SoundCloud has added real-time updates for artist stats including plays, likes reposts, comments and more. It is available through a new “Today” custom view on SoundCloud Pulse and on the web. With real-time updates, SoundCloud creators can now see real-time performance stats for their track, connecting them faster to the…
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Amazon Music Launches in Australia, New Zealand Feb. 1
[UPDATED] Amazon Music Unlimited will become available in Australia and New Zealand beginning February 1st. Also beginning today, local customers can pre-order an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot or Echo plus. Amazon Music Unlimited will be available through three monthly plans: the Echo Plan, offering full access to at the breakthrough…
Lyrics Drive ‘Lean Forward’ Streaming Music Consumption [MIDiA Survey]
Streaming is taking over music. Discovery, consumption and monetization are now all dominated by a delivery system that barely existed a decade ago. We’re just starting to understand how consumers interact with streaming, what delights them, and what makes them want to dive deeper. A new MIDiA survey for LyricFind…
Spotify Launches Indie Label Spotlights On Facebook
Spotify has launched a new series that spotlights independent record labels with a short Warp Records video history lesson from artist and record producer Nightmares On Wax posted on Facebook. “Lots more label stories to come,” shared Lucy Blair from Spotify’s label services team. WATCH: The post also linked to…
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Streaming Music Payment Rates Drop 9%, Apple Music Gains [David Lowery]
Musician and artists advocate David Lowery has been sharing an analysis of the streaming royalties that he receives as the principle songwriter and leader of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven since 2014. Every year they offer an important snapshot of trends that effect all artists and rightsholders. _____________________________ By David…
Help Build A Public Directory Of Spotify Playlists
We are helping Michael Brandvold build a directory of Spotify playlist owners, so anyone releasing new music can reach out and present their new music. If you have a playlist and are willing to get submissions for new music to add to your playlist, just fill out the form here…
3 Factors Shaping The Music Industry In 2018
With 2017 already having been a busy and reformative year for the music industry, 2018 looks to be headed in a similar direction. Here we visit three important factors which will have a major effect on the industry in the coming year. ___________________________ Guest post from the Royalty Exchange blog…
WMG Offers Worker Buyouts As Streaming Shift Accelerates
As it adapts to the shifting landscape for recorded music, WEA, Warner Music Group’s global distribution, marketing and sales division, is reportedly offering buyouts to 130 employees who deal with physical product. According to Billboard, WMG did not clarify their revised staffing goals, but the publication noted that the buyouts…
Get Your Music On Spotify Playlists: Here’s How
As the number one streaming service in an industry where streaming is now king, Spotify has become and essential platform for artists, and for musicians looking to get their music heard on a more global scale, nothing is more important than landing your tunes on a coveted Spotify playlist. ____________________________…