Spotify Is Favoring Its Own Playlists At The Expense Of Indie Curators and Artists

Although Spotify certainly has many fine features, many artists have found it to be lacking when it comes to the tools it makes available to artists to market themselves on. Continue reading

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YouTube Has Paid Musicians, Music Industry $1 Billion In 12 Months vs $1.6 Billion From Spotify

UPDATED: Amid ongoing label driven furor over the size of payments to musicians and the music industry, YouTube has shared a big number – $1 billion.  That's the amount that. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music

In our how-to and do it yourself corner this week, we advise independent artists on how they can a verified artist on Spotify, how they can build the ideal home. Continue reading

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Apple To Lower The Price Of Apple Music, Claims Dubious Report

Apple is planning to lower the price of Apple Music, a source has reportedly told Digital Music News. The story doesn't add up, given what is known about Apple's deals. Continue reading

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Music Chatbots: What They Are And How Anyone Can Create One

In addition to VR and other technological developments, 2016 has shaped up to be the year of the chatbot. Here we get the low-down on all things chatbot, and explore what. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Go Launches In Canada

SoundCloud has launched its paid on demand music streaming service in Canada. Alongside the paid launch, the music streamer is adding ads to its free service with a portion of. Continue reading

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Spotify, Pandora And Apple Each Tackle Music Discovery And Personalization Differently

Delivering the best personalized music experience is the subject of much effort and hand wringing in the conference rooms of every music streamer. And how each service uses artificial intelligence,. Continue reading

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How To Tap Into The College Music Market

Many high-profile artists got their initial start while they were in college, and able to draw on the ready made fanbase provided by a university population. Here we look at. Continue reading

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FreshTunes Launches Offering 100% Free Music Distribution To Spotify, Apple, All Major Services

In the digital age, music distribution has become a commodity, and like most commodities the price is almost constantly moving downward.  Companies like CDBaby, TuneCore and OnePRM offer flat fee. Continue reading

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