Spotify users grew 24% to 356M users but missed Wall Street expectations
Total Spotify users grew 24% year on year to 356 million in the first three months of 2021, the music streaming service reported to investors Wednesday. Spotify paid subscribers grew. Continue reading
Napster preps launch of new platform combining Napster, MelodyVR
London-based Napster Group is preparing to debut a new Napster-branded platform which will be a merger of the two currently still standalone businesses MelodyVR and streaming platform Napster. Guest post. Continue reading
Apple Music adds 100 global City Charts
Apple Music has added City Charts which chronicle the top 25 songs in 100 countries around the world. From Austin to Zurich the 100 Apple Music City c=Charts offer a. Continue reading
Spotify adds podcast subscriptions, free to creators for 2 years
Spotify has added paid podcast subscriptions and promised that for two years there will no creator fees. Spotify’s move is an aggressive response to Apple’s podcast subscriptions which charges creators. Continue reading
Spotify raises price in US, EU
Spotify has raised the price of its premium Family Plan in the US ahead of this week’s earnings call. US Family Plan prices are up $15.99 from $14.99. Spotify also. Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR: Best way to plan your music release for success with Chris Robley of CD Baby
Bandzoogle is presenting a free webinar on the best ways to release new music this Thursday with Chris Robley of CD Baby. Hypebot is proud to be a media sponsor.. Continue reading
27% subscribe to 2 or more audio services
“Service Stacking” – paying for more than one streaming service – is becoming increasingly common. In its most common form service stacking is adding Hulu, Apple, and/or Disney to your. Continue reading
How Amy McDonald used Music + Talk to provide fans with context for her latest album
Here we look at how Scottish singer-songwriter Amy McDonald utilized Spotify’s Music +Talk show tool to give fans track-by-track insight into her latest release ‘The Human Demands.’ Guest post by. Continue reading
2020 amplified editorial playlists for 3 black female jazz musicians
In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month and Black Lives Matter, the good folks at Chartmetric are showcasing legendary Black female jazz artists and the editorial playlist development amplifying their voices. Continue reading
Spotify expected to report subscriber slowdown as CEO eyes $2B football team buy
Spotify is expected to announce slowing subscriber growth during its earnings call later this week at the same time that its CEO is publically eyeing a $2 billion football team. Continue reading
UMG accelerates IPO as revenue grows 9.4%
French media conglomerate Vivendi’s Universal Music Group has reported revenue of $2.2 billion for the quarter of 2021, up 9.4% from the same period the previous year. Vivendi also shared. Continue reading
