90% Of Consumers In Spotify’s Home Market Stream Music, But Only 43% Pay For It
A new streaming music survey in the Nordic countries offers a look at what may be the best that Spotify and the music industry can hope for when it comes. Continue reading
DITTO Music Seeks U.S. Trade Marketing Manager
Global independent music distributor and artist services provider DITTO Music is looking to add a skilled Trade Marketing Manager to its U.S. team to lead the development of artists and. Continue reading
UMG Is First To License Africa’s Top Steamer Boomplay
Universal Music Group has become the first major label to licence popular African music download and streaming service Boomplay. The service, boasts 36 million users in multiple African markets and is adding. Continue reading
Waze Adds Pandora, Deezer, iHeart, TuneIn, More To App
Popular navigation app Waze has added 7 audio services including Pandora, Deezer, iHeart and TuneIn to its Waze Audio Player, designed to seamlessly stream audio alongside Waze driving directions and alerts.. Continue reading
Is Spotify Spying On Us?
Spotify is using the songs we play to deliver targeted ads. That's not surprising or different than Google delivering ads based on previous searches. But, as Urbi Khan, the business and. Continue reading
Spotify Playlist Strategist Doug Ford Joins Exec Exodus
Spotify has confirmed that Doug Ford, a senior director and head of music culture & editorial, will be exiting the streamer. Ford, who joined Spotify in 2013 as part of. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
This week commentators from inside the music business weighed in on hustling their way to a debut streaming chart-topper, why the legal battle surrounding Stairway to Heaven is so different. Continue reading
Uploading Your Music Online Doesn’t Get You Tons Of Fans
Putting your music online is obviously an essential part of accruing fans, but a "build it and they will come" mentality does no one any good. Here we look at. Continue reading
$2.7B Yearly Loss From Illegal Music Streaming By Businesses
Artists and record labels are losing $2.7 billion in revenue each year because many small business owners use their $10 per month personal accounts to stream music in their retail. Continue reading
