Music streaming hits all time high in the UK during lockdown
According to a report by BPI (British Phonograph Industry), music streaming has hit an all-time high in the UK. The report by BPI indicated over 139.3 billion streams across the UK over the past 12 months. Before the annual report was expected to come out, analysts anticipated music streaming would be much lower by volume; instead, the report beat 2019's report
82% of artists make less than $300 per year through streaming
The Ivors Academy and Musicians’ Union has released a new poll showing that 82% of musicians earned less than £200 ($267) from streaming across all platforms in 2019. This appalling statistic shows the continuing trend of major streaming platforms slashing the value of a stream, and overall, the unfair payouts to artists. The poll included respondents with thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions
List of Facebook restrictions on music livestreams
If you are planning to conduct live streams on the giant social network Facebook, this article will provide an insight into Facebook livestreams policies and restrictions on the usage of music in live streams. With the pandemic hitting the live music scene since the beginning of the year, music artists found livestreams a great alternative to music shows and the perfect way to promote
TikTok secures short-term licensing agreements with the major labels
TikTok has just made sure it continues with its great success during these uncertain times by locking down short-term licensing deals with the three main major labels in the music scene: Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music. The Bytedance owned app was created back in 2016 in China under the name of Douyin. It was first launched in 2017 outside
Music streaming services take over 80% of the U.S Market
Remember those days when CD-ROM's and even .mp3s were the source to listeners favorite music. Well those days have rapidly changed as streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify are unsurprisingly dominating the U.S market. With the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) being fully transparent to their audience as they release statistics to end off 2019. They have
Apple Music to compile your top songs, artists & albums from 2019
Want to know what songs, artists or albums you listened to in the year 2019? With the end of the year approaching, Apple Music will compile your music choices so you can see what you played the most. Click the link https://beta.music.apple.com/replay to see the top jams that you listened to in 2019. Spotify has been doing this as well for years
Martin Garrix reveals he “loves the current state of music”
Dutch superstar and two-time number 1 DJ Martin Garrix is a happy camper these days. The 'Animals'-producer, who recently grabbed a couple of BUMA Awards for his achievements in his homeland The Netherlands, revealed in an interview with BUILD Series that he 'loves the current state of music'. In the new interview, the 21-year old speaks about today's endless possibilities with
YouTube to launch music streaming service in 2018
Spotify and Apple Music have monopolized the music streaming industry for many years, bringing in a new form of revenue for artists that contributed towards the recovery of the music industry, which has just begun to grow again after a steady decline. Now another online giant, YouTube, has decided to try and overthrow the two industry leaders, forming a project