Not everyone will like Spotify’s new Royalty Structure
Major changes are coming yo to Spotify’s royalty system which will excite some and disappoint others. Here’s what you need to know… by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It’s been. Continue reading
Streaming empowered music’s long tail. Is Spotify about to cut it off? [Bill Werde]
“The promise of the streaming age was always the long tail,” writes Bill Werse “We all cheered that it would lower barriers to entry and empower artists.” But new royalty. Continue reading
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Spotify’s new royalty model • 50 years of music revenue • Spotify earnings call takeaways • More
Episode 168 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. Episode 168 On this week’s episode of the. Continue reading
TOP POSTS: Garbage Merchants • Indie charts • Shazam Concerts tab • Spotify royalties • More
Catch up on what everybody has been talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from UMG CEO’s “garbage merchants” accusations, indie chart data collections, Shazam’s new Concerts. Continue reading
Spotify says new model will shift $1B to ‘working artists’ in 5 years
Spotify is making major changes that it says will shift $1 billion in royalty payments over the next five years to ‘legitimate’ artists and rightsholders. Spotify has confirmed to multiple. Continue reading
Spotify [SPOT] up 10% on strong Q3 Report, solid Q4 forecast
Spotify [NYSE: SPOT] stock closed up 10.36% Tuesday at $170.63, after strong Q3 earnings and user growth reports. By Wednesday morning, the price had fallen back about 1% to $168.83.. Continue reading
Spotify Q3 2023: Users pass 574M in first Profitable Quarter since ’21
In its first profitable since 2021, Spotify’s monthly active users (MAUs) passed 574 million, and paid subscribers topped 226 million. Both increases were slightly above Spotify’s guidance. At the end. Continue reading
‘Fasten your seat belts,’ as Spotify sets Q3 earnings report
Spotify will report Q3 earnings before the market opens Tuesday, and a top analyst is expecting increased volatility following what they expect will be a mixed report. Although Spotify’s revenue. Continue reading
Amazon AMP, Spotify Live failed. Will radio rediscover its roots? [MIDiA]
As Amazon Amp, Spotify Live, and several other live audio platforms shut down, it became apparent that live audio is not an easy medium to conquer. Could radio finally rediscover. Continue reading
Spotify adds a personalized multi-artist Merch Hub
Spotify has made changes in recent months designed to help artists sell more merch, including a Shopify integration and a Merch tab on Artists’ Pages. Now, the streamer has added. Continue reading