5 ways to spice up your next live stream show
We’ve been at this pandemic business for a while now, and artists and fans alike have grown accustomed to the live stream concert experience. A year in, both audiences and. Continue reading
Spotify’s COVID-19 rocket fuel
New data (which may be unsurprising to many) reveals just how much the pandemic accelerated subscriber growth for Spotify over the past year. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music. Continue reading
Spotify To Host ‘Stream On ‘ State Of Streaming Event, Investor Update
Spotify will host Stream On, a virtual event to “share the latest on the state of global audio streaming and the company’s commitment to empowering creators around the world.” Both. Continue reading
Spotify makes a lot of money, loses a lot of money simultaneously
While the popularity of streaming apps like Spotify might cause consumers to assume they’re rolling in dough, this is only partially true, the company is also hemorrhaging money, as it. Continue reading
Deezer adds “search by lyrics”
The popular music streaming subscription service Deezer recently unveiled a clever new “search by lyrics feature” that other major players in the streaming game would do well to latch on. Continue reading
Trigger cities could be the key to expanding your audience
When it comes to growing your audience, new data emphasizes the importance of targeting cities that spark favorable algorithmic effects on music streaming platforms (AKA ‘trigger cities’). Guest post by. Continue reading
Equitable streaming payments and unintended consequences on artist income [Mark Mulligan]
How streaming music payments are calculated is front and center in UK Parliament hearings, but the implications are massive for artists, labels and the streaming services themselves. By Mark Mulligan. Continue reading
Spotify patents tech to monitor your speech, infer emotion
In the ‘doesn’t seem creepy at all’ department, streaming’s king of the ring, Spotify, recently received approval for a patent detailing the use of microphones to determine listeners’ emotional state,. Continue reading
Guide to spotting a fake Spotify playlist
As playlists’ importance and influence in the music biz continues to expand, more and more scammers are creating fake playlists in an effort to con artists. Guest post by James. Continue reading
Lost Writers: Copyright Office hosts unclaimed royalty roundtables
The U.S. Copyright Office has announced public roundtables as it studies the issue of unclaimed, or so-called ‘black box’ royalties. The U.S. copuright roundtables, which will be held on March. Continue reading
