Is Spotify Punishing Apple Artists?

In an effort to combat the rash of Apple Music exclusives which have been cropping up of late, Spotify has allegedly been manipulating search results so that artists who provided with. Continue reading

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How Economics Of Curation Benefit Emerging Artists And Fans [Scott Keeney aka DJ Skee]

It seems more and more music consumers are eschewing algorithm driven playlists in favor of good old fashioned human curation, a trend which is having promising outcomes for both up-and-coming. Continue reading

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David Gray Releases Unique Dynamic ‘The Best Of’ Album On Spotify

As music consumption shifts to streaming, artists and labels are experimenting with how to use the new medium to release music in different ways.  Kayne West remixed and added trax. Continue reading

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Spotify Relaunches Kids And Family Category With Playlists For Bedtime, Bath And Traveling In The Car

Spotify seems to be announcing new products almost daily, and while a Kids & Family category relaunch is far from revolutionary, it may come as welcome news to stressed out. Continue reading

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Spotify’s Original Content, Shazam Gets a Gameshow, Frank Ocean is Just Cruel and More – Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List

Just back from vacation,  Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound  shares what she's paying attention to, as she parses data while taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees what matters before. Continue reading

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Spotify Releases Useful “Organize Your Music” Tool

UPDATED: If you're a regular Spotify user, you've likely got an unwieldy number of tracks and too-long playlists. To the rescue comes a new tool from Spotify's Echo Nest that. Continue reading

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Spotify Adds Personalized Weekly New Music ‘Release Radar’ Playlists, And It’s Great News For Artists, Labels

If you like their popular Discover Weekly playlists, but also want to stay abreast of new releases by your favorite artists and some you're likely to want to hear, than. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Gives Creators An “Album” Option

Ever since SoundCloud cut its label deals and added a paid service, it's sped up the pace at which its adding new features. Today they added the option to display. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

In the wide world of independent and DIY this week, we have tips on sharing YouTube playlists, email marketing for musicians, why more artists ought to tour like its the. Continue reading

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Find Out How Many People Are Listening To Any Band On Spotify In Less Than 10 Seconds

Activity on Spotify is an essential metric for determining popularity, and they've just created the micro site Artist Year In Music to make that info public. Type in any band name,. Continue reading

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