Tag: Spotify

UMG and Spotify announce vague expansion of promotional partnership

Universal Music Group and Spotify announced a short-on-details expansion of their strategic relationship to expand music discovery, social interaction, and the overall ‘fan experience’ for UMG artists on the streaming. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 04/02/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tidal just made sharing music easier. Will Apple and Spotify follow?

With the addition of universal links, Tidal just made a key avenue of music discovery – sharing music with friends – much easier…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify tests courses in Songwriting, Production, Performing Live & more

Spotify is testing the addition of video-based courses from BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, Thinkific, and others. Lessons in songwriting, music production, overcoming live performance anxiety, and more can be found alongside how-to’s on entrepreneurship, photography, and productivity…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tracy Chan exits SoundCloud, joins AI music platform Splash as CEO

Veteran music tech executive Tracy Chan has exited his role as COO of SoundCloud after less than two years to become the CEO of red-hot AI music creation platform Splash…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Bet you’ve never heard of this Artist with 15B Spotify streams. They want to keep it that way.

This Swedish artist keeps his identity under wraps but somehow has racked up over 15 billion streams……

Alana Bonilla on 03/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Conflicting IFPI, MIDiA & Spotify revenue reports

Episode 189 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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In 1 week, this bot farm generated 5.5M fake streams of 244 songs

A Danish man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using fake accounts and bot-generated streams to defraud streaming services of 2 million kroner ($290,000 USD) in royalties…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Never mind the ban, TikTok users are getting bored with the app anyway…

As the Senate begins debate on a forced sale or ban of TikTok, some stats are already pointing to a decline in growth and usage, writes Mike Masnick of Tech. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 03/22/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Biz Weekly Podcast looks back on 13 Years and 600 Episodes

Celebrating dual milestones of 13 years and 600 episodes, Music Biz Weekly co-hosts Micahel Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look back at what the internet, social media, and music marketing were like when their popular podcast launched…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How are Musicians & Songwriters paid? Two short Spotify videos explain

How do artists and songwriters get paid? As part of its annual Loud & Clear report on payments to musicians, Spotify has created two short videos to explain…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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