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Will Spotify add Comments to Music after adding them to Podcasts?

Spotify has added comments to podcasts. Said to be the platform’s most requested feature, the inevitable next question is, will Spotify add comments to music?

Bruce Houghton on 07/10/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Rethinking music festivals • Building fandom • Radio performance royalties • More

Episode 205 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on last week’s top music industry, music tech and music marketing news and stories with Hypebot’s most read posts.

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Spotify subscription tiers unintentionally confirm Music’s Value

After raising the price of Premium US subscriptions twice in the last year, Spotify has added new plans with and without audiobooks.

Bruce Houghton on 06/24/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Marveille’s secret to millions of Spotify streams: Unreleased tracks

Discover how Marveille’s strategic use of unfinished songs led to millions of Spotify streams.  by Chris Robley of Reverbnation Blog The music career of 16-year-old songwriter Marveille is skyrocketing right now.  All thanks to. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 06/19/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Recorded music revenue is up 8%. Do independents get their fair share?

According to the RIAA, recorded music revenues in the U.S. continued growing for the eighth consecutive year, with total revenues up 8% to a record high of $17.1 billion. Streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/17/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Songwriters vs Spotify • Hi-def audio • PRO metadata matching • More

Episode 201 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

Bruce Houghton on 06/17/2024 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify’s New Release Guide is a how-to manual for launching new music

Spotify For Artists has compiled its growing marketing toolkit into a New Release Guide, which offers a step-by-step manual for launching new music. The New Release Guide begins with free. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/14/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Group music listening improves with Stationhead upgrade, Rythm relaunch

Numerous startups and several of the streaming services are working on improving the group music listening experience. This week, a pioneer in group listening relaunched on Dischord, and an innovator unveiled a major new feature that identifies and rewards superfans…..

Bruce Houghton on 06/13/2024 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify, YouTube partner Merchbar accused of stiffing artists and fans

San Francisco-based online music merchandise marketplace Merchbar has been accused of failing to pay for or ship hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise…..

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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