Streaming & Digital
AFEM Industry Insider Call: Post-Algorithm Strategies
This session is designed to give AFEM members practical ideas they can apply immediately, whether they are shaping artist strategy, developing content plans, or thinking about more durable ways to rea
AFEM and DDEX to discuss music rights infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
Boy George Removed from Bandcamp and Parts Ways With Label Manager
The latest controversies for the Culture Club singer come in the wake of him pulled from a London production of Jesus Christ Superstar following "We Will Dance Again." Boy George Removed from Bandcamp
Boy George Removed from Bandcamp, Parts Ways With Label Manager After Releasing AI-Created Pro-Israel Song
The latest controversies for the Culture Club singer come in the wake of him pulled from a London production of Jesus Christ Superstar following "We Will Dance Again." Boy George Removed from Bandcamp, Parts Ways With Label Manager After Releasing AI-Created Pro-Israel Song Travis Bland
Apple Music Expands Dance Music Offerings
As Apple Music’s global head of dance, electronic and DJ mixes, Campbell recently helped launch the streamer's newest dance offering, Club Live.
BMG acquires Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale’s publishing and recorded rights
BMG has published Stockdale globally since 2016, and the acquisition adds his recorded music royalties and neighboring rights to that relationship. Source
How Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell Is Building ‘A Portal Into the Depth & Breadth’ of Dance Music
As Apple Music’s global head of dance, electronic and DJ mixes, Campbell recently helped launch the streamer's newest dance offering, Club Live.
Neil Diamond Reflects on Early Career
Diamond looks back on how losing the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles led him to music and his time working alongside songwriting royalty in the Brill Building.
Pitchfork Selects: This Week’s Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Davido, Shannon Lay, 730Turk, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Six Decades After His Debut Album, Neil Diamond Reflects on ‘Capturing Magic in a Bottle’
Diamond looks back on how losing the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles led him to music and his time working alongside songwriting royalty in the Brill Building.
El Tony Sends Producers to Ibiza
Most producer opportunities sound good until the fine print shows up. This one is direct enough to pay attention to. El Tony Mate is bringing back its Producer Academy in Ibiza for a second edition, with Beatport supporting the project and eight emerging electronic music producers from Europe gettin
Warner Music Group and its CFO didn’t part ways because of a dud quarter – WMG filing shows recorded music subscription streaming revenues up 11% YoY in calendar Q2
Overall revenues up 9% YoY at constant currency to approximately $1.86 billion Source
Warner Music Group and its CFO didn’t part ways because of a dud quarter – WMG filing shows subscription streaming revenues up 11% YoY in calendar Q2
Overall revenues up 9% YoY at constant currency to approximately $1.86 billion Source
Warner Music Group Q3 Revenue Up 10% on Double-Digit Streaming Growth
The company released earnings earlier than expected following last week's news of chief financial officer Armin Zerza's sudden departure.
Warner Music Group Q3 Revenue Up 10% on Double-Digit Subscription Streaming Growth
The company released earnings earlier than expected following last week's news of chief financial officer Armin Zerza's sudden departure.
SoundCloud launches hosted playlist of new music to “combat algorithmic fatigue”
SoundCloud has launched a music discovery show that features songs and spoken contextual info from the platform’s music experts. The Upload is introduced as a “weekly music TL;DR from SoundCloud’s music discovery team,” and the platform says that it’s designed to “combat algorithmic fatigue” and “pu
Will Page cites a ‘go big or stay home’ economy for stadium show boom
Former Spotify chief economist Will Page has been ruminating in the Financial Times on how gig-goers are doing something that feels counter-intuitive: in a time of financial pressure, they are scrambling to attend expensive stadium shows – and artists like Harry “12 nights at Wembley” Styles are res
Superfan platform Sesh acquired by free music app TREBEL to build out artist services across the Americas
Sesh's technology, TREBEL said, "turns a listener into an identified fan in under a minute." Source