Category Archives for "Streaming Music"
May 6, 2022
Now You Know That The Major Labels Control Most Spotify Playlists
For the longest time, “playlists” were the mantra of every artist who hoped to break out on Spotify. If only you could get on a major playlist, then your career would finally get some traction. That looks less and less likely these days as a new study has found that the major labels control anywhere […]
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March 16, 2022
Spotify Playlist Hijacking Is Another Blow To Artists Trying To Make Money
As if it wasn’t already hard enough to make money from Spotify plays, there’s yet another impediment to indie artists making an honest buck on the platform – playlist hijacking. Imagine that you have a playlist that you painstakingly curated, selecting each song purposefully and carefully, when all of a sudden a song that you […]
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March 8, 2022
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Amazon Music Will Soon Be #2 In U.S. Streaming Market
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that Spotify is the the top streamer in the United States, but for the longest time Pandora came in at #2. That ranking looks like it will change by the end of 2022 as Amazon Music is coming on strong and will overtake Pandora for #2 in […]
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January 12, 2022
How YouTube’s Copyright Match Tool Can Make You Money
While YouTube has a very powerful tool to help catch reuploads in its Copyright ID tool, it’s not as proactive as many would like. For instance, Copyright ID might flag a video for using your music, but many times it’s up to you to catch a problem by just searching around to see what happens. […]
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December 6, 2021
Two Men Steal More Than $20 Million In YouTube Scam
For all the musicians and songwriters out there who are frustrated with the royalty payouts from YouTube, maybe it’s time to explore your royalty statements a little closer to make sure that you’re getting everything you deserve. In perhaps the boldest YouTube scam yet, two men where recently charged with collecting around $20 million in […]
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November 4, 2021
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Why You Need A YouTube Official Artist Channel
YouTube has been an essential tool for so many artists, not only for music discovery but for branding as well. The problem is that you may have a number of YouTube channels with videos spread out between them. This definitely dilutes your viewership and subscriptions, so YouTube set out to make it easier for both […]
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October 20, 2021
How The New Apple Music Voice Streaming Tier Will Affect Artists
During Apple’s recent big product event, one of the items that was somewhat overlooked in all the excitement over its new laptops is Apple Music’s new streaming tier, called Apple Music Voice. Any new streaming service or tier is exciting for artists, labels and songwriters, since it’s another opportunity for revenue, but Music Voice has […]
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September 21, 2021
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Songs Today Are Short And Here’s Why
Songs today are shorter than ever with some coming in at even under 2 minutes. That doesn’t mean that they’re any better or worse than what came before, but it’s worth noting the reasons why shorter sub-3 minute songs seem to be the norm these days. Historically Speaking Most pop songs destined for singles were […]
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September 16, 2021
It’s Under The Radar, But Gaming Is Now Big For Music Discovery
Ever since the very beginning of digital music, music discovery has been the buzzword on every music exec’s lips. It was somewhat cut and dried back in the analog days, as radio ruled. Get some traction on a few stations (or even one big one) and your career would be off and running. The digital […]
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August 16, 2021
The TikTok Songs That Make The Most Money
Making some real money from streaming seems to only apply to the top 0.1% of artists, and we’ve seen numerous studies that have indicated enormous revenue generated by a handful of artists. That’s on audio streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music though. What about TikTok? Here’s a list of songs that are raking in […]
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June 24, 2021
YouTube Is About To Change Its Terms Of Service, And Artists Aren’t Going To Like It
If you have a YouTube channel (who doesn’t), you probably received a recent email from the platform stating a change in their terms of service agreement. If you’re like many, your eyes glazed over if you even read it, but it signaled some significant changes that will definitely affect how much you get paid in […]
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June 22, 2021
Spotify Greenroom Introduces A New Type Of Creator
Spotify is really into audio other than music these days, and it’s latest venture into that realm is something called Spotify Greenroom, which is basically a knock-off of Clubhouse. In order to promote the new feature, the service has provided new and different ways for Greenroom creators to get paid, which may end up being […]
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May 27, 2021
TikTok Radio Could Mean A Chance At A Wider Audience For New Artists
Artists are constantly looking for new ways to break out and increasingly that’s coming from TikTok. The platform makes it easier than most in that all you need is a short clip rather than a long video, and it’s also very active in promoting creators that begin to gain some traction. That ability is now […]
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May 18, 2021
The New Era Of High-Fidelity Music Finally Begins With Apple Spatial Audio
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I’ve been predicting Apple would release its long-awaited high-fidelity music tier any time now. Of course, I’ve been predicting this for the past 5+ years, but with today’s announcement of the launch of its Spatial Audio service that prediction will finally come […]
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May 12, 2021
No Wonder Indie Artists Can’t Get Traction – Distrokid Uploads A Million Tracks A Month
Indie artists are getting more and more depressed about the fact that the competition is so fierce that it’s difficult for their music to get any traction. This fact was brought home again recently when online distributor Distrokid revealed its upload numbers at around a million tracks per month, which shows just how much competition […]
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