Music streaming made up for 80 percent of the revenues of the Music Industry in the first half of 2019. Of that 80 percent, the app with the highest stake is Spotify. That is telling of how fast the transition from physical music, which is by no means extinct, to digital has transpired...
The podcast boom is powered by younger generations, and both millennials and Gen Z represent a sizable portion of the total podcast audience globally. In particular, demographic listenership numbers experience a big drop after the 35-54 age bracket. ...
yet a failure to secure a license for all of their songs would create a risk of liability that would make trade unworkable. Having 99.9 percent of all
According to Spotify, just as many fans between the ages of 19-24 listen to Spotify’s ‘90s Country playlist as fans over age 45. Since 2019, the average global monthly plays of Spotify’s ‘90s Country playlist by Gen Z users increased by 89 percent. In the United States, overall str...
At the same time, about a third of Kenyans with internet access listen to a music streaming service at least once every week, the highest number in an African country, falling behind only Nigeria where 35 percent use such platforms regularly. ...
from Amazonfrom Spotify “So many times in my own experience and for countless others, music videos play a key role in hooking you: taking you from being a listener to leaning in and becoming a fan,” Charlie Hellman, Vice President and Head of Music Product at Spotify, said in a press...
“One of the most underrated skills we have in our society is listening,” Ek says. “So, I’m sending this tweet out in the world as a reminder to myself to work on becoming an ever better listener.” With those nine words–“I’m really glad when my team proves me wr...
Angie’s Listis a publicly traded company. Their stock had been down seventy-five percent from the previous three years and management was under pressure to get the stock going back up. By tearing down their paywall, they would increase page views. When page views go up, revenue goes up....
Interactive features like polls and Q&As have already seen significant engagement, with 9 million listeners participating this year alone, an 80 percent increase from last year. SEE ALSO: YouTube Music is testing an AI-powered ‘Ask for music any way you like’ feature ...
“I have never once heard anybody mentioned Studio 4 by name or point to any of the work or the shows that we’ve done as something to be celebrated,” the affected employee says. “We’re being intentionally disregarded in explanations about metrics, and growth, and listenership, and all...