Tag archives: Spotify

Spotify Turns 10: Is It Friend Or Foe?

[UPDATED] Spotify turns 10 years old this Sunday October 7th. On that day, T.I.’s "Whatever You Like" was the #1 song, Metallica’s "Death Magnetic" the #1 album and a Scandinavian startup had just launched a service that would change music and the music industry forever. Ten years later in the…

Spotify Cracks Down on ‘Premium for Student’ Plan Abusers

No, the ‘five year plan’ doesn’t quite work on Spotify.  Now, the streaming platform is taking renewed steps to crack down on discount student plan subscribers. At first glance, Spotify appears to be doing very, very well. The streaming music giant now…

Arithmetic Online: The Ethical Pool Solution To Streaming Royalty Allocation

Fans and artists alike are currently more than a little a displeased by the "Big Pool" method with which streaming services calculate how artists get paid. Here we explore an alternative method of calculating these royalties dubbed the "Ethical Pool Solution" which would allow listeners to direct royalties only to…

Spotify, Live Nation Add Dates For RapCaviar Live

Spotify continues to expand its live concert initiatives. The streamer and Live Nation Urban have announced new dates for their RapCaviar concert series in Toronto, ON and Dallas, TX. The announcement comes on the heels of a massively successful show in Brooklyn, NY with Chance the Rapper. Juice Wrld has…

Federal Judge Denies Spotify’s Request to Toss a $321 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Mechanical licensing issues come back to haunt Spotify — despite the Music Modernization Act’s pending passage. A federal court in Tennessee has denied Spotify’s bid to dismiss a massive copyright infringement lawsuit.  The company had sought to …

SoundCloud teams with Pandora to rival Spotify for advertising sales in the US

The two companies reach an ad audience of more than 100 million
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Ministry of Sound, Apple Music Deal = No Spotify Playlists

Apple Music and indie dance label Ministry of Sound have struck an exclusive playlist deal, according to multiple sources. The deal effectively means that all of Ministry Of Sounds many popular playlists will only be available on Apple Music The exclusive deal with Apple Music begins Thursday Oct. 4th. It’s…

Pandora Opens Up Artist Metrics to Next Big Sound Users

Now, you can view key metrics on just about any Pandora artist on Next Big Sound.  But, is it too little too late for the digital radio service? Before, only artists, managers, and record labels could measure the success of a musician on Pandora throug…