Michael Brandvold on Spotify DJ: It ‘needs to do more’
Last week Spotify launched DJ, an AI-voiced personalized stream, and we asked some industry veterans to share their initial impressions. Your Morning Coffee’s Jay Gilbert said that it “accurately curated. Continue reading
SoundExchange royalty distribution rose to $255.6M in Q4
SoundExchange distributed $255.6 million in digital royalties to creators in Q4 2022, an increase of 2.5% over Q4 2021. SoundExchange collects and distributes non-interactive digital performance royalties (Pandora, SiriusXM, online. Continue reading
What do Spotify DJ & YouTube’s Radio Builder mean for broadcast radio? [Fred Jacobs]
While broadcast radio still has a substantial audience, its numbers are declining partly because of on-demand music streaming, exacerbated, many would say, by a failure to invest in live content.. Continue reading
Spotify adds ‘DJ’ personalized music with AI-driven voice commentary
Spotify has launched ‘DJ,” which combines a personalized selection of music alongside AI-powered spoken commentary about the tracks and artists in what the streamer calls a “stunningly realistic voice.” DJ. Continue reading
How to submit to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Contest 2023
The Tiny Desk Contest, NPR Music’s annual search for the best-undiscovered artist, is back for the ninth year. The winner gets to play a Tiny Desk Concert and be part. Continue reading
Music Watch’s Generation Audio is a better way to understand listeners
As Russ Crupnick and the analysts at Music Watch know, music and audio are categories ripe for segmentation, and the more we understand our listeners, the better we can serve. Continue reading
SoundExchange Top 22 Songs of 2022 don’t include Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift
SoundExchange has created a list of the new tracks that received the most non-interactive streams in 2022 and there are some glaring differences from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and. Continue reading
House Committee approves bill requiring radio to pay performer royalty
The US House Judiciary Committee has approved The American Music Fairness Act, which would require radio stations to pay performance royalties. All other major countries already require over-the-air broadcasters to. Continue reading
Is radio promotion worth the money for independent musicians?
A recent Billboard article, Why Indie Artists Are a Rarity on Radio: ‘If You Don’t Pay, You Don’t Move Up,’ has been getting a lot of attention. But is radio. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: RIAA Mid-Year Report • Indie music’s radio fight • fake artists • new hope for radio payments
Episode 111 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is live, and you can listen to it here. Episode #111. Continue reading
