How much Apple Music pays artists vs. Spotify: side-by-side comparison
It’s long been the narrative that Apple Music treats artists more fairly than Spotify, and a song-to-song comparison released by independent music producer L.Dre brings the discrepancy into full focus.. Continue reading
Amazon Music’s full 100M track catalog is now free for Prime members
UPDATE: Amazon Music has made its full 100 million track library available at no additional cost and ad-free to all 150 million Amazon Prime subscribers. Previously just 2 million songs. Continue reading
Spotify is closing all its offices this week, so I’m closing Spotify
Spotify is closing all offices this week, so I’m closing Spotify. My personal week-long “boycott” of Spotify is not a protest. In fact, Wellness Week, which offers Spotify employees “the. Continue reading
Spotify stock fell 16% in 2 days, 67% for year as investors lose patience
UPDATE 2: Spotify stock fell another 3.17% on Thursday, closing at $81.74 after tumbling 13.01% on Wednesday. NYSE: SPOT began 2022 in the $240 per share range and has declined. Continue reading
5 things EVERY MUSICIAN should do now to get ready for Spotify Wrapped
Spotify calls Wrapped “the biggest fan moment of the year,” reaching hundreds of millions of fans, and it has expanded its free tools that help artists make the most of. Continue reading
Why some Japanese Artists are hard to find on Spotify
Japan’s enormous local music market means that the more the Japanese music industry embraces streaming, the bigger Japanese music artists will get worldwide. by Miran Miyano from Chartmetric Japan might. Continue reading
Spotify is closing all of its offices next week [This Is Not A Joke]
We’re hoping that no one runs into a problem with their new release next week, because Spotify is closing all offices as part of its second annual Wellness Week initiative.. Continue reading
Spotify will not match Apple, YouTube subscription hikes, for now
Spotify will not follow Apple Music and YouTube’s lead in raising subscription rates, CEO Daniel Ek said during a Q3 earnings call Thursday. On Monday, Apple announced that it is. Continue reading
Spotify stock sank Tuesday after mixed Q3 Report
Spotify shares fell as much as 7% in after-hours trading Tuesday after reporting Q3 earnings that narrowly beat analyst expectations. Some of the drag came after Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. Continue reading
Spotify adds 8M paid subscribers in Q3 2022 as revenue tops $3B
Spotify’s active monthly users grew 23 million to top 456 million in the last three months, as paid subscribers reached a quarterly record growing 8 million to 195 million. Revenue. Continue reading
Apple Music ups subscription price to $10.99
UPDATED: Apple is raising the price for Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple One worldwide. As of Monday, October 24th, the basic Apple Music subscription in the US will go up. Continue reading
