So, how much does Zoe Keating make from streaming? Every now and then, Digital Music News covers what real artists make from streaming platforms. One artist last year, for example, made just €403.27, or $470.47, on Spotify from 122,364 total play…
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Sirius XM Radio Has 32.7 Million Subscribers — Less Than Half That of Spotify
Is Spotify single-handedly dismantling indirect opponents like Sirius XM, too? And then I realized something. I don’t listen to the radio anymore. Actually, I don’t even listen to satellite radio anymore. Why is that? Enter Spotify, whose…
Sales of Cassette Tapes Have Quietly Grown 136.1% In the Past Year
Vinyl records aren’t the only media format on the rise. Over the past few years, the classic cassette tape has been growing in popularity. Oh so quietly. The numbers aren’t huge, but they’re increasing. According to media metrics fi…
The Whale Report Gives You Every Music Chart That Matters
Once upon a time, there was a big fat music chart that everybody worshipped. Now, there are dozens of charts across numerous platforms and territories. So how can the industry make sense of the chaos? Now, there’s a totally different approach to maki…
Taylor Swift Scores the Best-Selling Album of 2017 — Without Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube
Now what? Taylor Swift officially has the highest-selling album of the year — without any help from streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and even YouTube. This isn’t how Spotify was hoping things would work out. But…
Taylor Swift Scores the Best-Selling Album of 2017 — Without Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube
Now what? Taylor Swift officially has the highest-selling album of the year — without any help from streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, and even YouTube. This isn’t how Spotify was hoping things would work out. But…
Musical.ly’s Userbase Is Crashing – Just Like Vine, Dubsmash & Snapchat
Is Musical.ly truly worth $1 billion? Earlier this morning, Beijing-based ByteDance Technology Co. acquired popular lip synching app, Musical.ly. According to the Wall Street Journal, the final sales price will fall between $800 million and $1 billion….
Chris Brown Fails Miserably At Gaming The Billboard Charts
You tell millions of fans that you only have three days to game the charts. Then, you get upset when Billboard upholds the three days rule. So, why is Chris Brown so upset? Several days ago, in an attempt to game the Billboard 200, Chris Brown posted…
How to Cheat the Billboard Charts, by Chris Brown
Chris Brown’s got a ploy that’s going to make the Billboard charts look really, really stupid. Just how reliable are Billboard’s charts? That question surfaced earlier this year when Tyler The Creator blasted Billboard on Twitter. Here’s t…
Breaking: Spotify Attributes Subscriber Surge to Heavily-Discounted Plans
Spotify has 60 million paying subscribers. But what are those subscribers actually paying? Technically, a Spotify Premium monthly subscription costs $9.99, and £9.99 in the UK. But it’s entirely unclear how many people are paying that price. Ac…