Spotify this morning announced a major change to how its playlists will operate, with the news that some of its previously human-curated playlists will now be personalized based on listeners’ tastes. Before, Spotify offered personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, Release Radar, and Daily Mixes, among others, to offer users a way to enjoy the music […]
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Myspace accidentally lost 14 million artists’ music
Myspace may have lost over 14 million artists’ music. The struggling social media platform issued a statement regarding lost media due to a server migration. Myspace said, via statement according to TechCrunch, anyone who uploaded music to the platfor…
View More Myspace accidentally lost 14 million artists’ musicAlexa’s new Song ID feature can announce what music is playing next
Amazon today is launching a new feature called “Song ID” that aims to help users discover music they like, using Alexa. When enabled, Alexa will announce the title and the artist name before playing each song while you’re listening to a radio station, playlist or new release on Amazon Music over your smart speaker. The […]
View More Alexa’s new Song ID feature can announce what music is playing nextSoundCloud adds a music distribution service to its premium subscriptions
Last year, Spotify took a stake in music distribution service DistroKid. Apple acquired Platoon. And today, SoundCloud announced it’s adding its own music distribution tools to its premium accounts aimed at artists, SoundCloud Pro and SoundCloud Pro Unlimited. With SoundCloud Premier distribution, artists can upload their tracks to all major music services, including Amazon Music, […]
View More SoundCloud adds a music distribution service to its premium subscriptionsSpotify debuts new ‘mute’ feature
If there is an artist you don’t want to hear on Spotify, you can now block them on the streaming service. Read more…More about Features, Spotify, Mashable Video, Artists, and Mute
View More Spotify debuts new ‘mute’ featureWhy Spotify decided to go public now
Spotify provides joy on a daily basis for millions of people worldwide. Now, the music-streaming service is becoming a financial opportunity, not just a welcomed distraction.
On Tuesday, Spotify began trading on the New York Stock Exchange unde…
Music app Genius launches its own take on Stories, aided by YouTube
Genius, the big database of song lyrics and musical knowledge, is today launching its own version of “stories,” the Snapchat and Instagram-like short form sharing format that’s been rapidly spreading to a number of sites and apps, including Facebook, Messenger, Skype, and even Google. Genius’ “Song Stories,” as the new product is called, combine Genius […]
View More Music app Genius launches its own take on Stories, aided by YouTubePatreon might destroy itself while trying to figure out how to pay artists online
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Internet strangers and supporters pay $1,080 a month to Stuart Schuffman, better known as his online persona Broke-Ass Stuart, to write things like “8 Ways to Get High for Hannukah.”
Yet, somehow, he’s not thrilled with it.
“The system we’ve set up is broken,” Schuffman said.
Schuffman is one of thousands of other creative people that use Patreon, a donation platform that has surged in popularity in recent years. Think Kickstarter but with a focus on the people behind the projects and tailored to providing a sustained monthly income rather than a one-off influx of cash.
The once-niche artist-focused platform was thrust into the spotlight recently when it raised $60 million in venture capital and changed its fee structure. Then all hell broke loose. Read more…
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Spotify’s most streamed artists are all men. The music industry needs to do better.
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Every holiday season, Spotify drops personal year-end playlists, and reveals the most streamed artists and songs of the year — which this year included no women, as individuals or performing in groups.
Seriously. No women. That says something disturbing about gender inequality in the music industry.
Ed Sheeran, Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and The Chainsmokers took the top spots for most streamed artists. The most streamed groups were Coldplay (thanks to their collaboration with The Chainsmokers), Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, Linkin Park (most likely due to the death of frontman Chester Bennington), and Migos. Read more…
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View More Spotify’s most streamed artists are all men. The music industry needs to do better.Patreon’s new service fee spurs concern that creators will lose patrons
Patreon announced a new service fee policy that it says will help creators keep more money, but many are worried because they believe it will instead discourage their patrons from pledging. The crowdfunding platform for artists currently takes a …
View More Patreon’s new service fee spurs concern that creators will lose patronsDear Prince William, this is why anonymity online is important
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In unveiling a “national action plan” to tackle cyberbullying, Prince William reflected on the need to take responsibility for our actions online, calling anonymity online “really, really dangerous.”
The debate around anonymity is as old as the internet — we could even call it its original sin — and is still the underlining, problematic elephant in the room when we talk about trolls, fake news, cyberbullying, alt-right activism, and so on.
On the one hand, the lack of a real link between your name and your online identity encourages participation, and fosters imagination and the freedom that comes with it. Read more…
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