[UPDATED] DistroKid has added lyric delivery to its low cost digital music distribution service. The company is the first indie D.I.Y. distributor to offer the service, with iTunes and Apple Music at launch. "With the transition from CDs to streaming, what we’ve gained in convenience we’ve lost in immersion," says…
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Get On Spotify Playlists Without Selling Your Soul
Making money in the music industry has always been a challenge, particularly now with physical sales in a nosedive and radio in decline. But streaming has emerged as an opportunity for artists to earn a meaningful amount of money from their work, particularly if they land on the right playlists….
YouTube Red To Add Multiple Markets In 2018 says Exec
Paid music and video service YouTube Red will launched in multiple markets internationally this year, according to its chief business officer Robert Kyncl. The news comes in addition to YouTube’s Head of Music Lyor Cohen’s promise of a new YouTube music and video subscription service this year, and along with…
Jimmy Iovine Denies Apple Exit, Says Streamers Must Create Original Content To Compete
"I’m in the band," says Jimmy Iovine, adding that he has no plans to leave Apple. His pushback came after multiple sources reported that the former Beats executive and record industry mogul would exit in August after his final stock vetted and employment contract expired. _____________________ "fake news" “I am…
Music Consumption Trends and What They Mean
As we dive into 2018, it’s important to take a look back at some of the music consumption data from last year which shows an unsurprising bump and streaming, as well a rise overall. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 As we enter into the new year,…
The Power Of Music Nostalgia
Here Fred Jacobs explores how his dives into music data and analytics has revealed that, while the technology surrounding music has changed dramatically, nostalgia still has an incredibly powerful on consumer’s listening habits. __________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media I enjoy my role as “Data Whisperer” –…
HuffPo Pulls Post Critical Of Spotify – Read It Here
"Artists Rights advocate Blake Morgan (#IRespectMusic) published a story in the Huffington Post this morning critical of Spotify", writes David Lowery on his Trichordist blog. "The story was rapidly gaining traction when it was suddenly deleted and Morgan received this email from the Huffington Post:" From: Bryan Maygers <> Subject:…
Atlantic Records Finds New Excuse To Underpay Producers
[UPDATED] With the rise of streaming, the job of producer has declined to a much less lucrative position, as many producer deals are built around physical sales. Atlantic Records has found a way to cut into this limited revenue further, however, by retitling some albums as ‘mixtapes’ or ‘compilation albums,’…
Spotify Makes Minty Fresh New Home For EDM
While many popular dance music genres have risen up and flared out in a relatively brief span of time EDM appears to, in many ways, be hanging on better than most thanks in part to the carefully curated mint playlist on Spotify, currently the streaming platform’s sixth most popular of…
Democrats Set To Force Vote to Save Net Neutrality
The end of net neutrality has wide reaching implications for the musicians, music tech and the broader music industry. The Trump controlled FCC has gutted the regulation, which guaranteed equal access to the internet. Now Democrats in Congress, using the Congressional Review Act, are offering a glimmer of hope that…