Tough Love: Rift Between Spotify, Music Industry Growing
A contentious relationship from the beginning, the streaming industry and the rest of the music business have been increasingly at odds of late. Even as recorded revenues continue to rise,. Continue reading
Pandora Adds Discount Student, Military and Veterans Plans
Pandora has added deeply discounted student and military plans. The streamer recently launched the Pandora Premium Family Plan, where up to six family members get Premium features for $14.99 per. Continue reading
3 Music Streaming Services Offer Emerging Artists Programs
In many ways, being an artist is harder now than it's ever been, and the path to music industry success is crowded with obstacles. Streaming services have taken note of. Continue reading
How Spotify’s Continued Expansion Is Killing Niche Music Genres
While the rise of streaming is, in many ways, responsible for the music industry's salvation, the vast majority of content streamed on platforms like Spotify generally tends to lean towards. Continue reading
Spotify Adds 40,000 New Tracks Every Day [That’s Not A Typo]
During an earnings call Monday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shared that the streamer now offers 60 million tracks. The catalog continues to grow by a whopping 40,000 tracks every day,. Continue reading
Spotify Passes 217M Active Users, Revenue Per User Slips
UPDATED: Spotify's monthly active users grew 26% over the last year to 217 million at the end of 2018, the streamer reported on Monday. Now in 79 countries, a February. Continue reading
What To Expect From Spotify Q1 Earning Report [NYSE:SPOT]
Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) will share its first quarter 2019 financial results this morning before the market opens. It is the first report to investors since the streamer's big bet on podcasting. Continue reading
Pandora Set To Launch Interactive Voice Ads
A fundamental part of the music business, advertising's latest evolution is arriving at Pandora in the form of interactive voice ads, built in partnership with Instreamatic around AI tech and. Continue reading
SiriusXM Launches Low Cost Streaming Only Plan
SiriusXM has added an "Essential" subscription streaming only plan, making its multi-channel service available on mobile, tablet, desktop and other connected devices. Essential subscribers get 300 channels from SiriusXM's lineup. Continue reading
