Spotify Finds Success with Dev Tools Business; Has Music Reached Peak Fragmentation?
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Has music reached peak fragmentation?
While it remains true that the hits dominate far less than they did in 2016, it is possible we have approached peak fragmentation: that point where the glass has shattered so many times that it simply cannot shatter into smaller pieces anymore. It is also possible that the pieces are coming back together, albeit ever-so-slightly.
Backstage access: Spotify’s dev tools side-hustle is growing legs
Spotify generates the vast bulk of its income from ads and subscriptions, but for the past few years the music-streaming giant has also been quietly building out a developer tooling business. Backstage, a project it open-sourced in 2020, has been adopted by more than 2 million developers across 3,400 organizations, including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Twilio, and American Airlines.
5 Lessons For Radio From The Apple Watch
Since the turn of the millennium, we have watched devices and technologies hit the scene at Mach 10, going from zero to mass in months, days, or even hours. Apple has had its share of “instant winners,” starting with the iPod, followed by iPhone and later iPad. More recently, Apple’s AirPods took the world by storm.
Amazon Music Returns to Exclusively Livestream Primavera Sound Barcelona
Amazon Music will return to Spain to exclusively livestream Primavera Sound Barcelona from the Parc del Forum (taking place over the first weekend in June). Amazon Music will bring audiences around the world live performances, artist interviews and behind the scenes content from one of the worlds’ most loved shows.
For the fourth year, music fans globally will be able to tune in to the Amazon Music channels on Twitch and Prime Video each evening to experience the festival from home.
Frank Sinatra Reaches A Special Milestone In One Of His Music’s Busiest Weeks In Memory
Frank Sinatra appears on two Billboard charts this week, which is a fairly typical performance for the legendary crooner. He places multiple collections on both the Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums rankings, which list the most consumed titles in those styles — with one being slightly more specific than the other.
How artists can get recommended more in ChatGPT and Claude
Improving visibility for artists in ChatGPT's and Claude’s responses when people ask for music recommendations involves a combination of classic SEO, metadata optimisation, and optimising presence across sources that tools might reference.
Dasha Is 'Here for the Party' as Amazon's New Breakthrough Artist
As part of its initiative promoting Dasha, the service has released an Amazon Music Original studio version of “Here for the Party,” which she also sang last week as part of her Mane Stage performance at the Stagecoach festival in California.
Global Citizen launches initiative to fight poverty through music, backed by Universal Music Group
The Music Economy Development Initiative will carry out research on music ecosystems and encourage investment in less-developed countries.
You need to be careful when buying new vinyl – the digital music loudness war can mean they sound worse than second-hand records
Some of the most-wanted vinyl releases aren't new records; they're remastered versions of old favorites. But those remasters might not sound as good as you hope even when played on the best turntables – and in some case they might actually sound worse than the originals.
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