Spotify
Lists
Preferred
Distributors,
Just
5
Make
Cut
Spotify
recently
surprised
many
by
offering
no
cost
music
uploads
to
the
service
to
all
artist.
Still,
most
artists
and
labels
will
choose
to
use
a
distributor
for
their
other
services
and
because
they
need
them
to
get
on
other
music
services.
So
to
help
those
artists,
Spotify
offers
a
list
of
Preferred
Distributors;
and
just
five
make
the
cut.
How
Playlist
Pitching
Really
Works
On
Apple
Music
In
this
new
music
economy,
pitching
to
playlists
has
become
an
essential
part
of
a
musicians
promotion,
as
solid
streaming
placement
can
often
propel
an
artist
toward
major
success.
Here
we
look
behind
the
curtain
at
what
the
pitching
process
is
actually
like
when
it
comes
to
Apple
Music.
3
Digital
Marketing
Trends
You
Need
To
Know
The
world
of
digital
music
marketing
is
complex
and
ever
shifting,
making
success
in
such
an
area
a
challenge.
That
said,
there
are
some
things
we
can
do
to
try
and
keep
up.
Here
we
look
at
three
current
marketing
trends
every
entrepreneuring
artist
ought
to
be
aware
of.
$2.7B
Yearly
Loss
From
Illegal
Music
Streaming
By
Businesses
Artists
and
record
labels
are
losing
$2.7
billion
in
revenue
each
year
because
many
small
business
owners
use
their
$10
per
month
personal
accounts
to
stream
music
in
their
retail
shops
and
cafes,
rather
than
pay
for
a
$35
per
month
commercial
license.
Radio
In
The
Time
Of
Streaming:
Chartmetric’s
RadioWave
Top
300
Data
As
streaming
continues
to
establish
itself
as
the
dominant
form
of
music
consumption,
we're
taking
a
look
at
the
state
of
radio
in
2018,
and
how
American's
love
affair
with
listening
on
the
road
has
helped
keep
radio
alive
as
a
viable
portion
of
the
market.
If
It's
Too
Good
To
Be
True,
It
Is
BEWARE!
There
are
a
lot
of
experts,
people
who
claim
to
have
figured
IT
out
and
those
with
guaranteed
methods
to
get
there
faster.
This
week
the
Music
Biz
Weekly
podcast
is
all
about
the
old
saying...
if
it's
too
good
to
be
true,
it
is.
There
is
no
substitute
for
hard
work
and
putting
in
the
time
and
effort.
Pro
Music
Rights
Joins
Ranks
Of
PROs
Seeking
Radio
Licenses.
Radio’s
music
licensing
expense
line
is
about
to
grow
by
one
with
the
rollout
of
a
fifth
performance
rights
organization.
Pro
Music
Rights
enters
the
playing
field
with
a
collection
of
musical
works
it
claims
has
already
given
it
a
7.4%
share
of
the
U.S.
music
market.
It
has
begun
approaching
radio
stations,
seeking
licensing
deals
to
use
songs
from
its
catalog
without
fear
of
potential
legal
action.
After
topping
Pandora
for
the
first
time
ever
in
May,
Spotify
expanded
its
lead
in
June
among
streaming
music
services,
according
to
Triton
Digital.
Pandora
is
destined
to
continue
losing
audience,
according
to
eMarketer’s
latest
forecast
on
digital
audio.
The
research
firm
expects
Pandora’s
user
base
to
decline
“slightly,”
while
Spotify
will
see
double-digit
growth
this
year
and
next.
A
New
Pay
To
Play?
SoundCloud
Expands
Artists
Payments
To
Paid
Members
Only
SoundCloud
announced
today
that
its
dropping
its
invite-only
monetization
policy
and
opening
SoundCloud
Premier
artist
payments
to
all SoundCloud
Pro
or
Pro
Unlimited
subscribers.
While
many
more
creators
will
now
get
paid,
the
change
effectively
means
that
artists
must
pay
to
be
members
before
they
can
monetize
their
music
on
Soundcloud.
Getting
Started
With
Email
Newsletters
As
A
Musician
While
most
artists
likely
already
have
some
presence
on
social
media,
a
great
way
to
strengthen
your
platform
and
better
connect
with
fans
is
to
implement
an
email
newsletter
into
your
strategy.
Here
we
look
at
some
tips
and
ideas
for
getting
started.
How
The
EP
Killed
The
LP
Star
Shifts
in
the
music
industry
have
precipitated
a
new
rapid
fire
format
of
music
release,
with
artists
constantly
creating
new
music
and
releasing
singles
rapid-fire.
In
addition
to
other
changes,
this
shift
has
caused
the
EP
to
begin
edging
out
the
LP
as
a
dominant
format
of
music.
5
Key
Priorities
For
New
Artists
For
those
fresh-faced
artists
just
arriving
on
the
scene,
there
are
several
important
steps
they
must
be
sure
to
take
in
order
to
ensure
they
have
at
least
a
chance
of
success.
Here
we
outline
what
the
the
top
five
priorities
of
new
artists
should
be.
SiriusXM
Hires
Nielsen
To
Survey
Subscribers’
Listening.
Listening
to
SiriusXM
Radio
isn’t
quantified
by
Nielsen
in
the
form
of
a
syndicated
measurement
service
like
thousands
of
local
radio
stations
are.
But
the
satellite
broadcaster
does
employ
Nielsen
from
time
to
time
to
gather
intelligence
for
programmers
and
learn
more
about
how
subscribers
use
the
service.
On
Monday
Nielsen’s
Consumer
Insights
North
America
division
sent
a
group
of
SiriusXM
subscribers
an
email
invitation
to
take
an
online
survey.
