An Overnight Success Story… 15 Years In The Making
In this piece, musician and entrepreneur Carter Fox details how he was able to draw on fifteen years of experience in the music industry and adapt his marketing strategy in. Continue reading
Bandcamp Launches Live Stream Platform with Integrated Merch
Bandcamp has launched a live streaming platform that integrates merchandise sales from the indie music platform. Streaming on the platform will cost 10% with all fees waived until March 31,. Continue reading
Music Micro-Communities: Are Rights Holders Missing Twitch’s Real Value? [Mark Mulligan]
MIDiA top analyst Mark Mulligan looks at the ongoing Twitch licensing controversy and wonders if most right holders aren’t missing the whole point of the platform. Twitch has apologized to. Continue reading
Spotify Shows ‘Profound Disrespect’ With Promo For Lower Royalty Offer Say Songwriters
Spotify’s recent offer of targeted algorithmic song placement in exchange for a lower royalty rate continues to draw fire. “Spotify’s suggestion to promise more exposure in exchange of lower royalty. Continue reading
Sonos Launches Radio HD with Dolly Parton, Ann Powers, More
Sonos has launched Sonos Radio HD, a subscription ad-free, high-definition streaming tier of Sonos Radio. Priced at $7.99 per month, Sonos Radio HD launches in the US and UK with. Continue reading
20 Most Popular Playlists On Spotify
Here is an updated list of the Top 20 Playlists on Spotify as of late October based on total subscribers. Thanks to Chartmetric for the updated data with a H/T. Continue reading
How To Understand Your Pandora Data
In this edition of How Music Charts, Dan Wissinger and Jay Troop of the online radio/streaming platform Pandora discuss what Pandora is, why it’s so important in the broader music. Continue reading
Spotify Needs To Change – Here’s Why
While frustration with Spotify and other streaming platforms is nothing new in the music biz, movement by two leading industry groups could hint at the possibility of change. Guest post. Continue reading
TIDAL Adds Millions Of Master Quality Tracks From WMG
TIDAL has added millions of MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) tracks from Warner Music Group to its Masters catalog. Included in the deak are iconic albums from artists such as The. Continue reading
Russ Earns $100K Weekly As TuneCore Artist, Offers Advice To Others
U.S. based rapper Russ has shared impressive screenshots of his weekly statements from TuneCore and added some advice for all artists. “Some weekly checks on tunecore… inspo purposes only,” tweeted. Continue reading
