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2023 Songwriters Will Be Paid More: Copyright Royalty Board Accepts New USA Rates For 5 Years
The services which will be affected by the new CRB IV rates are: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Google / YouTube Music, Pandora, and Spotify...

Abby Jaxon
2 min read


2023: 10 Controversial Music Industry Predictions
Predictions are usually wrong. When we get it right, we get it really right. Our predictions for the music business in 2023 are as follows..

Abby Jaxon
3 min read


TikTok Is Driving Fewer Streams to Its Biggest Hits
The top 10 TikTok tracks were streamed far less in 2022 than they were in 2020, fueling worries that app usage isn't translating to streams.

Abby Jaxon
4 min read


Playlist Pitching: Not All Methods Are Created Equally
According to Spotify, the correct way to pitch for editorial playlist consideration is through the “Spotify For Artists” dashboard.

Abby Jaxon
2 min read


How Warner Music Group's Top 5 Artists Went From 15% Of Its Revenue To 5% In 10 Years
One of the most dramatic impacts that streaming has had on the record industry is been the democratization of listening. Learn how and why.

Abby Jaxon
3 min read


Video - Using Sponsored Ads: From Unknown To Famous
Using Sponsored Ads, You Can Put Yourself In Front Of Millions Of New Listeners!

Abby Jaxon
1 min read


Spotify Algorithmic Playlists: How To Get Added
In this blog post, we'll take a deep dive into how the Spotify algorithm really works, and how you can use it to your advantage…

Abby Jaxon
12 min read


Soundcloud: 8 Ways To Grow Your Community
The heart of SoundCloud is its deeply engaged community of creators who share the sounds they create...

Abby Jaxon
3 min read


100K Tracks Uploaded To Streaming Platforms Daily
It was inevitable, but it’s no less eye-popping: approximately 100,000 fresh tracks are now being uploaded to music streaming platforms...

Abby Jaxon
4 min read


100 Million Songs on Apple Music
Independent music distribution continues to grow as the largest streaming platforms continue to dominate the landscape.

Abby Jaxon
1 min read


Video - 7 Ways to Increase Global Spotify Listenership
According to Spotify.... You have new fans out there in the 180+ countries where Spotify is available – you just haven’t met them yet.

Abby Jaxon
4 min read


Spotify & Co. Lose Battle To Pay Songwriters 15.1 Percent
The Copyright Royalty Board has reaffirmed its plans to increase the headline rate of royalties paid to U.S. songwriters to 15.1%

Abby Jaxon
3 min read


DistroKid: 21 Free Services They Hope You'll Love
DistroKid shares 21 services, beyond distribution, that they feel will help artists win in today's streaming era!

Abby Jaxon
3 min read


Video - The Hidden Truth Behind Music Streams
As the music has universally progressed from physical media to digital streaming, so has the ability for motivated parties to capitalize...

Abby Jaxon
1 min read


St Oshun: Enjoying The "Spotlight"
St Oshun is a pop group, whose music has real spice and attitude. On Friday June 10th, the remix to their hot single "Spotlight" drops...

Abby Jaxon
2 min read


How To Make Money On Spotify
Today's article is a recording of a recent Masterclass we attended, emailed to us by Spotify, that discusses "How To Make Money On Spotify"

Abby Jaxon
1 min read


Research Shows That 80% of Artists On Spotify Have Less Than 50 Monthly Listeners
Of the eight million people who have uploaded any music to Spotify, 5.4 million have published fewer than 10 songs all time...

Abby Jaxon
1 min read


Alpha23: DJ Semtex Wraps Up 2021 With Atlanta Rapper Alpha23
Listen To The Entertaining & Insightful Conversation Between DJ Semtex and Alpha23, As They Look Back on 2021, A Year In Music & ...

Abby Jaxon
1 min read


A Musician's Journey: From Radio to Web3
Web 3.0, MetaVerse and NFT are almost a commonality at this point in the human technology cycle. But how did we get here? Or maybe a better

Abby Jaxon
12 min read
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