beatBread, OpenPlay Strike Partnership; TuneCore's Independent Artists Earned $4B+; TIDAL on Bang & Olufsen Audio Devices
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Amuse and MIDiA Research Present Report on the Notion of Artist Success in the Modern Music Industry
Streaming transformed the music industry, sending widely accepted measures of success like radio plays and national charts wayward.
With more artists releasing music in a market that continues to grow increasingly complex and demanding, artist-friendly and data-driven distributor and artist services platform Amuse teamed up with MIDiA Research to conduct a study on what sustainable success looks like in 2024 — from the artist point of view.
beatBread strikes partnership with music asset and catalog management firm OpenPlay
The collaboration will give indie labels access to OpenPlay’s platform at no upfront cost. OpenPlay’s platform provides features such as metadata management, digital asset organization, and release scheduling.
TuneCore has paid out over $4 billion to self-releasing artists to date
Believe-owned DIY distribution platform TuneCore, a prominent player in the global DIY music distribution space, revealed on Monday (June 10) that self-releasing artists have earned more than $4 billion via its platform since it was founded in 2006.
TIDAL is now available directly on Bang & Olufsen audio devices
Owners of Bang & Olufsen audio devices will now have access to TIDAL’s extensive, high-quality audio library.
Investors welcome Spotify price increases, big up the service’s “pricing power”
Spotify is increasing its prices for the second time in less than a year. Investors have welcomed the move, reckoning that it won’t negatively impact on total user numbers and will help Spotify in its ongoing bid to become a profitable business
Chartmetric says Francophone music is having a global moment
Music analytics firm Chartmetric’s blog has become a reliably-engaging source of analysis of streaming trends.
MDLBEAST Unveils New Music Publishing Arm to Empower Songwriters, Producers, and Artists
MDLBEAST, the leading Saudi music entertainment company, has launched its music publishing arm, “MDLBEAST Publishing,” to support songwriters, producers, and artists in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East and North Africa region.
Diss Tracks vs. Global Streaming
While the diss track battle captured the attention of the U.S. public, the overall streaming share between U.S. and Ex-U.S. markets leans more to the former when compared to the rest of the artists’ catalogs. This indicates that U.S. fans were particularly focused on the back-and-forth while international audiences weren’t as focused on it as their American counterparts.
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