In the company’s fourth-quarter earnings, chief executive Daniel Ek suggested the streaming media company foresees a future where there will be multiple business models for podcasts, including, potentially, both ad-supported subscriptions and à la carte options.
We tallked to David Della Santa of Trqk on how to help the music industry use data to its advantage and this is what he had to say.
The most sampled artist of all time can now be sampled even more – without having to go through clearance.
Merck Mercuriadis of Hipgnosis is buying up songs from artists like Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Shakira. Here, he talks about his approach.
The idea of a virtual concert tour might seem tailor-made for the pandemic, but musician Todd Rundgren said he’s actually been thinking about something like this for years.
As artists and labels increasingly use influencer marketing to break music to wider audiences, Breakr, a new platform connecting artists and influencers, has received investment from Josh Richards and Griffin Johnson, fellow members of influencer collective Sway House.
Artists have been given more perspective since one Dutch music-composer had a brilliant idea that suddenly made it into one of the most unprecedented mega..
Spotify's fourth-quarter financial results show a spike in user growth, and much more love for podcasts on the platform.
Bandsintown announced the launch of Bandsintown PLUS--the first-of-its-kind live concert streaming service.
The 20-year-old Melbourne-raised, London based artist is the first to take over Our Generation in Spotify’s new series.
Twitch continues to be a touchy subject for major rightsholders in the music industry, but Amazon's livestreaming service is also forging partnerships with independent labels – particularly in the dance world.
The music-streaming service is staking its future on finding more Joe Rogans.
Midem and Latinx Bizarro Lab have joined forces for a two-day virtual event that will put a spotlight the Latin American music industry.
Helped by double-digit streaming gains, Warner Music Group set a record for quarterly revenue of $1.335 billion in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020.
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