Ari Herstand On ‘How to Make It in the New Music Business’ In 2020
Musician and author Ari Herstand joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to discuss the playlist strategies, Facebook advertising and mushc more. Herstand has. Continue reading
Indie Label Spotlight On Partisan Records
In this addition of the Label Spotlight series from Spotify for Artists, we look behind the curtain of Partisan Records, and how the label grew from its bedroom beginnings to. Continue reading
Amazon Music Goes From Dark Horse to Thoroughbred
Amazon Music was not taken seriously when it entered the marketplace with a limited music service tied to an Amazon Prime delivery subscription. Many iterations and 55 million subscribers later,. Continue reading
The Song Economy Is Just Getting Started: Here’s Why
Keith Jopling explores the development of the burgeoning song economy. This new music industry growth engine has spurred decades-old chestnuts back to the top of the charts, as well as. Continue reading
Importance Of Constructing A Narrative
Here Jake Udell reflects on how the non-linear nature in which fans often experience music differs from that of other media, and how this experience should inform the way bands. Continue reading
Amazon Music Passes 55 Million Subscribers
Amazon Music is entering 2020 with 55 million customers globally, the notoriously PR shy company announced today. “our strategy is unique” Subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited grew by more than. Continue reading
Downtown, AVL/CD Baby Acquire B2B Music Tech Provider FUGA
Downtown Music Holdings announced today that its subsidiary, AVL Digital has acquired FUGA, the Netherlands-based B2B music technology and services company. AVL, which was acquired just 10 months ago by Downtown,. Continue reading
Beatport Has Paid Out $300 Million To Independent Labels
Dance and DJ focused Beatport is turning 16 and with the birthday comes some new stats. Beatport has paid indie labels $300 million since launching in 2004 with “payouts have. Continue reading
SoundExchange Shares Year-End Top Tracks, Breakout Artists
SoundExchange has released its 2019 year-end streaming charts based on data from 3200 webcasting services, satellite radio, cable, and satellite TV music services including SiriusXM and Pandora. 2019 Top Tracks. Continue reading
How Music Collaborations Evolved in the Digital Era: A Decade in Review
Collaboration has always been a major part of how we create and interact with music, but how that collaboration happens has evolved significantly over the past few years. Here we. Continue reading
