Apple Music has signed new contracts with the Big Three record labels, but the deals’ terms appear to be less-than-satisfactory for the streaming service. Specifically, Apple Music’s new contracts with Universal Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music, don…
Category archives: music streaming
Spotify CEO Instructs Stockholm Employees to Work from Home Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
>The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) >pandemic> has prompted multiple music industry companies, including the Big Three labels and BMI, to advise their employees against unnecessary travel. Now, Spotify has taken its preventative measures a …
Spotify Plucks 36 Artists for Its Global Emerging Artist Program, ‘Radar’
Spotify announced today that its updated global emerging-artist program, now called RADAR, has signed 36 new artists. As with Spotify’s previous efforts to promote up-and-coming acts, RADAR will center on a playlist (entitled “On Our RADAR&…
Bad Bunny Scores Spotify’s Biggest Debut of 2020 — After a Paid Promotional Campaign
Bad Bunny’s new album is killing it on Spotify — partially due to the platform’s paid advertising options. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is taking full advantage of Spotify’s soon-to-be expanded advertising tools to promote his newest…
TikTok’s Streaming Music Service, Resso, Officially Launches In India — Without Universal Music
TikTok parent company ByteDance has launched Resso, its long-awaited music-streaming service, in India. Though the platform bears some similarities to TikTok, it’s been tailored to resemble leading streaming services in terms of payments and subscripti…
Spotify Is Expanding Its Pay-for-Promotion Program — Not Everyone Thinks That’s Such a Good Idea
Following the success of ‘Marquee,’ Spotify has greenlit the expansion of its artist advertising program. But ‘paying for promotion’ is getting dangerously closely to ‘paying for play’ for many. Having experienced s…
One of Germany’s Largest ‘Fake Stream’ Operations Has Been Shut Down
The recording industry has taken decisive action against a company that offered artists stream-manipulation services—i.e., fake plays on Spotify and other leading music platforms. The IFPI, which represents the global recorded music community, previous…
Spotify Leases a Gleaming 20,000 Sq. Ft. Creative Office Space in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District
Hello, South Florida. Spotify has finalized its lease on a 20,000 square foot office space in Miami’s ultra-desirable Wynwood enclave. Little more than a week after Spotify’s South Korea expansion plans were made public, the streaming giant has r…
Anghami Says They’re Juggling Multiple Investment and Acquisition Offers
Anghami, the leading music-streaming service for residents of North Africa and the Middle East, claims to be fielding multiple equity-investment offers and acquisition proposals. In a recent interview, Anghami co-founder Elie Habib confirmed previous r…
Cash Money Docuseries New Cash Order Debuts on Spotify’s RapCaviar Playlist
New Cash Order, a four-part docuseries that highlights the history and growth of famed record label Cash Money, has made its exclusive debut on Spotify. Subscribers can enjoy all four parts of the program by navigating to the aptly named RapCaviar play…