Do Spotify’s Investors Lack Confidence In The Platform? [Bobby Owsinski]
Spring is in the air, and Spotify is headed for a direct listing on the NY Stock Exchange on April 3rd. Unfortunately for the streaming platform and its IPO, investors. Continue reading
Context, Not Genre Drives Playlist Popularity [Analysis]
Early Spotify users found playlists by searching for a genre (Americana, metal, hip hop). But over time, that has shifted to more searches by context (at the gym, work, Sunday. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this journey back through a crowded week of music industry news, we check back in with Spotify's announcement for and April 3rd stock debut, how social media use in. Continue reading
How To Fix Music Modernization Act’s Broken Audit Clause
The much maligned Music Modernization Act here comes under fire for its fatally flawed "audit" clause. Rather than simply cast stones however, this article form Chris Castle looks at potential. Continue reading
Apple Music Has 38M Paid Subs, 8M Trials, Up 2M Monthly
[UPDATED] Apple Music has added 2 million subscribers since the Wall Street Journal reported 36 million in early February. Apple exec Eddy Cue told the crowd at SXSW Monday that. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the music industry this week shared their distate for the Music Modernization Act, explained both the misfortune and importance of writing about music and, in the case of. Continue reading
Last Week In Music Commentary
Commentary on goings-on in the music industry this week covered how to fix the Music Modernization Act's busted Audit Clause, how the copyright stranglehold could potentially be dooming Spotify, and. Continue reading