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To Halt Rampant Fake Streams on Spotify, the Music Industry Signs Anti-Manipulation Code of Conduct

The Music Industry’s Largest Companies and Organizations Endorse the ‘Anti-Stream Manipulation Code of Best Practice’

June 20, 2019

A copy of the full document and its terms is below. Admittedly, the music industry has a major problem – fake streams. Three years ago, for example, Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) found that Jay-... Read More...

Goldman Sachs Estimates Global Music Revenue Will Reach $131 Billion

Goldman Sachs Says Global Music Revenues Will Reach $131 Billion by 2030

Daniel Sanchez

June 5, 2019

According to a new report from Goldman Sachs, nearly 1.2 billion people will be paying for music streaming in just 11 years. The latest report from the investment bank – dubbed 'Music In The Air' – comes nea... Read More...

The Trichordist Publishes 2018 Streaming Price Bible Based on a Single Source

Streaming Music Royalties are Even Worse Than We Thought — At Least According to This Indie Label

Daniel Sanchez

January 30, 2019

Indie artists aren't the only things not earning enough from streaming music services. Late last month, Digital Music News updated its list of what streaming music services pay. Thanks to information from... Read More...

Netflix Hits 139 Million Subscribers as CEO Reveals Its ‘True’ Competitors

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2019

Netflix, like Spotify, continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. Several days ago, and despite heavy competition in the streaming video space, Netflix raised its prices again. Depending on the plan, the str... Read More...

Thanks to Streaming, Songs Have Become Shorter

What’s the Average Length of a Song? It’s Shorter Than You Think

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2019

According to the latest research, the average length of a song is getting shorter by the year. According to a new report, the average length of a song is now significantly shorter. The average length of a so... Read More...

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2019)

How Much Artists Make Per Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, More

Daniel Sanchez

December 25, 2018

How much do artists make per stream? Reported per-stream payouts from top music streaming services (updated for 2021; click to enlarge) How much do artists make per stream on the most popular streaming music ... Read More...

Apple Music Reportedly Unveils Preferred Digital Distributor List

Apple Music Unveils a ‘Preferred Distribution Program’. Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?

Daniel Sanchez

November 7, 2018

With its 'Preferred Digital Distributor' list, should we expect Apple Music to soon allow direct uploads for artists — or even make a play for a digital distributor? The Cupertino company has quietly launche... Read More...

Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup, to Find "the Next Justin Bieber"

Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup That Can Find “the Next Justin Bieber.”

Daniel Sanchez

October 15, 2018

Apple’s acquisition of Asaii reveals the company’s two-fold strategy to take on Spotify. Last month, Asaii, a music analytics program, abruptly announced that it was shutting down. In an e-mail to custome... Read More...

Tencent Music Puts IPO on Hold Amid Turbulent Market Conditions

Daniel Sanchez

October 12, 2018

Tencent Music patiently waits for the storm to pass. On October 3rd, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high of 26,336.62. Since then, stocks have fallen sharply. On Wednesday, the Dow Jon... Read More...

Chance the Rapper Could've Netted $20 Million from Apple Music

Chance the Rapper Says Apple Music Once Offered Him $20 Million — But He Couldn’t Take It

Daniel Sanchez

October 9, 2018

Has Apple Music truly given up on the bane of the music industry – streaming exclusives? Several years ago, to promote its fledgling streaming music service, Apple engaged in a now-taboo business practice. ... Read More...

Canadian Music Organization Proposes Forced Copyright Levy on Every Canadian Internet User

Canadian Music Organization Proposes a Copyright Tax on Anyone Using More Than 15GB/Month of Bandwidth

Daniel Sanchez

October 8, 2018

Because the Screen Composers Guild of Canada has failed to update its business model, now, all Canadian users should pay the price — just for using the internet. The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) h... Read More...

Pandora Opens Up Artist Metrics to Next Big Sound Users

Pandora Opens All of Its Artist Data to the Public

Daniel Sanchez

October 1, 2018

Now, you can view key metrics on just about any Pandora artist on Next Big Sound. Before, only artists, managers, and record labels could measure the success of a musician on Pandora through key metrics. ... Read More...

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