Vinyl sales overtake CDs for first time in 34 years
According to a new report from the RIAA, the vinyl renaissance remains stronger than ever, with vinyl sales growing by more than 28% to overtake CD sales in 2020. Guest. Continue reading
No, Soundcloud is not keeping 45% of those new ‘fan-powered’ royalty checks
We’ve been skeptical of SoundCloud’s new ‘fan-powered’ user-centric royalty system because it requires that artists become paying members to get paid. SoundCloud poured fuel on the fire when in an. Continue reading
Amazon Music adds merch with exclusives from Selena Gomez, Weezer, more
Amazon Music has added integration of artist merchandise within its mobile app. The offering combines the shopping convenience that made Amazon an online commerce behemoth with a new way for. Continue reading
TuneCore Expands Across Latin America
TuneCore has expanded operations across Latin America. TuneCore LATAM will now support artists in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Spain. It will be led. Continue reading
Spotify adds 36 languages to mobile [full list]
At its Stream On event last month, Spotify announced plans to add 36 new languages. This morning they launched on the streamer’s mobile app, bringing the total to 62 languages.. Continue reading
209M in US stream music + 4 more takeaways from MusicWatch 2020 Report
A record 209 million internet users aged 13 or older now stream music, according to MusicWatch’s new 2020 Annual Music Study. These stats include services such as Pandora, Spotify, and. Continue reading
SoundCloud throws down with fan-powered royalties
SoundCloud has been making waves recently by being the first service to switch to a user-centric royalty model, where listeners pay for the music they’re actually listening to. Here, we. Continue reading
Regional Latin music on the rise: Colombian genres
In part 2 of Chartmetric’s exploration of Latin music’s regional rise, we dive into how global music streaming platforms are fueling the rise in popularity of genres like Vallenato, Colombian. Continue reading
Verzuz Leaves Apple For Triller Acquisition
Verzuz, the popular livestream battle and platform created by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, has been acquired by Triller. Verzuz had previously partnered with Apple Music. We now also know how. Continue reading
DistroKid Adds Distribution To Snapchat
Distrokid has added Snapchat to its list of music distribution outlets. The new Snapchat distribution service is free for all DistroKid members. Snapchat, which has more than 265 million daily. Continue reading
Metallica, Twitch, back in copyright news again
In a bit of a callback to the early 2000s, when Metallica threw themselves on the front lines of the download fight, the heavy metal band is back in copyright. Continue reading
