When Canada’s broadcasting regulator announced plans for a 5% levy on the local revenues of streaming services, the DSPs weren’t happy.
Tag: Music Streaming Economy
Weekly track releases earned hip-hop artist Matt Corman $1m
The interesting thing about the ‘artists direct’ sector that has emerged as a parallel for the traditional music industry is that its success stories often go under the radar. One […]
BeatBread wants to help artists compare funding offers
Startup BeatBread has been building its ecosystem to provide advances to musicians. Now it has revealed its latest tool for artists.
55% of people in the Nordics now pay for a music service
A group of collecting societies in the Nordics region, allied as Polaris Hub, have published their latest survey of music listeners.
Team Talk: Alberto Garcia of Salt on helping build infrastructure in Africa
Royalties and metadata firm Salt has been building its business steadily – and recently raised funding from a host of big names, including Bjórn Ulvaeus, Dave Stewart, Quincy Jones, and Dan […]
NMPA steps up Spotify fight: ‘Welcome to OUR version of a bundle’
US publishing body the NMPA held its annual meeting yesterday. Its boss David Israelite had some announcements about its Spotify battle.
Rising Star: ‘We need to champion the next pipeline of songwriters’
When Victoria Canal, Jonny Lattimer and Eg White won the ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’ at this year’s The Ivors awards, it was a big moment for awards organiser The […]
Canadian regulator reveals 5% levy on streaming services
We’ve been reporting on plans in Canada to make streaming services contribute to and promote locally-made TV shows, films and music.
US study hails loyalty of Spotify’s music-streaming subscribers
Spotify put up its prices in the US yesterday, which is always a nervy moment for a digital service.
Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again
Spotify has announced details of a second round of subscription price rises in the world’s biggest recorded-music market: the US.
Primary Wave Music Founder & CEO Larry Mestel: “Most of our competitors are only interested in a strategy of buying and then flipping quickly”
June 2024: Larry Mestel, founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music. He discusses why buying a catalogue is the easy part, what is behind a slip in the value of […]
Apple Music becoming integral to release strategies in India
This month: Amit looks into the impact of Apple Music in India, as the streaming platform slowly becomes a more important part of release and marketing strategies – in a […]