Meet Mike Warner, indie artist and streaming expert at Chartmetric
Every month the growing Bandsintown Artist Community spotlights a member and this month its independent artist, Mike Warner who is also a leading expert in streaming music and the person. Continue reading
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac nears 18 years on the charts
Fleetwood Mac’s Grammy winning album may be growing old, but it is still breaking records. A guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. For some of us it’s hard. Continue reading
Is Spotify exploring Web3 as a new way to monetize free streaming?
Like just about every other company, Spotify is exploring Web3 opportunities – the distributed web catch all that includes the blockchain, crypto, NFTs and more. So far Spotify has been. Continue reading
Soundrop adds TIDAL to 99¢ per track distribution (including free cover song licensing)
Downtown Music’s Soundrop is now also distributing music to TIDAL. The streamer recently added fan-centered royalties to some subscription tiers. Soundrop is particularly popular with TikiTok, YouTube and other short. Continue reading
Spotify, Complex live programming deal moves streamer closer to making radio irrelevant
Spotify has partnered Complex Networks to make Spotify Greenroom the exclusive home of all its live audio content. The partnership will launch with for live shows later this month. CEO. Continue reading
‘Creators are risking burnout to meet their audiences’ demand for binging’ [Mark Mulligan]
Musicians have benefited immensely from the plethora of social media and platforms that enable them to create and maintain a direct connection with fans. But it has come at a. Continue reading
Spotify spends millions on naming rights while songwriters struggle [Chris Castle]
Spotify recently buys naming rights to Barcelona FC’s super stadium for approximately 225 million euros, while songwriters and artists are still receiving pennies in royalties, write Chris Castle. A guest. Continue reading
Thirty Tigers’ Dave Macias offers a more nuanced look at Spotify, streaming royalties
David Macias, who runs Nashville-based label-services company Thirty Tiger, has been frustrated by the prevailing narrative that Spotify is an evil corporate giant picking the pockets of poor creators. To. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists is now available in 26 languages
Spotify for Artists is adding 9 new languages in addition to English and the 16 languages added late last year on both the web and mobile app. This new Spotify. Continue reading
Music streaming really does pay, you just aren’t doing the math right. [Anthony Manker]
UPDATED: “The ‘streaming is evil’ narrative is doing more harm than good, particularly for independent artists,” writes Anthony Manker By Anthony Manker of Group Projects I’m constantly amazed by the. Continue reading
Spotify hit by new controversy: playlists that actively promoted anti-vaccine tracks
Songs claiming that Covid-19 doesn’t exist and calling its vaccine a ‘poison’ are not just available on Spotify but are being actively promoted on the streamer’s algorithmically produced playlists. This. Continue reading
