Spotify profit payouts: What’s the fairest way to recompense artists?

Annabella Coldrick of the Music Managers Forum dissects the main players to examine how they’re distributing cash windfall
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Camila Cabello Breaks Major Record For Women On Spotify

Camila Cabello has become the first female artist to pass one billion streams of a single song on Spotify. The 21 year old pop singer’s song "Havana" past the billion stream milestone on Monday, and she took to Twitter to celebrate. “my mood comin out of the plane right now…

Artists are publicly rebelling against streaming services. Will their grievances gather momentum?

The likes of Spotify and YouTube have faced backlash from Nicki Minaj, Cupcakke and Thom Yorke
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Spotify sells Student Plan at $0.99 for 3 months because ‘students have plenty of other things they want to spend their money on’

Discounted offer available for new users in the United States
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Latest Industry: Music Tourism in Tennessee, YouTube Premium, Spotify, Aretha Franklin, Viagogo, ECM Records, More…

People still love to visit Tennessee. At the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam revealed record figures from tourism in the state – $20.7 billion.  Tourism has aided local government across all 95 counties, with each co…

Spotify $4.99 Student Tier Now Includes Showtime, Hulu

Spotify has added a free Showtime streaming subscription to its $4.99 Premium Student tier. The streamer added a free Hulu subscription to the student tier last year. The new offer is available to both new and existing student subscribers; and there is a 99 cents free trial, as well. ______________________…

Now Submit Directly to Spotify’s Playlists

Spotify has opened the process of submitting music to 2018’s holy grail of music marketing – Official Spotify playlists. Ariel Hyatt and the team at CyberPR have put together a guide the new playlist submission tool and and ways to improve your chances of success. ____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and…

Now Submit Directly to Spotify’s Playlists

Spotify has opened the process of submitting music to 2018’s holy grail of music marketing – Official Spotify playlists. Ariel Hyatt and the team at CyberPR have put together a guide the new playlist submission tool and and ways to improve your chances of success. ____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and…