Why Does Spotify Pay So Little? [An Analysis]
Both artists and their loyal listeners have expressed disdain about artist payouts (or lack thereof) – but why are streaming services like Spotify, who are seemingly so successful, paying the. Continue reading
TIDAL Absorbs WiMP As Jay Z Takes Ownership Of Music Streamer, U.S. Relaunch March 30th
Apparently, Jay-Z and I have something in common besides the love of an occasional cigar. Neither of us liked the strange name WiMP for a music service. So, as of today,. Continue reading
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Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts
In terms of subscribers and market share, Beats Music (acquired by Apple as part of its purchase of Beats in May of last year) is way behind Spotify. But there's. Continue reading
“Zero Effect”: Do New Consumption Charts Penalize Artists Windowing Streaming and Compilation Records?
"Although we can’t tell how consumption charts are weighted (as far as I know that info hasn’t been released publicly), it’s pretty clear that if you are not on streaming. Continue reading
Kendrick Lamar Sets Global First Day Spotify Streaming Record
Kendrick Lamar’s new album "To Pimp a Butterfly" was streamed more than 9.6 million times on Spotify on its first day, Monday, March 16. That is a new global record. Continue reading