Spotify pledges $10m fund to support artists hit by Coronavirus pandemic

“Combatting the impact of this pandemic on the music industry will take a massive global effort…”
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Spotify Needs To Make A Decision About Its Future, Based On Whether It Actually Believes Its Own Mission Statement

The streaming company’s acquisitions may have to change shape, argues Cherie Hu
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Spotify Hopes To Make Money From Artists With SoundBetter Acquisition

In an an effort to appease shareholders and pull down a little more cash for its aritst, streaming giant Spotify recently acquired SoundBetter, a company which helps book musicians and producers while taking a commission for the service. Whether the gamble will pay off, however, remains to be seen. ___________________________…

Spotify Acquires Audio Talent Marketplace SoundBetter

Spotify has acquired SoundBetter, a global marketplace that helps creators connect and hire producers and other audio professionals. Soundbetter will become part of Spotify For Artists, making it the first artist service that the streamer will charge for. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. SoundBetter enables musicians, DJ’s and…

Spotify is now a music-making marketplace, as it buys New York-based Soundbetter

Daniel Ek’s “two-sided marketplace” is becoming a reality
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Soundbetter Launches Tracks: Licence Music From Top Producers And Release As Your Own

Music production talent marketplace SoundBetter has launched ‘Sountbetter Tracks’ for musicians who want to write an original topline (vocal melody and lyrics) for a pre-existing track and release the final song as their own. SoundBetter Tracks are curated and features all genres with strong commercial potential, including Pop, EDM and…

Music talent marketplace SoundBetter launches licensing service, Tracks 

Catalog includes tracks from well-known producers and songwriters
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Soundbetter Paid $12M To Musicians, Producers In 18 Months

Soundbetter has paid out more than $12 million to the musicians and production talent that utilize it’s platform, most of it in the last 18 months. Soundbetter helps musicians connect with vetted mixing and mastering engineers, singers, songwriters, producers and studio musicians. More than 10,000 musicians have used the service,…

Production talent platform SoundBetter has paid $12M to its users in the last 18 months

Songs produced on SoundBetter have hundreds of millions of streams on the major platforms
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