Getting on a high-traffic Spotify playlist is a great way to draw in listeners to your music, but how do you do it without followers or connections? Here we look at techniques for manipulating the system and landing your music on a prime playlist. ____________________________ In this new how-to article…
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Your Song, Your Money: A Breakdown Of Songwriting Royalties
The world of music publishing and royalties is a tumultuous and complex one, and being able to extrapolate where exactly artists earn their money from in all of it can be challenging. Here we explain precisely how it is that songwriters earn money from their compositions. ______________________ Guest post by…
20 Best College Radio Stations [Princeton Review Survey]
The annual Princeton Review “Best College Radio Stations” survey has been released based on 137,000 surveys conducted from 382 colleges. For the 2018 list, results reflect responses from the 2016-17, 2015-16 and 2014-15 academic years. _____________________________________ 2018 Princeton Review’s Most Popular College Radio Stations This list comes via Jennifer Waits…
Bill Before Congress Rewards Infringers, Punishes Songwriter Victims [David Lowery]
A bill titled the "The Transparency in Licensing Act" but more commonly known as "The Shiv Act" in reality does little in the way of promoting transparency, and in fact punishes songwriters while benefiting tech and broadcasting behemoths, says David Lowery. ______________________________________ Guest post by musician and artist advocate David…
Spotify Could Be Forced To Pay Songwriters $345 Million
Spotify was recently hit with a lawsuit for $345 million plus after its failure to fork over cash on mechanical licenses for the Bluewater Music Services Corp. This is, however, by no means the first time Spotify has been hit with such a suit. ________________________________ Guest post by Erin M….
Pandora [NYSE:P] Q2: No User Growth, Revenue Up and A Yawn From Wall Street [UPDATE]
UPDATED: Pandora shared Q2 Monday, and despite music streaming exploding globally, active users remained flat at 76 million. Pandora did report better than expected returns and growth in revenue, paid subscriptions and average monthly listener days. That sent the stock upward briefly, before falling back to close 2.46% lower than…
Spotify Surpasses 60M Paid Subscribers, Now Adding 2M Per Month
Spotify has confirmed that it has surpassed 60 million subscribers. That’s up from 40 million paid in March of this year; and means that the worlds top music streamer is adding an impressive 2 million paid users per month. As of June, Spotify’s active users – both paid and free…
Paid Music Streaming: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? [Mark Mulligan]
There is no question that streaming is driving a new era in the music industry. But where is streaming now and where does it fits in the longer term evolution of the music market? MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks for answers. __________________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Streaming has driven…
More Money Does Not Guarantee SoundCloud’s Survival
Today’s news that two equity firms are close to investing in SoundCloud comes just days after the music streamer laid off 40% of its staff, and multiple leaks revealed a startup quickly running out of cash. _______________________________________________ The downward spiral has begun for SoundCloud. But is it reversible? It is…
Pandora Locks Out 5 Million Users In Australia, New Zealand
Pandora has exited the Australia and New Zealand markets leaving 5 million users without the service. While the move was expected as the music streamer works toward profitability it leaves a big whole in a significant market that has a long history of failed streaming services. ________________________________________________ Pandora has closed…