COVID-19’s Impact On Music By Genre
In an effort to help artists, labels, and other entertainment entities stay afloat and improve their well-being during this difficult period, Chartmetric provides some valuable data-driven analysis of exactly what. Continue reading
Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Launches Sessions DIY Live Music Streaming Platform
Pandora founder Tim Westergren has launched Sessions, a live streaming platform for music. Sessions combines live interactive streaming with the kind of engagement and monetization features found in well-designed games.. Continue reading
Live Nation Is Using Local Venues To Promote Virtual Tour By Willie Gomez
Live streams may be global, but Live Nation is using its local branches and venues to market and promote a ‘virtual tour’ by rising Latin artist Willie Gomez. Gomez will. Continue reading
Spotify Touts The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ As Proof That Paid Sponsored Recommendations Work
During a Spotify earnings call Tuesday, CEO Daniel Ek highlighted the streamer’s “two-sided marketplace” of paid tools and services that help artists and labels promote music on the platform. As. Continue reading
How The Recorded Music Industry Could Be Reshaped By Year’s End
As with so many things involving this pandemic, the impact on the recorded music industry is uncertain, but thanks to an abundance of data, we can at least make some. Continue reading
7 Creative Ways Quarantined Musicians Optimize Livestreams
Although the coronavirus shutdown has led to the cancellation of tours and live shows, artists are adapting to this new era of isolation through livestreams. With so many musicians offering. Continue reading
No COVID User Bounce For Spotify In Q1 2020
Spotify subscriber growth was solid in the first three months of 2020, but not the dramatic jump that some expected given the global lockdown. Spotify free users grew 10 million. Continue reading
Indie Artists and Lockdown Listening
The coronavirus lockdown has had collateral consequences for musicians far beyond the loss of live performance revenue, according to MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan. It could, in fact, lead to “an. Continue reading
10 Ways To Use Spotify As A Social Platform
Artists are typically active at least one of the major social media platforms, but often don’t realize these skills are also transferable to Spotify as well, now that the popular. Continue reading
Guide To Planning A Tour Using Streaming Data [Part 3]
Given their inability to tour, most artists have turned to live-streaming or other multimedia performances in the time of Corona. Fortunately, streaming data can still be a valuable resource in. Continue reading
