Tag archives: Spotify

How To Get On Spotify’s User-Generated Playlists

Playlist doesn’t seem to be going away, and while landing on Spotify curated playlists may seem out of reach, their hardly the only option, with user-generated playlists often having hundreds of thousands of followers. Here we look at what artists need to do land spot on one of these coveted…

Spotify partners with Nielsen to provide deeper ad analytics for brands

Nielsen Brand Effect to be adopted across multiple locations
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Joan Jett Is Finally Available To Stream

The full Joan Jett and the Blackhearts recorded music catalog is available for streaming for the first time. The long due additions comes following a deal between Jett’s Blackheart Records and Sony Legacy. Blackheart was formed in 1980 by Jett and her musical cohort and producer Kenny Laguna. The deal…

Spotify and Apple both took billboards in Times Square promoting the same artist (and it wasn’t Drake)

Nina Nesbitt, who releases independently via Cooking Vinyl, wins double promotional push
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Chart Wars: Apple Music Unveils 116 Global Music Charts

Apple’s music charts, along with those from its competitors, begs the question – Do we really need Billboard anymore? In a software update rolled out to some iOS users earlier today (September 7th), Apple Music unveiled a new feature – 116 “Top 100” mu…

Spotify’s Risky Play: Direct Artist Licensing

Music streaming service Spotify is seeking to bypass the major labels by dealing directly with artists and their reps. Spotify has quietly struck licensing deals with a number of independent artists. While the deals themselves have been modest so far, several people with knowledge of the agreements told the New…

EU Approves Apple’s Shazam Acquisition, Watch For New Apple Music Integrations

EU regulators have approved Apple’s December 2017 acquisition of music and image recognition app Shazam. The deal should strengthen Apple Music, which is already the second most popular paid music streaming service in the Europe and the US, after Spotify. EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said…

A Fresh Battle Erupts Between Spotify and the Music Industry Over Music Videos

  Spotify needs major labels and publishers, and major labels and publishers need Spotify.  But that doesn’t mean they have to like each other. Several months ago, Spotify unveiled an interesting plan.  The company would offer select indepen…

Spotify Sucks At Classical Music, Primephonic Launches with Better Search, Lossless, Per Second Artist Payments

Spotify is not great if you’re a fan of classical music. Not only do you have to put up with Drake on your front page, but its search can’t tell between the 3572 versions of Beethoven’s 5th. Primephonic has launched to solve those problems. ______________________ Primephonic has launched as streaming…