Spotify is aggressively re-positioning itself as a destination for all things audio. Following its recent purchase of podcasters Gimlet and Anchor Media for $340 million, the streamer has added a "Word" category to make it easier for users to find the growing collections of poetry, guided meditations, audiobooks, language lessons…
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SoundCloud Now Lets You Upload To Other Music Platforms
In what could be a major disruptor for the platform, SoundCloud recently dropped a new toolset in its Premier program which will give its users the option of sharing music to other major platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. _____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In what…
Spotify Game ‘Top Of The Spots’ Is Truly Addictive
Top Of The Spots has a simple premise: choose which of two randomly chosen tracks on Spotify got the most cumulative plays. Playing this free game is truly addictive, particularly for us music junkies, and far harder than you’d think.
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Universal Music Topped $7 Billion In Revenue Last Year
While many may believe that major labels have one foot in the grave, some recent revenue figures out from Universal Music Group tell a different and far more lucrative story, with UMG raking in over 7.1 billion over the past year, thanks to major artists like Drake, Taylor Swift, and…
Webcast Listening Has 12% Year On Year Growth, Spotify Averages 2.5M Simultaneous Streams
Spotify reached a record 2.5 million average simultaneous streams in October of last year, according to Triton Digital’s Top-20 ranking. Pandora stayed steady around 2 million average streams while over all webcast listening grew 12% year of year.
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When Do We Become Uninterested In Discovering New Music?
While music discovery has, in many ways, become easier than ever, a new study suggests that there’s a limited period of time in the average consumer’s life when they’re actually finding new music, and at a certain age ‘musical paralysis’ sets in and the discovery ceases. ________________________ Guest post by…
Rhapsody and Napster To Pay Songwriters Up To $10M In Class Action Settlement
The law firm representing musician and artist advocate David Lowery and other songwriters has filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement that will see self-published songwriters paid as much as $10 million by Rhapsody and it’s Napster music streaming service. The settlement, filed in the US District Court…
SoundCloud Adds Free Distribution To Spotify, Apple Music To All Pro Accounts
SoundCloud has added free digital distribution to its SoundCloud Premier monetization toolset. With the new feature, creators monetizing music on SoundCloud can distribute to Amazon Music, Apple Music, Instagram, Spotify, Tencent, YouTube Music and other music services directly from their SoundCloud account. Creators using the SoundCloud Premier distribution feature keep…
Spotify Reports Growth and A Hint of Profitability, But Questions Remain [Mark Mulligan]
MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan takes a deep dive into Spotify’s latest public numbers and finds some areas for real concern. "Spotify is growing its subscriber base markedly more quickly than it is growing its premium revenue," says Mulligan, and that is resulting in declining average revenue per user (APRU). ____________________________…
Why Spotify Isn’t Simply A Music Company [Cherie Hu]
In this piece Cherie Hu looks at how Spotify’s major investments in third party licensing deals and original podcast development are validating investor predictions and causing it to become the Netflix of audio while potentially putting its brand at risk. ____________________________________ Guest post by Cherie Hu on Medium On October…