Keeping up-to-date with music is at least somewhat important to about half of Americans 12 and older, we learned from today’s Infinite Dial 2017 webinar, produced by Edison Research and Triton Digital. YouTube and Spotify tell interesting stories. Continue Reading
170-million Americans 12 years old and up listen to online radio each month, it was revealed today in The Infinite Dial 2017. There is frequency, too: 53% of Americans listen weekly. Time spent is also up — way up countering last year’s trend. Continue Reading
Car listening continues to be a topic of interest for the audio industry. The Infinite Dial from Edison Research and Triton Digital charted the latest trends for what people hear behind the wheel. AM/FM radio still holds court as the top audio source used in the primary car for 82% of respondents. Continue Reading
Pandora continues to top the rankings of audio brand awareness in the Infinite Dial. According to the data from Edison Research and Triton Digital, 86% of respondents were aware of Pandora. iHeartRadio came second with 71% awareness. Spotify’s 62% awareness… Continue Reading
In today’s Infinite Dial 2017 webinar, we learned that recognition of podcasting, and listening, are continuing to grow. The latest data show that familiarity with the term “podcasting” has been on a very gradual uptick over the past decade. The past two years have had bigger hops for this metric, growing from 49% in 2015 to 55% in 2016 and now 60% in 2017. Continue Reading
In an importance alliance between two power organizations — a podcast network and an ad-tech company — PodcastOne announced it has aligned with AdsWizz for dynamic audio advertising, sharp audience targeting, and programmatic buying. Continue Reading
Shazam has launched a new augmented reality platform for its brand partners, artists, and users. With this tool, unique Shazam Codes on real-life objects can be viewed with the app on a smartphone to unlock additional content. The codes can reveal anything from 3D animations to product visualizations, mini-games to 360-degree videos. Continue Reading
CD Baby announced that it now has 100,000 songwriters under its publishing administration service. In addition to that statistic, CD Baby Publishing is also planning a big expansion effort for this year. Continue Reading
This week, songwriters, composers, and publishers will begin lobbying the Copyright Royalty Board for larger royalty fees from streaming services. The hearing for songwriters and their professional organizations is set to start today. The CRB will be reviewing proposals from several parties as it works to determine the royalty rates paid for interactive streams over the 2018-2022 period. Continue Reading
The latest development in the unfolding legal story between Sirius XM and Flo & Eddie is about the background paperwork. Music Reports has been chosen as the royalty administrator for a ten-year license for the satellite radio company’s use of Flo & Eddie’s recording catalog and other recordings from prior to 1972. Continue Reading
Spotify appears to be testing the hi-fi audio waters. Some users of the streaming service appear to have been chosen to test a version of Spotify’s premium features coupled with lossless, CD-quality audio. According to screenshots of the A/B testing for Spotify Hi-Fi, the potential upgrade could add between $5 and $10 a month to the existing monthly cost. Continue Reading
MIDiA Research is always a source of interesting data and analysis for the music industry, and its assessment of the global recorded music revenue in 2016 is no exception. In two recent blog posts, the company explored both the overall performance of the music industry and the shares of that performance secured by each of the major labels. Continue Reading