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Your Morning Coffee podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Spotify Discovery Mode and ticket presales • TikTok Music Impact Report • More

Episode 237 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE.

Bruce Houghton on 02/24/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation is devouring live music $1B investment

Live Nation: Strong ’24, Spotify presales, DoJ & Growth ahead

Live Nation released its full-year and fourth-quarter 2024 results, showcasing impressive growth with more ahead. As CEO Michael Rapino put it, “2024 was live music’s biggest year yet,” and 2025 is poised to surpass it.

Bruce Houghton on 02/21/2025 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Spotify is profitable: Why it took so long

Spotify is now profitable, but it wasn’t by chance. Aggressive growth strategies and new royalty deals are gave the platform more power over the music industry.

Alana Bonilla on 02/19/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
Tags: music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, Spotify, streaming
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Your Morning Coffee podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Spotify growth, UMG, WMG, Copyright termination & More

Episode 235 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE.

Bruce Houghton on 02/10/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, podcast, Spotify
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Most Read Hypebot Posts

Most Read Hypebot Posts: Lola Young, Spotify Guide, More

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from an updated guide to Spotify’s engagement features, a startling statistic for musicians, and more…

Alana Bonilla on 02/10/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Songs Are Reaching 1 Billion Spotify Streams Faster Than Ever

Growing global streaming consumption, TikTok, and pop culture are accelerating the rate at which songs reach 1 billion Spotify streams.

Alana Bonilla on 02/07/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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claiming a Spotify for Artists account

Does claiming a Spotify for Artists account need to be this hard?

Claiming a Spotify For Artists account is an essential pillar for every music marketing plan. But does claiming a Spotify For Artists account need to be this hard?

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify loves Background Music, but is it a long term win?

Spotify loves background music, but it could hurt music culture in the long run. As the AI and passive listening accelerates, dedicated fans and artists may start looking elsewhere.

Alana Bonilla on 02/05/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify stock surges

Spotify stock surges on strong report, analysts up targets

Spotify stock surged Tuesday after the streamer announced a Q4 report that ended its first year of profitability with strong growth across most key metrics.

Bruce Houghton on 02/05/2025 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify earnings report

Spotify Q4 hits records, will ‘double down on music’ in 2025

Spotify Q4 2024 earnings were announced Tuesday, ending its first year of profitability strong across most key metrics. During the earnings call, CEO Daniel Ek promised to “double down on music” after years of expansion in other audio and video categories and to accelerate new product releases.

Bruce Houghton on 02/04/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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