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Spotify is Beating Apple Music and Here Is Why
Of the two major front-runners in the steaming war, Spotify and Apple Music, the former appears to be beating out its competition on several fronts. Here we look at some of main reasons for Spotify's growing success over Apple, including its 'bundling' with Hulu. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 At around 65 million, Spotify has ...
New Spotify, Apple Music, Hulu and Label Deals Mean Musicians Will Be Paid Less
New deals between the major labels and the streaming music services, alongside the introduction of deeply discounted streaming bundles, may eventually move more mainstream consumers from free users to paying customers. But the short and medium effect is less money for many artists and perhaps the labels that signed these agreements. The major labels have a ...
Spotify Could Have Dodged Songwriter Lawsuits If They'd Just Asked The Record Labels...
Spotify and other streaming services have been making a fair number of headlines recently owing to lawsuits surrounding a failure to pay proper royalties. In this article we break down how such lawsuits could have been avoided, by simply asking labels. Guest post by the Editor of The Trichordist This is simply a story about intent. ...
To Survive, Spotify Must Follow Apple's Example
In the final lap of its race to go public, Spotify plans to hit the NYSE by year's end, but a number of uncertainties about the company's future remain, with some suggesting the company will need to take a leaf out of Apple's book if they hope to survive Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 Spotify just ...
Streaming Music Is Getting A Boost From Amazon Echo, Google Home Smart Speakers
If you can say, they can play it. The convenience of listening to music on smart speakers like Google Home, Amazon Echo and soon the Apple HomePod are poised to provide a boost of new interest in music streaming services like Spotify and Pandora. A study by Park Associates shared by Pandora found that the adoption rate ...
How To Collect Your Share Of $43.5 Million Spotify Songwriter, Publisher Settlement
You may be eligible for a share of the $43.45 million class action lawsuit brought successfully against Spotify on behalf of all songwriters and publishers by musicians Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery. Both sides have agreed to the settlement, which is now just awaiting final court approval. If you wrote a song or own a copyright ...
New Analysis Calculates, Compares Per Stream Payouts From Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, YouTube and More
Data crunchers Information Is Beautiful caused a stir last year when they waded through data from indie artists to determine the indeterminable—what streaming services actually pay per stream. Now, they're back with an updated and eye- opening analysis. By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Trying to figure out exactly how much a streaming service pays per ...
Spotify Continues To Add New Artist And Fan Friendly Features
As Spotify continues to grow and adapt to global streaming trends, the popular music streaming service is rolling out several new features, benefiting both artists and music consumers. Below we take a closer look at some of these new tools. Guest post by Dylan Lewis, Manager, Retail Marketing of The Orchard's The Daily Rind Have you been ...
In A Seismic Shift, More Of Gen Z Get Their Music From Spotify Than YouTube [MARK MULLIGAN]
The common wisdom for the last few years is that teens use YouTube as their primary conduit for music discovery and consumption. But Mark Mulligan and the MIDIA research team took a deep dive into new data and found a seismic shift underway. By Mark Mulligan of entertainment industry analysts MIDIA It is still common to hear ...
Apple Music Can't Catch Up To Spotify And That Spells Trouble for Apple's HomePod Smart Speaker
Recently, Apple announced that Apple Music has 27 million subscribers. While impressive, it's not enough to catch Spotify, who has more than 50 million paid subscribers, and continues to add users at an impressive space. That gap could be a problem for Apple’s newly announced smart speaker, HomePod. While announcing HomePod, Apple centered its pitch around ...
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