While nobody loves commercials, they’re an essential part of how Spotify’s free tier operates. The streaming service will trying something new, however, by allowing outside advertisers to "sponsor" the incredibly popular user-specific "Discover Weekly" playlists. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 We all hate commercials of any…
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Amazon Adds 1 Million Reasons Not To Use Your Car Radio
Amazon is bringing Alexa voice control to the car. Announced in September, the Echo Auto is finally shipping to the more than one million drivers that pre-ordered it. To boost sales farther, the Echo Auto is on sale for $24.99, a 50% savings. Add free Spotify and TuneIn accounts and…
Deezer Has 14 Million Users, 7 Million Paid
Deezer has shared that it ended 2018 with 14 million active monthly users, of which 7 million are paying subscribers. About half of its paid users are in the music streamer’s home country of France. “Four years ago, 80% of the revenue was telco-driven, of which the majority was coming…
Do Touch That Dial: In-Car Listening Finally Shifting
While much has changed in the music industry over the past ten years, our listening habits while on the move have, until now, remained much the same. Historically AM/FM listening has dominated in the car but, while this is still somewhat true, traditional radio’s grip on drivers seems to be…
New Hope For Indies As Streamers Move Beyond Mega-Hits
Tucked inside Buzz Angle’s new Music Industry Report 2018 were some stats that should bring a smile to that face of nearly every d.i.y. artist and indie label staffer. Slowly, but very perceptively, consumers are using streaming music services to listen to more than just the mega-hits. While far from…
Think You Can You Make Spotify Better? Here’s A Job For You
There are no shortage of opinions as to how to make Spotify better for users, artists, record labels and music publishers. If you’re one of those folks that’s really convinced you have the answers and the experience, Spotify has a job for you. The music streamer has posted a job…
SiriusXM Paid Subscribers Top 34 Million
SiriusXM has added approximately 1.3 million net subscribers to end 2018 with for 34 million total paid subscribers, including those that come with new car sales and from other sources. Shares rose 2.09% in pre-market trading Wednesday. Looking at just self pay subscribers, the satellite broadcaster added 1.4 million self-pay…
CD Baby Artists Earned $100 Million In 2018
[UPDATED] CD Baby has revealed that it’s artists earned more than $100 million in 2018. That impressive number includes income from digital distribution (streaming and downloads) along with YouTube, music on Facebook and Instagram, music publishing, sync and direct CD sales. CD Baby represents more than 750,000 artists, 170,000 songwriters,…
YouTube Names Kurt Patat Global Head of Consumer and Entertainment Communications
Kurt Patat has named Global Head of Consumer and Entertainment Communications at YouTube. Before joining YouTube, Patat held several senior level positions at Viacom including SVP of Communications for CMT and the Paramount Network and as VP of MTV and Logo. As YouTube’s new Global Head of Consumer and Entertainment…
Nielsen Music 2018 Report: On-Demand Streams Up 49%
Nielsen Music has released it 2018 Year-End Highlights. The survey shows a year of significant overall industry growth, with total album equivalent audio consumption up 23% over 2017, driven by a 49% increase in on-demand audio song streams compared to 2017. A similar analysis of 2018 stats by BuzzAngle Music…