Sona adds musician-friendly streaming, marketplace with $6.8M funding
Sona has launched a new web3-based, no-subscription, ad-free streaming music platform and a marketplace where artists can auction off SONA, the “digital twins” of songs. The startup was co-founded by. Continue reading
10 things you need before releasing music
If you want to release music but don’t know how to start, this guide is for you. Here are ten things you need to start the process (and you probably. Continue reading
Layoffs to cost Spotify $140M – $155M as stock rise tops 10% [NYSE: SPOT]
Spotify stock opened up again on Wednesday, trading at $200.39 after the stock bucked two down days on Wall Street to rise 2.65% on Tuesday and 7.46% on Monday. The. Continue reading
Vinyl industry opposes ‘dramatic’ shift in music store sales reporting
The Vinyl Record Manufacturing Association (VRMA) and the Vinyl Alliance have joined forces to oppose Luminate and Billboard’s upcoming changes to how music sales are calculated from independent retailers. Data. Continue reading
Art With Me stands out as Art Basel invades Miami with sets from Channel Tres, Polo & Pan, and more
The Art Basel celebration of music, art, and culture takes over Miami again this week, and the three-day Art With Me festival promises to be a highlight. The famed multidisciplinary festival. Continue reading
How to increase streams on Spotify without breaking the rules
Have you been working hard on releasing your music just for it to sit stagnant on Spotify? Here are seven different ways to switch up your current strategies and boost. Continue reading
Spotify says it has to pull out of Uruguay. Chris Castle weighs in…
Spotify announced that it would pull out of Urguay after a new law added performers to the royalties that the music streamer must pay. Not so fast, says the country’s. Continue reading
5 Music Tech Predictions to help artists prepare for 2024
2023 has been a busy year for music streaming and music tech, and it’s looking like that growth will continue in 2024. Learn what’s coming so that you can make. Continue reading
Read Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s Layoff Letter To Staff [Full Text]
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sent a letter to staff Monday announcing layoffs of 17% or about 17% of global staff. Over the day, Wall Street sent Spotify stock higher as. Continue reading
An argument for handcrafted Radio [Fred Jacobs]
Where’s the humanity in AI-generated music curation? Is the algorithm really giving you music you want to hear, or what they want you to hear? And yet handcrafted radio is. Continue reading