Ahead of going public, Spotify just announced it’s killing it on the subscriber front. As of today, Spotify has 70 million subscribers compared to Apple Music’s 30 million. Last July, Spotify had more than 60 million paid listeners and over 140 million active users. Hello 70 million subscribers — Spotify (@Spotify) January 4, 2018 There’s essentially no better… Read More
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On-demand streaming now accounts for the majority of audio consumption, says Nielsen
U.S. album sales declined in 2017 as streaming continues to grow, according to Nielsen’s year-end music report released this week. The report found that album sales, including both digital and physical, fell 17.7 percent last year to 169.15 million copies, down from 205.5 million in 2016. Meanwhile, streaming once again soared, leading the overall music industry to growth, largely due to… Read More
Spotify’s massive $1.6 billion lawsuit reveals how it must adapt if it wants to survive
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Spotify’s rapid ascendance has a price: A $1.6 billion lawsuit for failing to pay some artists for their songs.
The music publisher Wixen, which represents artists like Neil Young, the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, and Tom Petty, has sued Spotify to the tune of $150,000 per song. Wixen says Spotify failed to get the necessary licenses to play over ten thousand songs.
The lawsuit underscores that while Spotify has grown quickly, it still faces issues with how it compensates artists and songwriters due to complex questions around music rights. Spotify will need to adapt to address that issue ahead of its debut as a public company — and as it looks to turn a profit for the first time. Read more…
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Spotify files to go public
Spotify has filed confidentially to go public, sources told Dan Primack at Axios. He learned that the music streaming company filed with the SEC at the end of December. The timing is consistent with what we are hearing. Sources told us that they’ve been targeting a debut for the first quarter of this year. Read More
Spotify faces $1.6 billion lawsuit from music publisher alleging copyright infringement
Spotify is facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit from Wixen Music Publishing, the publisher that represents artists like Tom Petty, Missy Elliot, Stevie Nicks and Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter first reported. The suit, filed December 29, alleges cop…
View More Spotify faces $1.6 billion lawsuit from music publisher alleging copyright infringementAmazon Music may soon be part of your car
In case you haven’t had enough of Amazon, it may be on its way to your car.
The online retailer has partnered with Audi and Porsche to integrate Amazon Music with their vehicles’ entertainment systems.
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Amazon Echo’s multi-room music streaming feature now supports Spotify and SiriusXM
Just in time for all of those ridiculous holiday playlists, Amazon’s added two key players to the Echo’s multi-room streaming feature. Spotify and SiriusXM now join the ranks of TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pandora and, naturally, Amazon’s own Music Unlimited service. The feature, which hit the smart speakers over the summer, makes it possible to stream songs to multiple Echos on… Read More
To fix SoundCloud, it must become the anti-Spotify
Startups die by suicide, not competition. It wasn’t that anyone was stealing SoundCloud’s underground rappers, bedroom remixers, and garage bands. SoundCloud stumbled because it neglected these hardcore loyalists as it wrongly strived to usurp Spotify as the streaming home of music’s superstars.
But four months ago after laying off 40% of its staff, SoundCloud scored a… Read More
Review: Shinola Canfield headphones are an overpriced mess
The Shinola Canfield headphones cost $600 and does not ship with a 1/2-inch stereo adapter. That should tell you everything you need to know. But if not, keep reading and let me explain why these fashion headphones are not worth their price. Read…
View More Review: Shinola Canfield headphones are an overpriced messSpotify and Tencent agree to swap stakes in their music businesses
Tencent’s overseas investment splurge continues after the company confirmed a deal with Spotify that will see the duo make investments in each other’s music businesses. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), the Chinese firm’s subsidiary that manages its music streaming and karaoke services, will make an undisclosed minority investment in Spotify through new shares, while… Read More
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.Here’s how to get your Spotify 2017 listening history (and yeah, it’s going to get a little embarrassing)
Spotify collects data on everything you do on its platform, from which songs you stream the most to how your listening habits compare to other people your age.
Now, with it’s latest end-of-year feature, you can find out just what Spotify learned abou…