Apple Music has launched City Charts to spotlight the music making waves in over 100 cities around the world.
Spotify often gets contrasted with Bandcamp to explain the challenges of the music streaming landscape: low per-stream royalties versus much larger commissions on sales. The intensity of that discussion has moved all eyes from the actual one-to-watch, which is not Spotify, but YouTube – a service with a billion monthly active music listeners and 30m subscribers.
Many of country music legend Loretta Lynn's most iconic songs have been removed from streaming and download services. While some live, single, and re-recorded
Tuned Global announce partnership with home fitness brand Psycle London, powering a new playlist app for the home fitness brand’s 70+ instructors.
Today, April 28 at 12 PM PT/3PM ET, The ASCAP Foundation: Inspiring Revolutions songwriter series will premiere its third episode, featuring singer-songwriter, social media influencer and pop artist Abigail Barlow and award-winning composer, songwriter and pianist Emily Bear in conversation with ASCAP executive Loretta Muñoz.
TikTok trending will showcase the music and artists taking off on the platform, as well as the tracks experiencing a revival due to viral trends or rediscovery from different generations.
Podcast monetization has been tricky for streaming companies to realize but more players have been putting weight behind the effort.
The lack of transparency on credits in music data management leads to misdirected revenues for artists and impacts their discoverability on music platforms.
Spotify and Apple are not the only music streaming giants investing heavily in podcasts. Tencent Music has also been doing that as part of a wider ‘long-form audio’ strategy that includes audiobooks and comedy.
Starting this month, Lovazanno steps into the role of Curation Operations Manager and brings with him a wealth of experience from companies like Warner Music Group, Apple, and Samsung.
22% of consumers say they listened to podcasts more than usual during the pandemic, according to new Morning Consult data, as podcast companies observe spikes in niche-topic podcasts.
SiriusXM is buying Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible Inc. He and his team will join Stitcher and create new shows for the company.
Singer Paula Cole, whose song 'I Don't Want to Wait' was the original theme for the series, has struck a new deal with Sony to reinstate the song.
Chris Taylor to run eOne Music as a standalone company under Blackstone ownership.
Spotify's Car Thing isn't available for purchase, but you might have a better music streaming option for your drive already.
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