WPP, Spotify Announce Global Partnership; Super Fans May Not be Super Enough; Is Luke Combs' "Fast Car" Driving Tracy Chapman Discovery?
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WPP, Spotify Announce Global Partnership
As part of the partnership, Spotify will become the first digital audio platform to be integrated directly into WPP’s products and solutions.
Super fans may not be super enough
There has been a lot of talk recently of music superfans and how they may be the shining light of the industry’s future. Little surprise, given how record labels are trying to establish superfans as the next growth driver for an investor community that is growing increasingly concerned about slowing streaming growth and looming threats, such as AI.
Rap party: Travis Scott scores biggest weekly album streams, Sprinter makes it nine weeks at No.1
Rap stars from the US and UK dominate the charts this week.
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Is Luke Combs' "Fast Car" Driving Tracy Chapman Discovery?
Chapman’s catalog has seen a steady increase in streams since March 2023 with a 51.8% increase in ODA streaming in the week ending July 20 over the week ending March 17—the last week of data before the cover dropped.
‘I look at AWAL as the best artist development company in the business.’
There is some irony in the fact that AWAL has recently been finding its best-ever chart success, of all places, in the UK.
Goldman Sachs Predicts Further Music Streaming Price Increases
A little over one month after issuing an optimistic revenue forecast for the global music industry, Goldman Sachs has acknowledged a steep falloff in paid streaming’s average revenue per user. However, the entity has also touted the perceived potential of further price increases and superfan-marketed offerings to drive continued growth.
Songwriters are using AI Generated voices for song pitches
Some may see it as cheating while others find it genius, however no matter what you think AI will not be stopped by creating new strides for music professionals.
Apple Subscriptions Top 1 Billion Despite Q3 FY 2023 Revenue Dip
Apple now has over one billion paid subscriptions across its suite of services – including Apple Music – and the company generated over $8.2 billion from wearables, home products, and accessories during Q3 FY 2023, according to its latest earnings report.