New Year’s Eve is traditionally one of the busiest days for streaming music, and Spotify has shared the most popular songs used to celebrate the new year in the U.S. and across the world. Post Malone’s “rockstar," which has over 617 million streams on Spotify, was the most popular song…
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Disney, Netflix, And The Squeezed Middle: The True Story Behind Net Neutrality
In this article Mark Mulligan explores how the recent overturning of net neutrality comes as the inevitable result of a gradual but pervasive shift in value from a focus on rights to a focus on distribution, and how this shift has bypassed infrastructure companies. ______________________ Guest post by Mark Mulligan…
Indie Artists Score Holiday Hits On Pandora
Holiday music listening netted a surprising boost for indie musicians. Even though most are not household names, independent artists have some of the most popular holiday music on Pandora. ___________________________________ By Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora from Medium Holiday music was Pandora’s top genre leading up to…
Reddit Users Report Multiple Spotify Hacks, Streamer Responds [UPDATE]
UPDATED: Multiple Reddit users are reporting that their Spotify accounts were hacked, and several point to more than one hack over the last 10 days. Multiple users on Reddit say they have received emails from the music streamer that their usernames or passwords were changed without authorization. Spotify has issued…
TIDAL Is 100% FREE Through Jan 5th [No Credit Card Required]
Jay-Z run music streamer TIDAL is offering 12-day free preview access to both its Hi-Fi and Premium services beginning Christmas day December 25 through January 5, 2018, using just an email address, no credit card required. Throughout the free preview period, members will have access to TIDAL’s full platform via…
This Indie Guitarist Is Paying Off His House Thanks To Streaming Revenue.
Here Chris Robley reveals the DIY success story that is Lance Allen, an artist who doesn’t tour or sell merch, but is able to earn a full time living from music through the combined revenue of guitar lessons and money generated from streams on Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube. ___________________________ Guest…
How Apple Got Its Musical Groove Back
It wasn’t all that long ago that Apple was floundering for industry relevancy, in the wake of embarrassments such as the U2 Songs of Innocence debacle, coupled with their reliance on paid downloads at a time when industry was steadily shifting towards streaming. Here we look at how they were…
Mixcloud Partners With Nielsen’s Gracenote To ID Music In Tracks, Mixes
Music streamer Mixcloud has partnered with Nielsen’s Gracenote for advanced music recognition using Gracenote MusicID to more accurately identify copyrighted audio content and ensure proper royalty payments to rights holders. As the Mixcloud community of more than 1.2 million creators upload music mixes, radio shows and podcasts, Gracenote will automatically…
Chance The Rapper and 5 Core Functions On Influence & Persuasion
In this piece Zach Fuller pf MIDiA explores how the five core functions of influence and persuasion, as explored in Robert Cialdini’s new book can be seen to manifest in the world of content commerce in the music industry. ____________________________ Guest post by Zach Fuller of Midia Regular readers of…
Indie Musician Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple Music Over Unpaid Royalties
An independent musician has filed a lawsuit against Apple and Apple Music over the unlicensed use of tracks and unpaid royalties. Like similar suits brought against Spotify and other streamers, the suit is seeking class action status to include hundreds if not thousands of other independent artists. ________________________________ A lawsuit…