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Deezer just deleted 26M tracks: What it means and What to do about it

Deezer got ahead on its spring cleaning this year and removed 26 million tracks from the platform. What does this mean for the future of streaming…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/12/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify wants to use podcasts to help market music

Spotify intends to explore an untapped marketing strategy that would marry podcasts and music streaming for years to come…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/11/2024 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock up 63.7% this year, with more growth ahead, say analysts

Spotify stock is up 63.7% since the start of 2024 and 133.7% in the last 12 months while most overall market indexes are up just 7% to 9% year to date. Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] closed Monday at $309.O7…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/09/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify adds AI text to playlist creation, live Listening Parties

Spotify has added two new features—artist-driven live interactive Listening Parties and AI-powered text-based playlist creation—in beta and says both will be released more widely soon…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/08/2024 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify claims rules now in effect will shift $1B to ‘Working Artists’

This week, we learned that new Spotify rules are eliminating payments on the tens of millions of tracks that get less than 1,000 plays a year, and a crackdown on so-called “junk tracks” has been in full effect…….

Bruce Houghton on 04/05/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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62M tracks are now paid No Spotify Royalties, millions more are being deleted

New rules demanded by the major labels to devalue or delete so-called “junk tracks” are now in full force at Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, and several other music streaming services, according to multiple sources…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/04/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Planning a big D.I.Y Release? Learn from Kohla’s debut album ‘Romance’

Independent neo-soul artist Kohla explains the “highs and lows” of planning a big self-release…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/04/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Great Streaming Purge begins! Deezer tosses 26M ‘useless’ tracks

Music streamer Deezer recently deleted 26 million tracks from its platform. Keep reading to find out what was deleted and how this may affect music streaming and royalties……

Alana Bonilla on 04/04/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify stock jumps 11% on report of price increases in US, UK, AU

UPDATED: Spotify plans to raise the price of paid subscription service in multiple markets later this month and in the U.S. later in the year. The news sent Spotify stock [NYSE: SPOT} up 8.15% on Wednesday, and momentum continued with another 3% increase in late morning trading Thursday…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/04/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Songwriters: Are You Getting Paid All The Mechanical Royalties You Should Be? 

The MLC announced that it has distributed $2 billion in its first three years, but navigating the digital music royalty maze can be challenging. This guide reviews what all songwriters need to know so that they are correctly compensated…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/03/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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