Labels, Streamers, Publishers Pledge To Battle Streaming, But Major Players Fail To Sign On
Spotify, Amazon and Deezer have joined all three major labels and music publishers, the RIAA, the American Association of Independent Music, IMPALA, Merlin, The International Confederation of Music Publishers and. Continue reading
Grammys Finally Accept Streaming Links As Submissions
The Recording Academy will finally accept streaming links instead of physical product for award submissions in most categories. In a statement, the Academy also said, "For most categories, we would. Continue reading
Why Fans Are More Important Than Listeners
It's impossible to please everyone, and trying to winner every casual listeners is a futile effort. Instead, artists are better off focusing on their core diehard fans – an overall. Continue reading
Merlin Paid Indie Labels $1 Billion In Last 18 Months
Global independent digital rights agency Merlin announced the findings of its 2019 Membership Report & Survey at A2IM Indie Week on Tuesday, The report revealed 63% year-on-year increase in member. Continue reading
Artist’s Guide To Pandora AMP
While traditionally artists needed to use a distributor such as TuneCore or CD Baby in order to get their music on a major streaming network, more services are allowing artists. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this journey back through a busy seven days in the music business, we revisit why music's superstars are suddenly getting streamed less, how Spotify is redesigning your music library,. Continue reading
Pandora Launches ‘Studio Resonate’ Consultancy
Pandora is launching a new in-house consultancy called Studio Resonate. The consultancy will provide advertisers with audio creative development, sonic branding and strategy services, web and mobile experiences, visual design,. Continue reading
Music Superstars Are Getting Streamed Less
Even as streaming continues to grow in popularity, it seems those top tear artists who were bringing home a disproportionate amount of revenue have seen their play counts slip –. Continue reading
