7 smart tips for remotely co-writing songs
With so many artists still working from home or not able to get together with their creative peers in the same space, remote collaboration remains more popular than ever. Here,. Continue reading
Spotify stock up 8.3% on strong Q3 report [NYSE: SPOT]
Spotify stock jumped $20.93 to close up 8.3% to $273.13 on Wednesday after Spotify reported strong Q3 2021 earnings and growth. Yesterday, Spotify reported 19% year-on-year paid subscriber growth to 172. Continue reading
Spotify sells 2/3rds of its DistroKid shares for $167M
Spotify has sold 2/3rds of its investment in D.I.Y. music distributor DistroKid for $153 million. That’s a 13X return on investment in just the last 20 months. Today’s Spotify financial. Continue reading
Spotify has 381M monthly users as subscribers grow 19% in strong Q3 2021
[UPDATED] Spotify reported 19% year-on-year paid subscriber growth to 172 million in Q3 2021 financial statement shared on Wednesday. Total monthly average users also grew 19% Y/Y to 381 million.. Continue reading
Getting the most out of streaming analytics data
For artists interested in tracking their performance, streaming services now offer up a whole host of analytical data. If aren’t numbers person, however, some of this information can be a. Continue reading
We need a Creative Survival Index for musicians
Christ Castle outlines a new mechanism for tracking economic fluctuations month to month as they apply to musicians. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech SolutionsI had such a. Continue reading
Music Tectonics returns this week with a hybrid conference
Music Tectonics begins its 2021 edition Monday as a hybrid in-person and online conference. By David De Cristofaro In its first edition in 2019, Music Tectonics began bringing together a. Continue reading
Spotify free listeners are growing faster than paid subscribers
Spotify will hit 41.5 million US ad-supported listeners in 2021, a 9.7% increase over 2020. Spotify’s U.S. paid subscribers are estimated to be 44.7 million. If current trends continue, Spotify. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Tunecore • Brooklyn Made • SACEM • Shore Fire • Downwrite
TuneCore has named Erica Clayton to the newly created position of Senior Director, Client Success for the company. Clayton joined Tunecore in 2019. She then grew the department from a small. Continue reading
Muso adds $2M for live booking platform
As live music crawls out of lockdown, booking and gig marketing startup Muso has raised $2 for international expansion. Muso previously raised $1.5 million in a 2019 seed round and. Continue reading
