For all the media attention given to Spotify and Apple Music, YouTube is still the world’s most popular music streaming service. But its unique licensing position and massive free offering often has a negative effect on the entire music streaming market. _________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music…
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How Music Streamers Could Empower Fans On The Road Toward Sustainability
While Spotify’s recent stock market roller coaster has failed to offer much benefit to artists, Chris Castle here looks at how some interesting moves by streamer Tencent could be adopted by other streaming companies to put fans on a path to greater artist sustainability. ____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle…
Music Biz Weekly Podcast Looks Back At 2018 And What’s Next In 2019
For the last Music Biz Weekly Podcast of 2018, co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look back at 2018, comment on industry shifts that excited and disappointed them and look ahead to 2019.
PB Recommends #59 (21 Savage, Overmono, Mike Slott, Falcons & More)
Welcome back to our PB Recommends series where we share a selection of handpicked earworms that we can’t get enough of. This month’s edition of the playlist features a diverse blend of tracks including some of our favourite cuts from rapper 21 Savage’s new album, i am > i was, the experimental breakbeat sounds of Overmono, some woozy hip-hop from Falcons and B. Lewis, some lo-fi […]
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Spotify (SPOT) Stock To Rise Up To 80%, says Top Analyst, Sees "Music Industry As Highly Investable"
UPDATED: Spotify stock will rise to $200 within the next 12 months, according to top analyst Rob Sanderson of MKM Partners. Spotify (SPOT) stock was trading at $110.96 in pre-market trading on Wednesday, making the $200 prediction an 80% upside. The stock closed at $112.71 on Wednesday. The Dow ended…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most often perused pieces from Hypebot this week covered a detailed look at one cellist’s earnings from streaming, Spotify’s ongoing stock woes, how a record label is about to surpass a personality as the biggest YouTube channel, and much, much more. Zoe Keating Shares Spotify, Streaming Earnings…
Spotify’s market cap sinks below $20bn for the first time since it went public
Spotify has seen more than $15bn wiped off its valuation since its peak ($35bn) in late July
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Spotify Stock Hits All Time Low And It’s Going To Go Lower [NASDAQ: SPOT]
Spotify stock closed down 4.14% on Thursday at $114.54, it’s lowest closing price ever. A down market may be accelerating the streamer’s decline, but as Chris Castle dove into Spotify’s stock woes, he saw its radical IPO strategy led to some of the company’s current complications and ensuing dip in…
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Spotify settles with Wixen, bringing $1.6bn lawsuit to an end
“Spotify is a huge part of the future of music, and we look forward to bringing more great music from our clients to the public on terms that compensate songwriters and publishers as important partners.”
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