Did you know that the top 500 artists on Spotify last year generated around $1.85bn in royalties from the streaming service - 37% of its overall payouts?
Apple Music and Amazon Music are far from the only streaming services whose origin stories involve music download stores. PortalDisc is the biggest downloads store in Chile, but it is now moving into streaming with its new service PortalDisc App.
The new feature improves the compatibility of data that flows through SoundExchange’s Music Data Exchange application, a centralized system that facilitates the exchange of sound recording and publishing data before recordings are released in the market.
Soundstripe, a Nashville-based company, is a leading provider of unlimited royalty-free music, stock video, and sound effects for use in videos, podcasts, and other media projects.
Key takeaways from a recent report which assembles, for the first time, the global market revenue and percentage share of the independent music publishing sector.
James Arthur believes live-streaming is the future - The Number One music magazine feat. band & artist news, reviews, interviews, videos & gossip UK & worldwide.
New rules on equity crowdfunding in the US will allow startups to raise up to $5m a year from ‘non-accredited’ investors (i.e. the general public). Expect a wave of startups testing it out, including music firms.
Offmeta will introduce a one-stop licensing solution for partners and create artist integrations in broadcasts and content revolving around gaming, esports and digital culture as a whole.
