 1989 [Discount Codes]
For tens of thousands of D.I.Y. and indie, CD Baby, which turns 20 this year, is both a safe haven and a path forward. Alongside its sister companies Disc Makers and Show.co, CD Baby offers distribution, publishing, marketing tools and a trusted guiding hand to present their music to the…
YouTube Moves All Subscribers To Official Artist Channels
YouTube launched Official Artist Channels last year to make it easier for fans to find content from their favorite artists by uniting official videos, live performances, individual songs and albums all under one channel. YouTube has now announced the mandatory consolidation of all an artist’s subscribers under an Official Artist…
YouTube To Assign ISNI IDs To All Musicians, Songwriters
YouTube has signed on to the global International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) initiative which assigns an ID to every creator, It is designed to make identification and therefore payments more accurate. YouTube is the first ISNI registration agency in the music space. ____________________________________ YouTube has become a Registration Agency for…
Fanburst Offers Indie Artists A New Streaming Option
In this interview, Kevin Cornell sits down with Jeremy Yudkin and Chris Miller the co-founders of Fanburst, a streaming service which allows artists to upload and host an unlimited amount of music for free. __________________________ uest post by Kevin Cornell from the TuneCore Blog While it’s known among our artist…
Get More Streams On Spotify: Here’s How
Getting plays on Spotify can be challenging, particularly as an unsigned artist, but given that digital streaming has become such an important part of the industry, doing so is essential. Here we look at some tips on how DIY artists can up their Spotify game. __________________________ Guest post by Joe…
SoundExchange Launches Free NOI Loookup Of 60M Songs
[UPDATED] SoundExchange subsidiary SXWorks has launched a free database that allows music publishers and songwriters to search more than 60 million address unknown Notice of Intention to Use (NOI) song filings that have been made to the U.S. Copyright Office. _________________________________ NOI LOOKUP, a new free service launched today by…
Apple Music Adds Free Analytics For Artists
Apple Music has added free streaming data for artists. For now the program is in beta, as Apple plays catch up with Spotify, Pandora and YouTube, who have all offered artists robust analytics for years. _____________________________________ Several thousand artists who have tracks on Apple Music and iTunes. have been given…
Amazon Prime Music To Launch In India
Amazon is set to launch Amazon Prime Music in India in the coming weeks. In preparation for the launch Amazon has stuck local partnerships Indian labels Saregama and See Music to stream their catalogs. Related articles Indian messaging app Hike raises $175m How To Boost Ticket Sales With Broader Distribution…
Spotify Has 4 Paths To Profitability, None Of Them Are Good For Labels Or Artists
Spotify, which accounts for an estimated 17% of all major label revenue, has rejuvenated the music industry. But it’s own revenue future is far murkier. Spotify, like its competitors, is loosing hundreds of millions each year. And while an eminent public stock listing will replenish reserves, eventually the streamer must…