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Apple Music Unveils Preferred Digital Distributor List

With its preferred digital distributor list, should we expect Apple Music to soon allow direct uploads for artists? The Cupertino company has quietly launched its ‘Apple Preferred Distribution Program.’ With the launch of its program, Apple Music has n…

Spotify To Bring Free Tier To Connected Speakers Soon

Spotify has announced that it will make streaming to connected speakers available on its free ad-supported tier very soon. Until now, device connectivity has only been available to paid Spotify Premium users. “Any connected hardware partner will now have the opportunity to use eSDK 3 to allow millions of users…

Spotify for Artists Will Charge for Certain Services, Daniel Ek Says

Is Spotify really the key to identifying real fans?  More importantly, can the streaming music giant successfully monetize its Artists platform? In is Q3 2018 report, Spotify revealed one thing – despite the cash burn, the service continues to grow.  M…

Apple Rewards 3 ‘Preferred Plus’ Music Distribution Partners With Advanced Features, Analytics

Last week, Apple launched a "Apple-Preferred Distribution Program," naming just three music distributors as "Preferred Plus" partners, and rewarding them with advanced customer features and analytics not available to their competitors. ________________________________ The Orchard, CD Baby and EU based aggregator Kontor New Media were named Apple Preferred Plus music distribution…

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Spotify Reportedly Launches in Dubai and the MENA Region

Spotify continues expanding its global reach. As expected, Spotify has finally launched in Dubai and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Two months ago, Gulf News obtained an e-mail outlining Spotify’s plans in the region. First, the compan…

Profits, payments and podcasts: 5 takeaways from Spotify’s Q3 earnings call

Platform confirms it’s going to charge artists and labels for tools in the future
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Spotify For Artists Will Charge For Some Services, says CEO Daniel Ek

Spotify will charge for some Spotify For Artists products and services, CEO Daniel Ek stated during last week’s earnings call. While "unlikely" that the it will charge for data, this mark’s the first time that the streamer has said it will monetize any of the services that it has touted…

A Great Music Marketing Plan Is More Than A Bunch Of Tools

Do you have a marketing plan? Do you really have a marketing plan? A playlist Is Not A Marketing Plan. A record label is not a marketing plan. A digital distributor is not a marketing plan. A Facebook page is not a marketing plan. Posting to social media is not…