What Morgan Wallen Ban? He’s #1 for 6 weeks, on an ‘official’ Spotify playlist and just 18% of fans know about takedowns
After Morgan Wallen was caught yelling racial epitaphs by a security cam, Spotify, Apple Music, virtually every broadcast radio chain and others were quick to drop his music. But despite. Continue reading
Just 7500 artists make $100K or more a year on Spotify worldwide
7500 artists earn $100,000 or more a year on Spotify, the streamer announced yesterday, despite being available in 93 markets worldwide. The last time that Spotify shared how many musicians. Continue reading
10 things to do now to leverage your growth as a musician
As an artist, the way in which you market yourself and your music is much the same way as you would any product or service, in that there are key. Continue reading
What the $424M MLC royalty ‘black box’ means for musicians
In this article, Christ Castle breaks down the legal and financial implications of the MLC’s $424 million black box it recently received from digital service providers. Guest post by Chris. Continue reading
5 tips to increase views on your music livestreams
Our only lifeline to live music amidst the pandemic, livestreams aren’t going anywhere, and now that most artists have had time to iron out the kinks, we’re looking at few. Continue reading
Boomplay: The African music streamer you’ve never heard of aims for global impact
Music from Africa is finding its place on the world stage and as an increasing number of Nigerian artists rise to prominence and impact western music, West African music streaming. Continue reading
Spotify beats Apple Music with HiFi audio launch
Spotify announced yesterday that it would launch a super-Premium tier streaming CD-quality sound. Spotify’s new HIFI tier came as part of a major series on announcements on Monday. The addition. Continue reading
Spotify adds 85 markets, 36 languages – a full list
Spotify will 80 new markets in more than 36 new languages in the coming weeks, the streamer announced Monday, bringing its total markets to 180. Together, these new markets represent. Continue reading
DIY musicians released 9.5M tracks last year, 8X more than major labels
D.I.Y. musicians released more than 9.5 million tracks globally in 2020, a number more than 8 times the 1.1 million tracks released by the major labels. “As lockdown took hold,. Continue reading
5 techniques for turning music livestreams into exciting events
By this point, it’s pretty clear that livestream concerts are here to stay, and while they give both artists and fans a certain versatility that conventional shows might not, it’s. Continue reading
