IMPALA, CMU Insights Partner To Keep Indies ‘One Step Ahead’
IMPALA, the trade association for European indie labels, has partnered with music business consultancy CMU Insights to launch One Step Ahead, a new digital business intelligence service aimed at the. Continue reading
Fan Engagement 2.0 and Next-Gen Livestreaming
Kiswe is bringing the same advanced digital viewing experienced used in sport to BTS and other music streams. Mike Schabel, CEO of Kiswe joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on. Continue reading
Chartmetric First To Get Pandora Data
It seems like ions ago that Pandora bought Next Big Sound and made it the cornerstone of its artist and label analytics offering. 5 years later, Chartmetric has become the. Continue reading
YouTube Is Making Quite A Bit Of Money
Although not usually viewed as the golden child when it comes to paying artists fairly, YouTube’s bottom line is – perhaps not surprisingly – looking quite good, according to recent. Continue reading
YOUR MORNING COFFEE #12: State Of The Music Industry, Spotify Botting & More
On this new episode of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business” podcast with Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart is now live. Episode #12 Highlights On. Continue reading
Spotify Lets Artists, Labels Influence Recommend Tracks In Exchange For Lower Royalties
UPDATED: Spotify will let artists and labels have input on how their music is recommended to users of the streaming platform. But the new feature comes with a catch. Rather. Continue reading
Is Spotify’s Growth At The Expense Of Creators And Rightsholders? [MARK MULLIGAN]
Spotify’s premium revenue growth continues to trail subscriber increases, according to its latest report to investors. That has top MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan asking t Spotify’s growth is coming at. Continue reading
Music Metadata: The 3 Types and Why The Matter
In the modern digital music economy, getting your metadata ducks in a row is essential for independent artists. In this article, we look at the three types of metadata you. Continue reading
Spotify Pre-Save vs. Apple Music Pre-Add: What’s The Difference
Every streaming platform has its own method for allowing artists to pre-save their songs before release, but just how different are they? Here, Greg Majewski compares and contrasts Apple and. Continue reading
How To Know If Your Spotify Account Has Been Botted
Learn who you can tell if your Spotify account is a victim of botting and why you should never, ever pay to be on a playlist. By Madelynn Elyse, CEO. Continue reading
How Facebook Ripped Off Zoe Keating’s Fanbase
After Zoë Keating was forced to cancel a live concert due to COVID, scammers leapt at the opportunity to create a fake, live-streamed version of the show. Although Keating was. Continue reading
