Spotify Will Stop Paying Royalties on 67% of Tracks in 2024
Spotify is drastically changing their payment model in 2024, taking a harder (albeit still weak) stance against bots and limiting non-music noise content on the…
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DistroKid Acquired Bandzoogle
Distrokid, the awesome music distribution company, has official acquired Bandzoogle, my least favorite website tool. Don’t get me wrong, Bandzoogle has great prices, great customer…
Deezer’s New ‘Artist Centric’ Model
Deezer is shaking things up with how it pays artists by adapting what they’re calling an ‘artist centric’ model. This model has some controversy because…
Apple Music Has Followers Now
Apple Music has finally added the ability for fans to follow their favorite artists on the platform. They’re calling it ‘Favorites’ instead of followers, but…
DistroKid Launched a Mobile App
DistroKid launched an app for iPhone that lets you distribute your music, see streaming data and check royalties right from your phone! DistroKid App Highlights…
A New Era For Spotify for Artists, Spotify’s Biggest Update
Spotify is once again introducing a new suite of tools that will have massive positive impacts for artists. Including short form Clips, release Countdowns, a…
DistroKid Pricing: Plans & Extras
I’ve been using DistroKid for over 4 years to distribute over 70 songs to Spotify, Apple Music and the other DSP’s. So not only am…
Spotify Is Getting Rid Of The Heart Button
Spotify is making a subtle change to the way you save songs to your library that may have implications for music artists, in a good…
Is Spotify Marquee 10X BETTER than Facebook Ads?
Spotify recently released a study they ran claiming Spotify Marquee delivers 10x more listeners per dollar than social ads on average. Is it true? Spotify…
Spotify Audiobooks Are Here
Spotify audiobooks are here, and they have some serious positive implications for the music industry if Spotify chooses to integrate them. Four months ago CEO…
How Much Does Audius Pay Music Artists?
Audius is a blockchain based music platform with lofty goals. Their goal is a future where music fans directly support the artists they love directly,…