Arithmetic
Online:
The
Ethical
Pool
Solution
To
Streaming
Royalty
Allocation
Fans
and
artists
alike
are
currently
more
than
a
little
a
displeased
by
the
"Big
Pool"
method
with
which
streaming
services
calculate
how
artists
get
paid.
Here
we
explore
an
alternative
method
of
calculating
these
royalties
dubbed
the
"Ethical
Pool
Solution"
which
would
allow
listeners
to
direct
royalties
only
to
the
artists
that
they
actually
listen
to.
Sony
Music
Faces
Lawsuit
For
Under-Reporting
Streaming
Revenue
Just
in
case
you
didn't
feel
like
the
music
industry
was
a
litigious
enough
space,
the
estate
of
60s
era
pop
star
Ricky
Nelson
has
open
a
whole
new
can
of
legal
worms
by
filing
a
class
action
lawsuit
against
Sony
Music
over
its
alleged
failure
to
properly
report
streaming
of
the
late
artist's
music.
How
the
Music
Modernization
Act
will
help
artists
get
paid
more
from
streaming
Congress
recently
passed
the
Music
Modernization
Act,
which
is
a
rare
bill
in
modern
American
politics:
everyone
seems
to
like
it!
The
MMA,
as
it’s
called,
was
celebrated
by
musicians,
streaming
services,
record
labels,
and
consumer
groups
alike.
It
simplifies
how
streaming
services
pay
songwriters,
changes
how
the
law
deals
with
music
recorded
before
1972,
and
helps
producers
collect
more
royalties.
Spotify
enters
podcast
hosting
business
with
open
uploading
platform
Spotify
has
launched
a
beta
test
for
a
new
dedicated
portal
for
podcasts
that
moves
the
company
into
competition
with
dedicated
podcast
hosts.
Spotify
for
Podcasters
lets
any
users
upload
shows
to
the
streaming
service
with
no
editorial
approval
needed.
The
dashboard
also
offers
daily
statistics
and
analytics
about
a
show’s
complete
catalog
or
individual
episodes
in
addition
to
back-end
management.
Radio’s
Inconvenient
Demographic
Truth
Over
the
decades,
a
lot
has
changed
in
radio.
The
industry's
technology
has
exploded
–
“software”
has
moved
from
albums
to
CDs
to
hard
drives.
Music
is
scheduled
by
computers,
not
with
index
cards.
Air
personalities
routinely
connect
with
listeners
via
social
media
sites,
not
just
at
remotes.
And
now,
consumers
can
access
radio
stations
on
phones,
tablets,
and
smart
speakers.
Radio
time
is
now
sold
programmatically.
And
on-demand
has
become
a
fact
of
life,
spurring
a
flurry
of
podcast
activity.
Facebook
Says
50
Million
User
Accounts
Affected
By
Security
Breach
Facebook
says
it
recently
discovered
a
security
breach
affecting
nearly
50
million
user
accounts.
In
a blog
post ,
the
company
says
hackers
exploited
its
“View
As”
feature,
which
lets
people
see
what
their
profiles
look
like
to
someone
else.
Facebook
says
it
has
taken
steps
to
fix
the
security
problem
and
alerted
law
enforcement.
Musicians:
Don’t
Make
These
Four
Financial
Mistakes
If
You
Want
A
Lasting
Career
Musical
tunnel
vision
takes
its
toll
on
musicians
in
many
ways,
but
none
more
so
than
financial.
Musicians
at
every
level
of
success
put
themselves
at
a
massive
disadvantage
when
they
narrow
the
scope
of
their
goals,
perspective,
and
knowledge
to
nothing
but
their
music.
After
all,
financial
security
is
the
key
to
creative
freedom.
Just
look
at
the
financial
struggles
of
these
four
artists
to
highlight
the
importance
of
financial
literacy
for
musicians.
Spotify
dabbles
in
DNA,
struggles
to
authenticate
family
memberships
Spotify
has
had
a
series
of
developments
over
the
past
few
days.
That’s
not
unusual
for
the
streaming
service,
which
has
been
aggressively
seeking
more
subscribers
and
revenue
sources
after
going
public.
But
many
of
the
updates
from
the
last
week
are
circling
around
the
concepts
of
family
and
community.
Streaming
For
Musicians:
The
Data
That
Matters Most
As
we’re
sure
you’ve
heard
countless
times
over
the
last
several
years,
the
chances
of
making
a
living
solely
off
of
streaming
income
are
slim
to
none.
But
does
that
mean
that
making
your
music
available
on
streaming
services
is
pointless?
Far
from
it.
Opposition
To
Sony
Acquisition
Of
EMI
Publishing
Grows
Last
week,
Sony
told
EU
anti-trust
regulators
that
it
was
ready
to
close
its
deal
to
acquire
EMI
music
publishing.
If
the
sale
is
approved,
Sony,
already
a
behemoth
in
the
world
of
music
publishing
will
nearly
double
their
publishing
catalogue,
growing
it
from
2.16m
to
4.21m
compositions.
Spotify
Launches
Integration
With
Google
Maps
Spotify
announced
on
Monday
(Oct.
1)
that
it
will
be
integrating
with
Google
Maps
to provide
music
to listeners
as
they
go
along
their
journey.
The
integration
will
be
available
on
all
iOS
and
Android devices.
What
The
Future
Of
Music
Business
Looks
Like
[INTERVIEW]
In
this
recent
interview,
Danny
Ross
sat
down
with
Danny
Ross
and
Nat
Hays
of
+1
Records,
a
mid-size
player
in
a
rapidly
changing
industry,
about
how
their
model
of
doing
business
could
represent
the
future
of
the
music
industry.
Music
Copyright
Bill
Now
One
Step
Away
From
Becoming
Law.
