TuneCore shifts to DistroKid-like flat-fee unlimited release pricing

TuneCore has made what it calls the “biggest change since opening for business 16 years ago” and it’s aimed at grabbing market share from DistroKid and other d.i.y. and indie. Continue reading

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Amazon Music For Artists adds new release pitch tool

Amazon Music For Artists has launched a New Release Pitch Tool giving artists and their teams the ability to submit new releases to officially curated Amazon playlists and stations The. Continue reading

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Sony expands Roblox partnership despite $200M music publisher lawsuit

Online gaming and gane creation platfrom Roblox and Sony Music Entertainment today announced an expansion of their partnership which will bring more Sony artists into the Roblox metaverse. The growing. Continue reading

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Many Americans pay for audio subscriptions, but there’s a lot of room for growth

Edison Research has released new stats from its ongoing Share of Ear consumer research survey that look at paid audio now and in the future. 47% of Americans subscribe to. Continue reading

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Mixcloud Hacked, 21M User Records Exposed

A data breach on popular audio streaming platform Mixcloud has left more than 20 million user accounts exposed and their data on sale on the dark web. A dark web. Continue reading

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Brain Drain At Spotify HQ

While Spotify’s number may look great (113 million paid subscribers is nothing to sneeze at) the company seems to be going through quite a bit of turmoil behind the scenes, and suffering serious brain drain in the process.

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This Week In Music Commentary

Some spicy commentary in the music business world this week, as Irving Azoff calls Cohen a liar, Spotify's Troy Carter admits to a tiff, and we speculate on whether the. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this look back through important music industry news from the past week, we revisit Vevo's shutdown, the decline in the EDM business worldwide, TIDAL's denial of streaming fraud, and. Continue reading

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Spotify Launches ‘Game Plan’ How To Video Series For Artists

With 170 million users, getting music on Spotify and communicating with fans there can change a career. But navigating Spotify as a promotional tool can be daunting. Now, they've released. Continue reading

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