David Crosby Slams Low Royalty Payments, Byrd-mate Roger McGuinn Agrees
David Crosby of Byrds, Crosby, Still, Nash (+ sometimes Young) and solo fame has tweeted his displeasure with the payments he's receiving. In a tweet headlined "real numbers," the outspoken musician. Continue reading
Understanding Music Streaming’s Incredible Growth
New numbers out from Nielsen have revealed that the popularity of streaming is continuing to grow at a precipitous rate. Here we hear from multiple industry experts on what this. Continue reading
For Better Or Worse: Drake Defines Streaming Era Success
While the consumption habits of the streaming era have led many to believe that the traditional album format would soon become a thing of the past, the massive streaming success. Continue reading
Apple Music Tops 50M Users, #1 Streamer US, Canada, Japan
Apple Music now has "'well over 50 million listeners," Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed in an earnings call yesterday, which he says makes it the top paid music streaming service. Continue reading
iHeartRadio Launches ‘Your Weekly Mixtape’
iHeartRadio has added “Your Weekly Mixtape.” This "Discover Weekly" for radio fans offers registered users a personalized playlist that mixes music from favorite artists and songs, as well as, new. Continue reading
Drake Has Earned $100 Million From Streaming (So Far)
Canadian musical sensation Drake has been smashing a number of streaming records lately, and a recent look at some of the financial numbers have revealed the artist has thus far. Continue reading
Hacking Spotify To Grow Followers, Streams, Playlist Slots
While the holy grail for artists is Spotify's tightly curated "home screen" playlists, working the system to earn a place on algorithm driven playlists is not only more achievable, but. Continue reading
Spotify Denies High Churn Rate
Following our recent report that Spotify was exeperiencing higher churn rates – paid users not renewing their subscriptions - as high as 16% in the US, Spotify has strongly denied the. Continue reading
Spotify Q2: 180M Users, Net Loss More Than Doubles
Spotify has just reported financial results for Q2 2018, ending June with 180 million monthly active users, including 83 million paid subscribers. That's up 30.4% and 40.7% respectively over the same quarter. Continue reading
