Spotify Retools Content Strategy; Enrique Iglesias Sues Over Music Streaming Revenue
Spotify Retools Content Strategy With a Pivot Away From Video — variety.com
Spotify has always had a big opportunity to expand its massive music menu to other kinds of content.
Enrique Iglesias, Backed by Stroock, Sues Over Music Streaming Revenue — www.law.com
The Bailando singer wasn’t dancing around the point: His music generated billions of streams for Universal which has allegedly shortchanged him on royalties.
Senate forges ahead on sweeping Music Modernization Act — www.tennessean.com
The legislation aims to improve digital royalties for songwriters and publishers, while reducing liability for streaming companies like Spotify and Apple Music.
YouTube Unveils Plan to Consolidate Artists’ Channels — www.hollywoodreporter.com
The platform’s Official Artist Channel will now become the central hub for its creators’ official videos.
Exit Live launches global platform to sell concert recordings — www.musicweek.com
The new online portal offers artists an opportunity to register and sell live recordings across international territories. “We want to empower artists and make sure that they are rewarded transparently,” says founder Giorgio Serra.
CMO Seth Farbman on Spotify: ‘It’s maybe more like a republic than a democracy’ — musically.com
Seth Farbman used to be chief marketing officer at clothing retailer The Gap. Now he’s marketing a music-streaming service, as CMO of Spotify.
HomePod can play purchased iTunes music, podcasts and stream Beats 1 without Apple Music subscription — 9to5mac.com
Apple today announced that HomePod goes on sale February 9. Whilst HomePod works best with an Apple Music subscription, allowing users to ask Siri to play any of the 40 million tracks in the Apple Music catalog, it does not require a subscription to function.
As Voice Continues Its Rise, Marketers Are Turning to Sonic Branding — www.adweek.com
In recent months, streaming service Pandora has ramped up its work with brands — including Ziploc, Dawn, Cascade and California Closets — to develop audio-driven marketing campaigns with a specific focus on how brands think about the sonic identity.
Is Now Actually A Good Time To Invest In Music Royalties? — www.hypebot.com
While shelling out cash in the music industry is nothing new when it comes to purchasing merch or paying for Spotify, the idea of a more traditional investment has also been gaining traction of late. Here Cherie Hu explores the viability of investing in music royalties, and one sort of…
With index, producer Quincy Jones looks to help artists profit from streaming — www.cnbc.com
Streaming is transforming the music industry, but taking music from artists without paying is wrong, said legendary music producer Quincy Jones.
Why 2018 is the year branded podcasts will finally go global — mumbrella.com.au
Over the last 12 months the podcast playground has matured into a serious business. It was a year marked by unprecedented funding, acquisitions, analytics
In 1990 DVD-Video Could Have Saved The Audiophile Business — audiophilereview.com
Jerry Del Colliano looks at one of the great audio industry blunders…