Music streaming has changed how people discover and consume music forever, as well as rejuvenated the recorded music industry after years of decline. But its growth came at the expense of a vital income stream for artists and labels – music sales in the form of both physical goods and…
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Spotify Lawyer Leads Law Institute “Restatement of Copyright” Project [Chris Castle]
Chris Castle investigates a suspicious development in the world of copyright, after the American Law Institutes moved to write up a "Restatement of Copyright", a project with some concerning ties to a lawyer with Spotify’s best interests at heart. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy The…
What Did It Take To Have A Billboard Top 5 Hit In 2017? Here’s The Breadown
In this extensive piece, Dean Olivet breaks down each song from 2017 that successfully hit the Billboard Top 5, looking at the compilation and structure of each chart topper and providing some technical insight on what made each one a success. _____________________________ Guest post by Dean Olivet of Soundfly’s Flypaper…
Spotify Says Ads In Premium Were A Mistake
Yesterday we reported that a number of Spotify users were upset about an ad showing up in their playlists., even though they had paid for ad-free Premium service. The ad was for Spotify’s own podcast, but that didn’t matte. "Spotify, I will not pay to listen to ads. I dumped…
Why Digital Music (And Not Just Streaming) Is Booming
In this piece music industry vet Seth Schachner weighs in on how he’s seen the music industry change over the years, and how it’s managed to crawl back from the precipice of destitution thanks to the rising of digital music. _____________________________ Guest post by Seth Schachner from Medium Dropping into…
How To Get Contact Info For Spotify Playlist Curators
With streaming now the name of the game, landing you track on a high-profile Spotify playlist can do wonders for you career. Here Chris Robley walks us through how to find the contact info for the curators of major Spotify playlists. __________________________ Re-post from CD Baby’s DIY Musician blog, by…
Def Leppard Finally Available Online: Here’s Why Now
Def Leppard, one of a handful of major artists whose music was not available digitally, have licensed their catalog to both download and streaming services. Here’s why it took so long. ________________________________________ Def Leppard is final available digitally. Starting today, their entire catalog is available online, both to download and…
Qobuz To Bring Ultra Hi-Res Audio Streaming To U.S.
Spotify, Apple Music and other music streamers have been eyeing high resolution streaming music as a way to charge some users more. While they consider following Tidal and Deezer’s lead into Hi-Res, French streamer Qobuz, which calls itself “ the highest resolution music streaming service in the world,” is launching…
Spotify Adds ‘Spotlight’ Multimedia Format
Spotify is rolling out a new multimedia format, Spotlight, which adds visual layers to complement the listening experience for select me podcasts, audiobooks, news, and other audio content. Spotlight is designed to give users "deeper insight" into their favorite artists, playlists, books and publishers offering contextual visual elements including photos,…
Spotify Premium Users Report Ads In Playlists
Spotify is adding one minute audio ads to playlists; and even though have only been for Spotify’s own podcasts, so far, some users who pay monthly for ad free listening are not happy. "Spotify, I will not pay to listen to ads. I dumped cable and I will dump you…