Streaming Bots Are Ruining Careers of Indie Musicians | Venture
Spotify spin counts are the holy grail in the music industry right now. But manipulating these numbers can be the…
Spotify Is Throwing It Back With Personalized ‘Time Capsule’ Playlists | Billboard
Some of us can’t help but reminisce on a simpler time as 2020 continues to get crazier and crazier, and…
Vinyl records outsold CDs for the first time since the ’80s | USA Today
American music listeners bought more vinyl records than CDs during the period marked by retail store closures and tour cancellations.…
Facebook Messenger now lets you watch videos with friends | Mashable
If you needed another way to watch videos together, now you have it. Facebook says more video selections should be…
Amazon Music Will Now Let Artists Integrate Twitch Livestreams: Exclusive | Billboard
Amazon Music will now allow artists to livestream directly within its the platform through a partnership with Amazon-owned Twitch. The…
Inside Pollen, the Mysterious Hit Spotify Playlist Where No Rules Apply | Billboard
After the success of RapCaviar, there was skepticism listeners would have similar excitement for a genre-less playlist. But thanks to…
Spotify podcast consumption doubles as overall listening recovers | The Verge
21 percent of Spotify listeners now use it for podcasts. Source: Spotify podcast consumption doubles as overall listening recovers –…
Independent Country Musicians Are Reaping The Benefits Of Live-Streaming In Quarantine | Forbes
For all the opportunities for fault and fumble in live-streamed music performances, independent country artists have benefited from this medium’s…
YouTube Music lets you save album to library before release | 9to5Google
YouTube Music has been quickly evolving into a pretty decent place to stream your music ahead of the death of Google…
Spotify should pay musicians more? Let’s talk about how | Music Ally
In 2019 the recorded music industry enjoyed its fifth consecutive year of growth, taking it nearly back to its 2004…