LiveXLive App Creating New Revenue Stream for Musicians; Songwriters’ Spotify Protest Song is…
How The New LiveXLive App Is Creating A Brand New Revenue Stream For Musicians — www.forbes.com While recent years have seen a shift in…
How The New LiveXLive App Is Creating A Brand New Revenue Stream For Musicians — www.forbes.com
While recent years have seen a shift in how we consume sports, thanks to a boom in the live-streaming of athletic events, such a transformation has yet to hit the music industry.
Songwriters’ Spotify protest song is off-key — www.breakingviews.com
The Swedish streaming site gets flak from musicians angry at low payouts. It’s a legitimate gripe, but label middlemen take home more than Spotify, which doesn’t even cover its costs.
Goldman Sachs says 1.15bn people will pay for music streaming by 2030, as it ups industry forecast — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
‘Music In The Air’ update brings optimistic news for record companies.
Soundcloud GO+ Launches In Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland — www.hypebot.com
Soundcloud GO+. the streamer’s premium music subscription plan has launched in Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
Music “Trigger Cities” in Latin America & South/Southeast Asia — blog.chartmetric.io
Where do you make most of your money in the streaming world? And by “where”, we don’t mean Spotify, Apple, YouTube or any single platform….but geographically where?
Troy Carter talks distribution and the ‘false narrative’ around DIY artists — musically.com
He’s been Lady Gaga’s manager and Spotify’s global head of creator services, but Troy Carter is now co-founder and CEO of Q&A.
How Blockchain Will Revolutionize Music Industry Relationships and Practices — medium.com
Blockchain is revolutionizing the way companies handle digital data, contracts, money, and transactions. For the music business, streamlining these areas could completely transform the relationship…
Classical music for the streaming generation — www.dw.com
Classical music fans often struggle to find what they want on Spotify and Apple, so a Berlin streaming startup is plugging the gap.
Music’s Shift From Analog to Digital Changed Everything — www.thenation.com
Damon Krukowski’s new book is critique of capitalism disguised as a meditation on playback technology.
How Spotify Pre-Saves Can Boost An Album Release — www.hypebot.com
With the streaming age in full swing, pre-saves have booted out pre-sales and become a great way to get fans access to your music first, and give you a play count boost when your album finally drops. In this piece Christine Elise Occhino walks us through how to utilize the…
‘Old Town Road’ Has Scored The Second-Largest Streaming Week Ever … Again — www.forbes.com
At this point, most songs would be losing steam, but “Old Town Road” shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. In fact, it’s gaining ground.
Spotify is overhauling its app to promote its big bet on podcasts — adage.com
The company has spent $400 million buying podcast firms this year.
Big labels fear change in mood music as Spotify starts to flex its muscles — www.thetimes.co.uk
The table of Britain’s most popular smartphone apps makes for depressing reading for anyone concerned about American dominance over our digital lives.
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