Spotify 2018 Outlook: 200M Users, 96M Paid, $400M Loss
[UPDATED] Spotify shared its quarterly and yearly outlook in an SEC Monday. Highlights included a prediction of 198-208 million active users including 92-96 million paid, by the end of 2018. But. Continue reading
American Idol Doesn’t Produce Hitmakers: Here’s The Proof
Many musicians tend to have little respect for musical contest shows like American Idol, viewing it as a shortcut to success. The success may be somewhat exaggerated however, with new. Continue reading
Spotify, Google, Amazon Can’t Seem To Find The Beatles To License Their Music
In this latest chapter of the "address unknown" saga, Google, Amazon and Spotify are apparently unable to locate Paul McCartney or John Lennon in the public records of the Copyright. Continue reading
How To Get Your Music On Spotify Playlists (From A Band That Did)
With streaming shaping up to be the dominant form of music consumption, landing your tunes on a Spotify playlist has for many become the holy grail for bands and artists.. Continue reading
$1B Deal Combines Music Streamers Saavn, Jio Music
Indian conglomerate and telecom giant Reliance is merging its digital music service JioMusic with rival Saavn music, which it is acquiring for $104 million in cash and stock.The combined companies. Continue reading
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Guiding A Music Career Through An Evolving Landscape
CandyShop Management co-founders John Mathiason and Antony Bland join co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this Music Biz Weekly podcast. They share some great insights on how they've helped. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentator opinion and advice came in this week on how to gain back steam following a draining event like SXSW, what YouTube really means with it's promise to 'frustrate' music. Continue reading
