Tencent Music Reports Subscriber, Revenue Growth Amid Management Shakeup

Tencent Music announced that co-president Guomin Xie has abruptly resigned. The dominate music streamer in China also reported that monthly actives increased 4.6% from 625 million in Q1 2018 to 654 million in Q1 2019. Paid monthly actives also increased by an impressive 27.4% to 28.4 million in Q1 2019….

Taking a Page from Instagram and Snapchat, Spotify Introduces a New Test Feature — Storylines

Spotify has started testing its own version of Instagram and Snapchat’s immensely popular ‘Stories’ feature. Dubbed Storylines, the feature provides listeners with behind-the-scenes information from artists about their songs. Unlike the Genius-powered …

Spotify ‘Storyline’ Let’s Artists Tell Stories Behind Their Songs Instagram Style

Spotify is widely testing its own version of Instagram Stories for musicians and songwriters. "Storyline" provides curated commentary about each song running slideshow-style as the song plays Spotify Tests ‘Storyline’ – a Snapchat-Style Stories Feature Offering Additional Artist Content https://t.co/z7gwyGF1eW by @waxeditorial pic.twitter.com/f4fNHyltJp — MacRumors.com (@MacRumors) May 14, 2019 Currently…

King Crimson Shades Spotify With Apple Music Exclusive

King Crimson, one of the last major streaming holdouts, has finally made its entire catalog available. In an apparent dis to market leader Spotify, the classic rockers has made all 13 albums available only on Apple Music. Pictured is the cover of the band’s "In the Court of the Crimson…

Snubbing Spotify, King Crimson Makes 13-Album Discography Available First on Apple Music

1960s English prog-rock group King Crimson is moving its entire catalog to online streaming music platforms — and making Spotify wait. The progressive band has made all 13 studio LPs – from 1969’s In the Court of the Crimson King to 2003’s The Power to…

NMPA President Says Spotify Treats Songwriters Like Uber Treats Drivers: ‘Is One Better Than the Other?’

Are both tech giants abusing the people that make their businesses possible? By opposing the Copyright Royalty Board’s (CRB) recent 44% increase on royalties for songwriters and publishers – the first in 110 years – Spotify, along with Pandora, Google,…

Nearly Three Months After Launch, Spotify Officially Unveils Its ‘Lite App’ in India

Last summer, in an effort to compete in emerging markets, Spotify unveiled a new, slimmer app. Dubbed ‘Lite,’ the minimalist app allowed users to stream their favorite music on Android devices. Visually, both the Spotify and ‘Lite’ apps look almost the…

50 Hard Rock/Pop Punk Playlists You Should Be Pitching, How To Reach Them

In the streaming age, playlists are the name of the game when it comes to getting ahead in your career. Here we look at fifty different playlists hard rock/pop punk artists should be pitching their music to, as well as how to actually get ahold of them. _____________________________ Guest post…

4 Benefits To Recording, Releasing Commentary For Your Music

Sometimes it can be hard to convey everything you want about your music through the album alone – luckily this creates the perfect opportunity to release commentary, giving fans insight into your creative process while keeping them engaged in the music. ____________________________ Guest post by Hugh McIntyre of the Symphonic…