No COVID User Bounce For Spotify In Q1 2020
Spotify subscriber growth was solid in the first three months of 2020, but not the dramatic jump that some expected given the global lockdown. Spotify free users grew 10 million. Continue reading
Guide To Planning A Tour Using Streaming Data [Part 3]
Given their inability to tour, most artists have turned to live-streaming or other multimedia performances in the time of Corona. Fortunately, streaming data can still be a valuable resource in. Continue reading
Analytics: Listening In Lockdown
There’s been some speculation that streaming numbers will likely be down, with fewer commuters and the closure of cafes and offices. Here, Matthew Whiteside crunches some numbers to see just. Continue reading
Artists Coming Together For Virtual Festivals
It’s been awhile now since public live performances ground to a halt, and while a number of artists have been doing small one-off livestreams, others have taken things a step. Continue reading
Apple Music Expands To 52 New Countries, Now In 2X The Markets As Spotify
Apple Music has launched in 52 new countries for a total of 167 markets. That’s more than double the 79 that Spotify operates in. “We’re delighted to bring many of. Continue reading
Spotify Exec Tracy Chan Joins Twitch Music Team
Twitch has hired Spotify executive Tracy Chan as Head of Product and Engineering for Music With venues worldwide shutdown during the pandemic, Twitch has exploded as a free vehicle for. Continue reading
Guide To Routing A Tour Using Streaming Data [Part 2]
Going on tour is simply not in the cards at the moment, but sooner or later it will be time to hit the road again, and now is the perfect. Continue reading
4 Ways To Maximize Your Streams During Week 1
When releasing new material on a streaming service, the first week can give an artist some key data on how their music is being recieved, and help inform a better. Continue reading
Streaming Companies Step Up To Aid Music Community
While streaming platforms take a lot a flak from artists for their often extremely low royalty payouts, most of the major streaming companies are stepping up in the current crisis. Continue reading
Guide To Routing A Tour Using Streaming Data
It may be difficult to believe, but musicians will return to the stage. With live music on pause, now is a good time to learn how to tour better and. Continue reading
The Lost Art of Listening: Up Next [Volume 2]
In this second installment of the Lost Art of Listening series, Song Somelier Keith Joplin looks at the continued importance of human curation in an increasingly algorithm driven world. Guest. Continue reading
