In an open letter to fans, indie band L7 summarized their own experience and those of other musicians: "in a nutshell, the funds that many bands and their supporters raised through the crowdfunding platform were absconded by the company with zero accountability and unreturned legal appeals." Thanks to help from…
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Official: Mike Biggane leaves Spotify to join Universal Music Group as EVP, Music Strategies and Tactics
Creator of Spotify’s New Music Fridays moves label-side in Santa Monica
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The Curious Timing Of Corporate Bio Book ‘Spotify Untold’
Currently only available in Swedish, Spotify Untold recounts the "hero’s journey" of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Chris Castle explores the curious timing of the book’s release and its correlated US book tour. __________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Policy You may have seen the book reviews of…
What To Expect From Today’s Spotify [SPOT] Earnings Call
[UPDATED] Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) will report earnings results for the second quarter of 2019 on Wednesday before the market opens. While continued growth is expected, analysts disagree on how far away the streamer remains from profitability. Hypebot will cover the call live. A poll of top analysts show a general…
A Look Inside The Feature.fm Music Marketing Platform [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
Michael Sherman, Feature.fm Director of Business Development joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast. Feature.fm builds marketing, advertising, and analytics tools that help artists and labels promote their music to the right audience. Feature.fm’s Marketing Suite gives users the power to create engaging marketing pages…
Beat House, Pulse Music Group Form Joint Venture
Los Angeles-based music services agency Beat House has signed a joint venture and worldwide co-publishing deal with Pulse Music Group. Launched earlier this year, Beat House was founded by music industry executive Tiffany Kumar who previously served as Global Head of Songwriter Relations at Spotify. During her tenure with the…
Spotify Posted That Nirvana Is Playing A Concert, Band Members Respond With Humor
Spotify accidentally posted that Nirvana was playing a new concert on August 9th at the 450 capacity club Discovery in Ventura, California. That’s quite a feat since lead singer Kurt Cobain died in 1994 and the remaining band members have avoided performing together. Most tour dates on Spotify are delivered…
Spotify Posted That Nirvana Is Playing A Concert, Band Members Respond With Humor
Spotify accidentally posted that Nirvana was playing a new concert on August 9th at the 450 capacity club Discovery in Ventura, California. That’s quite a feat since lead singer Kurt Cobain died in 1994 and the remaining band members have avoided performing together. Most tour dates on Spotify are delivered…
Spotify Playlist ¡Viva Latino! Passes 10 Million Followers
¡Viva Latino! has been growing 5x times faster than any other Spotify playlist in its top 1000. The streamer’s flagship Latin playlist has propelled numerous Spanish-language songs into the Global Top 100 and Top 50 charts. Now, ¡Viva Latino! has surpassed an impressive 10 million followers. The growth of Spotify’s…
Spotify Playlist ¡Viva Latino! Passes 10 Million Followers
¡Viva Latino! has been growing 5x times faster than any other Spotify playlist in its top 1000. The streamer’s flagship Latin playlist has propelled numerous Spanish-language songs into the Global Top 100 and Top 50 charts. Now, ¡Viva Latino! has surpassed an impressive 10 million followers. The growth of Spotify’s…