Searches for ‘rock music’ are up 600% on Spotify, enter MARROW

Spotify says that searches for “rock music,” “alt/rock,” and “rock band” are up 600%, alongside increases in searches for related subgenres, including alternative metal, post-grunge, and indie rock…..

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Spotify Editors discuss what makes a Classic Album in the streaming era

What makes a classic album in the streaming era from 2015 to the present? Industry insiders join Spotify editors to discuss how albums were chosen for Spotify’s new CLASSICS’s classic hip-hop and R&B Albums of the Streaming Era list…

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Why are playlists so important?

Mathilde Neu of Reprtoir looks at how crucial playlists are to today’s music ecosystem and how to get your fair share of placements…

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Most Popular Playlists On Spotify

Here is an updated list of Spotify’s most popular playlists based on followers. Today’s Top Hits – 33.4M followers Top 50 Global – 17.2M RapCaviar – 15.2M Viva Latino –. Continue reading

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Create weird, wonderful personalized playlists with Spotify Niche Mixes

[UPDATED] Spotify has expanded its family of personalized playlists with Niche Mixes – an almost unlimited array of weirdly specific personalized playlists. The streamer also reconfigured its mix categories with clearer. Continue reading

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How to avoid scams and get music on independent Spotify playlists

There are so many scam companies promising streams and playlist placements that it’s easy to forget that there are still some companies who do streaming promotions the legitimate way. Michael. Continue reading

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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: 100K new tracks daily • All That Matters takeaways• the Power of Playlists • more

Episode #113 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is live, and you can listen to it here. Episode #113. Continue reading

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How Symphonic’s Streaming Promotions works

Tired of giving questionable websites and bots money to promote new music? Symphonic Distribution’s recently acquired Streaming Promotions has a team (of real humans) who will pitch your songs to. Continue reading

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How making playlists can improve your songwriting

Who knew that your everyday shower mix could actually help you write your next big hit? Here’s how… by RAMITA ARORA of SoundFly Whether you hate or love song playlists, whether you. Continue reading

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How to get featured on more influential playlists

Playlists are the key to discovery and growth for many musicians, but very few know how to pitch tastemakers successfully. We can help. by James Shotwell of Haulix Every artist. Continue reading

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