A new study that analyzed 25.3 billion Spotify streams provides a look at how the streamer’s algorithms work and how they are changing how music is listened to and discovered…..
The MLC announced that songwriters and music publishers should expect additional payments for 2021-2022 from a total of nearly $400 million underpayments from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and other music streamers…..
Hyperpop music and artists like Charli XCX, ElyOtto, and Odetari have been on an astronomical rise in the 2020s, and these glitchy high-energy sounds are being heard worldwide…..
The Playlist Alert iOS app sends real-time alerts when songs are added to playlists. Since 2021, the popular free app has focused on adds to thousands of Spotify editorial playlists…
What makes a classic album in the streaming era from 2015 to the present? Industry insiders join Spotify editors to discuss how albums were chosen for Spotify’s new CLASSICS’s classic hip-hop and R&B Albums of the Streaming Era list…
As Taylor Swift continues to dominate music globally, her ongoing project of re-recording her discography to take control of their masters is making a big splash in the industry and among her fans…
Staff members at digital music distributor DistroKid have elected to join the National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians (NABET Local 16), a union within the Communication Workers of America…
The death of broadcast radio listening appears to have been greatly exaggerated. The average person in the U.S. spends 36% of their daily audio time listening to AM/FM radio, according to a new Edison survey…
Music data analytics platform Chartmetircis has released its latest Year in Music Report, and it shows both how high the mountain is that artists must climb to find success and some key drivers to beat the odds…
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