Here we look at breakdown of popular music on Pandora from a genre-based angle and how streaming, in addition to bringing in a majority of the revenue in music, is also reshaping the music itself, and allowing a more diverse group of artists and musical influences to reach listeners. ________________________…
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Sponsored Songs and Spotify Pre-Saves with Feature.FM
Daniel Sander, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Feature.FM, joins Michael Brandvold Jay Gilbert on Hypebot’s Music Biz Weekly Podcast. They discuss two of Feature.FMs most useful features: sponsored songs in streaming services and Spotify pre-saves. Feature.fm is a native song advertising network through which artists can promote their…
2017’s Most Streamed Artists On Spotify Might Surprise
With 2017 drawing to a close, Spotify has been releasing it’s ‘End or Year’ numbers for the platform’s most streamed artists. While several of this years top performers are in line with expectation, there are a number of surprises as well. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0…
Live Streaming Music App Spotlite Raises $10 Million
Spotlite, "a direct to fan app that caters to the artist," has raised $10 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital China and BlueRun Ventures. The free app is often described as,“American Idol meets musical.ly.” Spotlite’s nearest direct competitor is Smule, but artists don’t earn money on that platform….
YouTube On Track To Launch "Remix" Streaming Music Service In March
While YouTube has made multiple attempts to get its users to go the extra mile and buy into its paid subscription services, it has had minimal success with either its Music Key or YouTube Red. That said, the popular video sharing platform has high hopes for its new Remix streaming…
Live Music Today: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
In this piece Joe Rinaldi reflects on the state of the live music industry, and how the rise of the streaming age and the drop off in retail sales has further increased the necessity of live performance for artists looking to make it in the music industry. ______________________ Guest post…
OFFICIAL: FCC Killed The Internet, Innovation Today
[UPDATE 3] The FCC voted 3-2 along party lines on Thursday to end to net neutrality, which effectively gives control of the internet to the major internet service providers and cable companies. While it unlikely that we will see an immediate change in how select content is delivered over the…
Spotify Offers Artists Free "2017 Wrapped" Custom Mini-Sites
Spotify has launched its ‘2017 Wrapped’ for Creators campaign, offering artists a free custom micro-site celebrating their success on Spotify over the past year, including how their music connected with fans.The news follows Spotify’s annual ‘2017 Wrapped’ campaign for listeners, which launched last week. ____________________________ Artists can now access and…
Jay-Z’s TIDAL Is Running Out Of Cash, Bleeding Users [REPORT]
Jay-Z fronted music streamer TIDAL has just 6 months of operating capital left, according to a new report, and is losing users as well. In January of this year, Sprint poured $200 million into the streamer based on a $600 million valuation. __________________________ TIDAL has just six months of cash…
The Single Reason Behind Spotify/Tencent Stock Swap
A recent agreement between Spotify and Tencent Music Entertainment Group to acquire 10% of each other appears to be a strategic maneuver that has little to do with subscribers and everything to do with potential future stockholders. ____________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It’s been reported that…