Surprise! In home radio ownership is in RAPID decline
In home radio ownership and use is in a rapid decline. While it comes as no real surprise, the pace of further decline is accelerating even faster than expected. Edison. Continue reading
‘The latest manifestation of Daniel Ek’s monopolist edifice complex’ – Chris Castle
Spotify is putting all of their eggs in the wrong baskets by focusing on PR instead of giving artists what they deserve, says Chris Castle of Artist Rights Watch Op-ed. Continue reading
Amazon’s Amp is reinventing radio
Does the world need another social music app? According to the folks at Amazon Amp, the answer is an ecstatic “Yes!” A guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix. Remember Clubhouse?. Continue reading
How to prep song metadata the right way
You may think that once a song is finished you can just send it to a distributor and be done with it. However there are a lot of little details. Continue reading
Music and climate change collide
Eric Ian Walker “used instrumental music to ;show an audience, through sound’ the arc of climate change through history thus far.” A guest post by Caleb J. Murphy of Soundfly.. Continue reading
Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ takes aim at radio [MIDiA]
Radio becomes more and more of a thing of the past as streaming platforms, like Spotify, come out with radio-replacing devices like the Car Thing. by Annie Langston of MIDiA.. Continue reading
Tencent owns 40% of the company that bought Bandcamp: What that means for music
Chris Castle sounds the alarm after Tencent backed Epic Games acquires indie darling Bandcamp. Op-ed by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy. Bandcamp has been a safe haven for independent. Continue reading
Chartmetric examines The State of Country Music
What is the state of US Country music today? Chartmetric examines Country music stats for Country Radio Seminar 2022, using data from Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music and Pandora, as well. Continue reading
Indie Spotlight: Beatdrop
Beatdapp has launched a beta for its music streaming fraud detection and mitigation service. Sound wonky? Maybe, but its also a solution to a major problem. from Beatdrop via A2IM‘s. Continue reading
Spotify shut off 1.5M paid subscribers in Russia, free service still available
Spotify has suspended its paid premium service in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and that means a loss of about 1.5 million paid subscribers in the first quarter of. Continue reading
The Pocket Gods take on Spotify streaming royalties and win
A clever marketing decision from UK rock band The Pocket Gods has launched the group into the global music spotlight and brought much-needed attention to concerns over streaming royalties. A. Continue reading
