Manatt’s music streaming royalty calculator is the best we’ve seen
Since streaming services began paying musicians and labels, we’ve seen dozens of calculators purporting to predict earnings, but one just launched by consultancy Manatt looks to be the most up-to-date. Continue reading
Not everyone will like Spotify’s new Royalty Structure
Major changes are coming yo to Spotify’s royalty system which will excite some and disappoint others. Here’s what you need to know… by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It’s been. Continue reading
Streaming empowered music’s long tail. Is Spotify about to cut it off? [Bill Werde]
“The promise of the streaming age was always the long tail,” writes Bill Werse “We all cheered that it would lower barriers to entry and empower artists.” But new royalty. Continue reading
How TikTok helped Gen Z discover the brilliance of Bossa Nova
A testament to TikTok’s revitalizing powers, Brazilian Bossa nova is making a surprise reemergence in today’s music scene through artists like Billie Eilish with her song “Billie Bossa Nova.” by. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Spotify’s new royalty model • 50 years of music revenue • Spotify earnings call takeaways • More
Episode 168 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 168 On this week’s episode of the. Continue reading
50 Years of Music Industry Revenues: The Highs & Lows
An informative graphic overview of music industry revenue lows and highs broken down by format over the last half a century. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 There are so. Continue reading
Spotify says new model will shift $1B to ‘working artists’ in 5 years
Spotify is making major changes that it says will shift $1 billion in royalty payments over the next five years to ‘legitimate’ artists and rightsholders. Spotify has confirmed to multiple. Continue reading
Spotify [SPOT] up 10% on strong Q3 Report, solid Q4 forecast
Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock closed up 10.36% Tuesday at $170.63, after strong Q3 earnings and user growth reports. By Wednesday morning, the price had fallen back about 1% to $168.83.. Continue reading
Spotify Q3 2023: Users pass 574M in first Profitable Quarter since ’21
In its first profitable since 2021, Spotify’s monthly active users (MAUs) passed 574 million, and paid subscribers topped 226 million. Both increases were slightly above Spotify’s guidance. At the end. Continue reading
‘Fasten your seat belts,’ as Spotify sets Q3 earnings report
Spotify will report Q3 earnings before the market opens Tuesday, and a top analyst is expecting increased volatility following what they expect will be a mixed report. Although Spotify’s revenue. Continue reading
Today is last day to win 10 Free Passes to Music Tectonics Conference
Hypebot has partnered with the Music Tectonics Conference being held this October 24-26 in Santa Monica, CA, to give away ten free badges. Each badge is currently valued at $350. Music Tectonics is. Continue reading
