
Spotify Purged Tens of Thousands Of Tracks For ‘Fraudulent Streams’
Spotify has purged tens of thousands of tracks for allegedly using services that fraudulently inflate streams. Music industry attorney Wallace Collins wrote in a blog post that the number of. Continue reading

How Should We Measure An Artist’s Success On 2021?
Combine a fractured global fanscape with an explosion in data and “the idea of a single measure of artist success looks less relevant and meaningful,” writes MIDiA analyst Keith Jopling.. Continue reading

Selling CDs To Strangers [Case Study]
In this piece, Brian Hazard of the project Color Theory walks us through his recent experiment of pitching a Depeche Mode cover album re-release to strangers on the internet. Guest. Continue reading

10 Uncommon Secrets For Uploading, Marketing, Releasing Your Music
In this piece, music business executive and veteran Benjamin Groff shares his top ten little known secrets for uploading, promoting and releasing your music to the public for maximum success.. Continue reading

Gospel Music: Singing Praise In Age Of Streaming
In Chartmetric’s Black Lives Matter piece for December 2020, they dug into how the nearly century-old tradition of Black gospel continues to thrive today in the modern streaming economy via. Continue reading

3 Things For Amateur Musicians To Remember
A career in music is one of the most fundamentally human pursuits out there, and while it is certainly one of the more challenging jobs out there, a few key. Continue reading

Take The Artists Rights Watch Mechanical Licensing Collective Survey
Musician’s advocacy group Artists Rights Watch has created an anonymous 10 question survey regarding the Mechanical Licensing Collective. “We’re gathering general anonymized information about how songwriters and publishers have heard. Continue reading

Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] To Share Q4 2020 Results
Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) will share its Q4 2020 financial results on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 before the market opens A Q&A to discuss financial results begins at 8:00. Continue reading

5 Strategies For Releasing New Music In 2021
Much has changed in the music industry over the past year and, following a tumultuous 2020, we’re rethinking how to release music in the coming year. In this piece, we. Continue reading

4 Must-Have Tools For Every Musician, Music Marketer
Great promotion essential to getting your new release into the ears of your audience! Here, we provide the breakdown on an arsenal of powerful marketing tools that will help give. Continue reading