120K tracks uploaded daily to Spotify & streamers, up 28.4% this year
120,000 new tracks are uploaded to music streaming services every day, according to Luminate data shared at last week’s Music Biz Conference. That’s up 28.4% from an average of 93,400. Continue reading
What the National Association Of Broadcasters Show meant for music
The recent National Association Of Broadcasters (NAB) Show saw 65,000+ from 166 countries converge on the Las Vegas Convention Center. The centennial celebration featured over 1,200 exhibiting companies curated into. Continue reading
Secretly Distribution: 25 years of supporting indie artists and labels
This Indie Spotlight shines on Secretly Distribution, the home to dozens of artists, including Anoohni, Phoebe Bridgers, The War On Drugs, Bon Iver and Angel Olsen, and labels like Asthmatic. Continue reading
75% of artists in the US and UK are losing money on music releases
A recent survey revealed that most musicians are not finding the streaming success they’d hoped for. Bobby Owsinki looks at why. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Being an artist. Continue reading
CD Baby ends Vinyl & CD distribution, gives artists 60 days to pay to get their products back
The CD has officially been separated from the Baby. Yesterday d.i.y. music distributor CD Bany announced that it will stop all physical goods distribution on June 22nd. The move appears to. Continue reading
SoundCloud lays off 8% of staff in an effort to ‘get to profitably’
SoundCloud announced today that it would lay off 8% of its staff. The cuts will affect about 40 and follow more extensive layoffs of 20% of staff in August of. Continue reading
What’s next for music discovery
Fred Jacobs discusses the past, present, and future of music discovery from radio to streaming and social media, from human curation to algorithms, and back again. by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs. Continue reading
5 TikTok users sue Montana hours after TikTok ban was signed
Techdirt’s Mike Masnick offers highlights and his take on court filings by users against Montana Governor Greg Gianforte’s TikTok ban. Op-Ed by Mike Masnick from Tech Dirt We noted yesterday. Continue reading
Bandcamp workers vote to unionize, issue joint statement with company
Bandcamp workers voted 31 to 7 in favor of forming Bandcamp United, a union represented by the AFL-CIO affiliated Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). On May 10th, the. Continue reading
How music streaming niches can build new audiences [Qobuz’s Dan Mackta]
Dan Mackta of hi-res music streaming and download service Qobuz talks about niches in music streaming and how they can help artists and labels reach new audiences. by Jamie Ford. Continue reading