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SoundCloud Adds Digital Distribution With Acquisition Of Repost Network
SoundCloud has acquired digital rights management and distribution company, Repost Network. With the acquisition, SoundCloud can offer "high-performing, emerging creators " distribution, analytics and content protection. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It is expected to close in the coming weeks. Repost Network’s 6000+ clients include RedBull Records, Waka…
Following “Detected Suspicious Activity,” Spotify Resets the Passwords of an “Unspecified” Number of Accounts
Spotify has sent out a new e-mail to users. An “unspecified” number of users have received notifications the music streaming giant had reset their passwords. The e-mail told users the company made this change “due to detected suspicious activity.” Conf…
Spotify music publishing champion exits amid songwriter payout fallout
Adam Parness exits amid songwriter fallout
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Spotify Resets Some Passwords After ‘Suspicious Activity’
Spotify has notified some users that their account passwords had been reset. In an email to some Spotify users, the streaming giant said the password was reset “due to detected suspicious activity.” “As part of our ongoing maintenance efforts to combat fraudulent activity on our service," a Spotify spokesperson told…
TickTok Owner In Talks To Launch Music Streaming Service
ByteDance, valued at $75 billion thanks in large part to the huge popularity of its TikTok app, is in talks with major labels and publishers to launch a music streaming service, according to multiple sources. The Chinese conglomerate could launch its Spotify competitor as soon as the end of this…
After Spotify’s launch in India, how is its global expansion progressing?
An in-depth look at how Spotify performed in Q1 in terms of users and subscribers around the world
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2019’s Biggest Streaming Earners (So Far)
While streaming is often maligned for the reduced amount of revenue it generates for artists, those musicians at the top of the pile are pulling down far more than you might have guessed. Here we look at streaming’s five biggest money makers of 2019 thus far. ___________________________ Guest post by…
Building Passionate Clusters Of Fans: Niche Is Music’s New Mainstream says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan
In an increasingly fragmented music landscape where algorithms and streaming emphasize songs over albums and artists, success – even on a global scale – is found in the niches, says top music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. "Fandom is fragmenting," says Mulligan, "but it may be the best thing…
Spotify Confirms Public Test of Car Thing, Its First Official Hardware Product
Early last year, and prior to its non-IPO direct listing on Wall Street, Spotify posted three interesting job advertisements. Unveiling a shift away from its dependency on music streaming, the company sought an Operations Manager in Hardware Product al…