In this oversaturated music market, artists face endless challenges in getting their music heard on platforms like Spotify. To overcome these hurdles, you first need to identify and understand them….
Music publishers are up in arms as Spotify’s latest lyrics and video features push the boundaries of copyright laws and their deals with music publishers, potentially costing creators millions in royalties…..
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has filed a lawsuit against Spotify, seeking what it says are unpaid royalties due under its compulsory mechanical blanket license…..
Are you looking to increase your Spotify streams? Here are eight effective techniques and practical tips to boost your play counts and grow your audience without breaking the rules…..
Spotify received a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday from the National Music Publishers Association regarding its use of lyrics in newly launched video functions and a remix feature that enables users to speed up and edit songs to create derivative works…..
As subscription prices rise, consumers find themselves having to give up some platforms. What does it all mean for artists, labels, and the streamers themselves…..
AI is increasingly deciding what we listen to, but not all AI-powered playlists are created equal, as this test by the Songhunt team showed in a head-to-head match-up with Spotify…..
Spotify has quietly set limits on lyrics for more than 60% of its 619 million monthly active users who listen using its free tier. The streamer made no announcement of the change and has not commented on it…..
SoundCloud has added Buzzing Playlists, a set of genre-specific playlists featuring songs based on genuine fan engagement. These playlists are available to all users…..
Last week, Taylor Nation, the official Taylor Swift fan account, hosted a listening party for her new album “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” on Sationhead, which drove over 1 million streams on Apple Music and Spotify in under 24 hours…..
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