These 5 Music Genres Grew The Most On Spotify In 2018
Alongside the usual most streamed artists, songs and albums lists of 2018, Spotify added the 5 fastest growing music genres on the platform. Several of them barely existed just 12. Continue reading
Spotify’s 2018 Top Artists, Songs, Albums and Playlists
Spotify has revealed its 2018 lists of most streamed artists, tracks, playlists, podcasts and more of 2018. Sure, there's plenty of Drake and Ariana Grande. But there are also some. Continue reading
Apple Music Reveals 2018 Top Songs, Albums [Full Charts]
Apple Music unveiled its 2018 Top 100 songs and albums. Its Artist Of The Year Drake tops both lists and has 3 of the Top 5 songs. Juice WRLD was. Continue reading
Streaming Services Hold Key To Music’s Diversity [Op-Ed]
Johan Svanberg of indie distributor Record Union looks at the need for music streaming services to become more diverse and egalitarian; not only where gender and ethnicity are concerned, but. Continue reading
Qobuz Sets Early 2019 US Launch with Hi-Res Streams, Downloads, Additional Content
Qobuz, which bills itself as the world’s only certified hi-res streaming and download service, will launch in the US in early 2019. 40 million tracks will be available in “lossless”. Continue reading
Spotify, Soundcloud Bot Farms Continue To Manipulate Streaming Numbers
Bot farms continue to manipulate streaming stats on Spotify and Soundcloud, a year after the streamers and music industry became aware of them, multiple sources tell Hypebot. The bots, which. Continue reading
YouTube Music Adds Student Discount Plans
YouTube has added student plans that match discounts offered by Spotify and other competitors YouTube Music Premium will cost students $4.99 per month and YouTube Premium which includes video is. Continue reading
Why Image Matters In The Spotify Age: Secretly Group Creative Director Explains
Danny Ross sat down to chat with Robby Morris, the creative director of indie powerhouse the Secretly Group, which is responsible for the releases of Bon Iver, Angel Olsen, The. Continue reading
Streaming Breathes New Life Into Older Record Catalogs
As the rise of the streaming industry continues to alter the ways in which listeners consume music, we're starting to get a better handle on what some of these changes. Continue reading