Diversity Data Report published for the first time
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Why Charts Matter, and What It Means When Drake Dominates Them
Drake’s latest chart feat illustrates the difficulty of tracking music consumption in the streaming era
China’s Version of Spotify Is Going Public in the U.S.
Tencent Music Entertainment has 700 million users, dwarfing Spotify’s 170 million
So You’ve Landed on a Spotify Playlist. Now What?
Spotify playlists can jump-start a career. But you’d better feed the beast right, or your slot could be short-lived. Last time we checked, there were more than 2 billion playlists on Spotify alone, with roughly 2 million new ones are added every…
Did record labels already lose the fight to ‘window’ album releases?
Why Jay Z and Beyoncé’s latest move didn’t make industry ripples like it once might have
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Latest Industry: Facebook, Apple, MMF, Warner/Chappell, SGAE, YouTube, Drake, AWAL, More…
So, who did Facebook give YOUR information to? Facebook has admitted to providing 61 businesses access to user data, including public profile information, after stating it wouldn’t. The social network provided users’ personal information t…
Google Spends Over $36 Million to Scuttle the European Union’s Copyright Directive Initiative
Just how far is Google willing to go to avoid paying artists what’s fair? Several weeks ago, the European Union Legal Affairs Committee ruled on a controversial measure. Dubbed Article 13, internet tech giants – including Facebook, Google, Microsoft –…
Latest Industry: BTS, CDs, PPL, TuneCore, Garage Nation, IGTV, More…
Skips ads on Spotify free, but only in Australia. Australian users on Spotify Freemium can now choose whether to listen to audio ads (or watch video ads) or skip them altogether. With the campaign – dubbed Active Media – the company will use the test …
Introducing Spotify Lite
With Lite, Spotify may have found the perfect way to beat the competition in emerging markets. Looking for a way to stream your favorite music without using a lot of space on your Android device? Don’t mind having a ton of crucial streaming music feat…
How did Apple Music crush Spotify’s day-one streams of Drake’s new album?
Why 170m vs. 132m doesn’t seem to add up – until you dig into the factors surrounding it
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