Apple’s Streaming Payment Ideas; Deezer’s New Royalty System; 4 Music Industry Trends, Predictions…
Apple Wanted to Revolutionize the Way Streaming Pays. Here’s Why It Wasn’t Allowed — www.rollingstone.com
Apple Wanted to Revolutionize the Way Streaming Pays. Here’s Why It Wasn’t Allowed — www.rollingstone.com
Spotify and Amazon are battling the Copyright Royalty Board over streaming royalty rates. But if Apple had its way, things could have been very different.
Deezer’s new royalty system could be a big deal for smaller artists — www.engadget.com
Deezer wants to launch a payment structure that more fairly rewards creators for their music. If the company can get the necessary rights holders on board, it i…
Spotify Just Discovered That Heavy Metal Is More Popular Than Pop Music — noisey.vice.com
Spotify recently revealed that metalheads are the most loyal music listeners. Why are people so surprised?
4 Music Industry Trends and Predictions — soundcharts.com
The music industry is evolving faster than ever. Each year new platforms and mediums skyrocket to prominence, minting household names and reshaping the way audiences connect with artists
IDAGIO becomes one of the first free apps made available to Apple Watch users globally — blog.idagio.com
It’s been revealed that IDAGIO will feature as the first classical music streaming service available to Apple Watch users via the independent Apple Watch store.
SiriusXM Student Plan: Listen Now In Your Dorm Room — www.jambase.com
SiriusXM’s all new Student plan makes the SiriusXM Premier Plan available to students enrolled at a degree-granting college or university for only $4/month (regularly $13/month).
Electronic Money: Dance Music and the Protracted Pursuit of Payment — www.synchtank.com
Eamonn Forde takes a look at the issues associated with dance/electronic music royalties and the technology solutions and initiatives being employed in the space.
The TV Commercial Radio Should Have Produced (But Spotify Did) — jacobsmedia.com
A new multi-media campaign from Spotify goes right at radio’s sweet spot — in-car listening.
Switzerland Is Officially Ending FM Broadcasts by 2024 — www.digitalmusicnews.com
Switzerland has joined Norway in announcing when it will finally sunset FM broadcasts in the country. Traditional radio fans have until 2024 in the Alps.
How to make an effective iHeartRadio audio ad for your music — diymusician.cdbaby.com
Guidelines and examples for musicians creating an iHeartRadio audio ad.
Using Spotify data to predict what songs will be hits — techxplore.com
Two students and researchers at the University of San Francisco have recently tried to predict billboard hits using machine-learning models.
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