streaming

38 Results / Page 3 of 5

Background

News

Songwriters & Music Publishers Due Nearly $400M in Streaming Payments

Songwriters and publishers are due nearly $400 million in additional payouts following the Copyright Royalty Board‘s Phonorecord III final determination in August, according to information the Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) released on Friday (Feb. 23). During the Phono III blanket license period (2021-2022), the MLC reports that digital service providers like Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube and Pandora underpaid rightsholders by $419.2 million — $281 million from mechanical royalties and […]

todayFebruary 24, 2024 9

News

Percentage of Music on Streaming Never Played Is Staggering

One of the great things about streaming is that it provides you a seemingly endless amount of content that you can listen to all within a specific platform, but how much of that content do you take advantage of? According to the 2023 Luminate year-end report, there is an absolutely staggering amount of music that never even got touched (or clicked on) over the course of the 2023 calendar year.Luminate […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 1

News

Mariah Carey Smashes Her Own Single-Day Spotify Streaming Record

Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has earned the diva the title of “Queen of Christmas,” and the song is still breaking records.According to TMZ, the song was streamed a whopping 23,701,697 times on Sunday (December 24). This number smashes the previous record for the same song, which was streamed 21,273,357 times on the same day the previous year. Before that, the record was held by Adele’s […]

todayDecember 25, 2023 5

News

Spotify Says New Music Streaming Tax in France Harms Innovation

France has created a new tax on music streaming platforms which was announced back on Wednesday. Even though its purpose was to help the music industry, Spotify has been vocal about how it can negatively affect innovation in the sector. (Photo : Didem Mente/Anadolu via Getty Images) Spotify Disagrees with France Spotify openly disagrees with the new tax that France imposes on music streaming platforms, and responded by pulling the […]

todayDecember 23, 2023 7

News

Spotify Withdraws Support From 2 French Music Festivals Due to Country’s Streaming Service Tax

Spotify is pulling its support from two of France's upcoming music festivals due to the country's latest change in tax law.The streaming service's managing director in France, Antoine Monin, discussed the situation on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday."Following the announcement of the implementation of a tax on music streaming in France, we regret to announce that Spotify France will stop supporting the Francofolies de la Rochelle and the Printemps de […]

todayDecember 22, 2023 4

News

Sona, founded by DJ TOKiMONSTA, launches Web3 music streaming platform after raising $6.9m in seed round

In an era dominated by streaming giants like Spotify, independent artists often find themselves grappling with the challenges of visibility, fair compensation, and the complexities of breaking into the mainstream.As traditional streaming platforms fall short in providing equitable opportunities for some artists, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are being hailed by some as a game-changer, offering independent artists a lifeline to not only thrive financially, but also to forge direct connections with […]

todayDecember 8, 2023 3

News

Morgan Wallen tops Apple Music’s 2023 song chart; Taylor Swift and SZA also top streaming lists | KAMR

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country singer Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2023 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes. Wallen’s hit emerged as the country song with the most days — 52 — at No. 1 on the Global Daily Top 100 chart. Nigerian rapper Rema’s “Calm Down” remix with Selena Gomez […]

todayNovember 28, 2023 7

News

Samsung’s Harman acquires music streaming platform Roon

Harman International's product is seen in this undated file photo. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsSamsung Electronics said Tuesday its automotive and audio electronics subsidiary Harman International has acquired the U.S. music streaming platform Roon in a bid to expand its presence in the digital audio sector.The New York-based Roon is a comprehensive music management and listening solution catering to music enthusiasts, supporting all major operating systems and manufacturing hardware server appliances […]

todayNovember 28, 2023 3

News

Music giants are streaming songs by ‘selfish’ rapper who filmed Coronation Street star’s daughter as she died after she overdosed on his drugs at Bestival

Louella Fletcher-Michie, 24, was filmed dying by rapper Ceon BroughtonBy Katherine Lawton Published: 21:08 EDT, 28 October 2023 | Updated: 21:30 EDT, 28 October 2023 A rapper who gave a Coronation Street star's daughter a fatal drug overdose and then filmed her dying is having his music streamed by music giants. Ceon Broughton's music is available to purchase on iTunes and stream on Spotify and YouTube even after he gave his girlfriend Louella […]

todayOctober 29, 2023 4

Electro Music Newsletter

Don't miss a beat

Sign up for the latest electronic news and special deals

EMAIL ADDRESS*

By signing up, you understand and agree that your data will be collected and used subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

0%