Spotify Passes 140M Total Users, About 2X Apple Music’s Paid Subscribers
[UPDATED] Spotify has announced that it now has more than 140 million active monthly users. That's an impressive 40 million year over year increase. With the brief announcement, which came. Continue reading
Believe Digital Actively Seeks Sale, Major Players Show Interest [EXCLUSIVE]
Global independent distributor and label services provider Believe Digital is for sale, sources tell Hypebot, and a two to three week deadline has been set for initial bids. France based. Continue reading
Why You Need To Treat A Band Like A Startup
Here John O'Connor explores the parallels between a startup and a band in its infancy, explaining why many of the same principles which govern a successful startup and allow it. Continue reading
SoundExchange Royalties: The Producer’s Cut
Attorney and artists advocate Chris Castle lays out how SoundExchange deals with royalties due to the producers of the sound recordings to which they hold the rights, and how their share. Continue reading
Apple Music Can’t Catch Up To Spotify And That Spells Trouble for Apple’s HomePod Smart Speaker
[UPDATED] Recently, Apple announced that Apple Music has 27 million subscribers. While impressive, it's not enough to catch Spotify, who has more than 50 million paid subscribers, and continues to. Continue reading
Reddit, Amazon Push For July 12 ‘Day Of Action’ To Protest Killing Of Net Neutrality
Although Google and Netflix have both abandoned their defense of net neutrality, other also major internet companies are planning to come together in a 'Day of Action' on July 12th. Continue reading
6 Ways To Speed Up The Songwriting Process
Songwriting can often be a lengthy process, something which is frequently due not to a lack of talent, but simply limited musical knowledge. Here we look at six ways in. Continue reading
A2IM Declares June ‘Independent’s Month’ To Celebrate Indie Music
The Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has declared June 5th through July 5th, Independents’ Month "to shine a spotlight on the labels and artists who blaze trails beyond the roads. Continue reading
Could Europe Be Set To Recalibrate The Digital Music Market?
Respect for copyrights and music's "value gap" continue to be core issues for creators and the music industry. But Europe's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is taking steps to recalibrate the. Continue reading
