K-Pop: Stream Like You Breathe; Grammy Snub for Spotify’s Most Popular Song of All Time

K-Pop: Stream Like You Breathe — koreaexpose.com 
 K-pop fans are famous for their impressively coordinated support of idols, including a practice called sumseuming, “streaming music 24/7 as one breathes.”

Music Streaming Royalty Rates Going Up Slightly in 2018 — www.billboard.com 
 The Copyright Royalty Board has set a cost of living adjustment to the rates paid to master recording copyright holders for 2018, with the rate increasing on basis point each to $0.0018 for ad-supported, non subscription services; and $0.0023 per performance for paid subscription services.

The most popular song of all time on Spotify is not nominated for a Song of the Year Grammy — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You, co-written by Sheeran with Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid, has missed out in both the Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year categories.

How to spot the next music/tech giant — musically.com 
 2017 has been a fascinating year for digital music, from the growth in paid streaming to a wave of new accelerators and initiatives to help startups.

Here’s the Best Time to Release Your Album in 2018 — blog.symphonicdistribution.com

As for when to release based on competition, I saw two major shifts in 2017. Typically, I avoid March because of SXSW and October because of CMJ.

Warm Music Puts Heat On Broken Radio Royalty Business Model — www.forbes.com 
 Warm wants a more democratized music industry by delivering inexpensive data to anyone in the music industry about how their music is performing on radio stations all over the world.

Owning A Piece Of Drake’s Music Now Possible Through The Magic Of Vetz — www.hypebot.com 
 For the hardcore fan, the idea of owning a piece of their favorite artist’s music might well be an enticing one and now, thanks to a company called Vetz.co, artists can raise cash by selling ownership of a song to fans.

Majors Get The Tracks But Not The Longevity On Today’s Top Hits — musicindustryblog.wordpress.com

A post by Chartmetric’s Sung Cho diving into Spotify playlist metrics caught my attention, and one aspect in particular: how the major labels dominate the flagship Spotify playlist Today’s Top Hits.

Tech-led record label tops a billion YouTube views — www.businesscloud.co.uk

Digital-only label Ostereo, based in The Landing at MediaCityUK, is flying after a year of business.

Apple Music’s Major Lazer documentary is streaming now — www.engadget.com 
 A new music documentary begins streaming today on Apple Music.