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“In exchange for the promotion, creators agree to a lower ‘promotional’ royalty rate for those streams, where Spotify charges a 30 per cent commission.” Modern recommendation algorithms are powerful tools, suggesting to consumers the content that they potentially want to hear, read, and watch. Spotify’s algorithm may be useful to its users but the company […]
“We want to do it in a way where it works for us from a cost perspective as well.” Spotify Co-President Gustav Söderström has assured that its long-awaited HiFi service is still “coming at some point,” but that the streaming giant is looking to “do it in a way where it makes sense for us […]
And of course “accurate metadata” for you classical nuts. After more than a year of waiting, Apple Music Classical will finally be landing in the App Store on 28 March. Described as “the world’s largest classical music catalogue with fully optimised search”, Apple Music Classical will be available to existing Apple Music subscribers at no […]
The change caters to younger listeners who often prefer to sample audio before fully diving in, says Spotify. The TikTok-ification of Spotify is upon us. The streaming giant today announced at its Stream On event a major design overhaul to its app with the launch of a new vertical-scrolling home feed and more “personalised” features […]
Though YouTube is a hotbed for video podcasts, the Google-owned platform hasn’t cracked straight-up audio shows just yet. YouTube podcasting head Kai Chuk announced Thursday that podcasts will be added to YouTube Music soon. “We will soon start to bring both audio and video-first podcasts to YouTube Music for users in the U.S., making podcasts […]
TikTok is limiting the number of songs that users can post on its app, an experiment to assess how much they value music in their videos. Content creators won’t be able to use certain songs, the company said in a statement. The test is occurring with a subset of TikTok’s users in Australia. “This will […]
How would major music rightsholders react if the companies behind platforms like Spotify, TikTok or YouTube started creating hundreds of thousands of songs via AI technology – and then hosted and promoted these tracks on their services? It’s a question that’s looking more and more like it might one day require an answer. Last month, […]
The classic media player prominently featured in the early days of the internet, Winamp, returns with a new version. But there’s a twist – Winamp decided to dive into the world of Web3 by adding support for music NFTs. this is the way pic.twitter.com/IgwQ481vDf — Karlo Koren | karlo.eth (@karlokor3n) December 6, 2022 Winamp in […]
The marcomms industry understood the assignment, followed the brief, and let music stay rent free in their head, just like an NFT. Here’s what the industry folks have been listening to this year. ‘Tis the season—no, not Christmas or Twitter’s Met Gala but for the Spotify’s annual psych analysis or the Wrapped receipts to be […]
Beginning today, Apple Music subscribers can learn their top songs, artists, albums, genres, and more in a redesigned Replay experience. 2022 was a thrilling year in music, with listeners delving into new sounds, new languages, and new genres more than ever before. Additionally, the 2022 year-end charts show just how influential Apple Music listeners were […]
