Music distribution and licensing company Songtradr has acquired music marketplace and community platform Bandcamp. Bandcamp is owned by interactive entertainment company Epic Games. As announced on the Songtradr blog, it appears that Bandcamp — which provides track and album e-commerce for independent artists — will continue operating, and one important new licensing opportunity will be in play. Continue Reading
— Thinking Out Loud (Conde Nast)
— Jobglomerate (The Podglomerate)
— Punchy (Brandy Jingles)
Triton Digital released its Canada Podcast Ranker for August, listing the top 100 shows operated by Triton client networks. It shows one new entry in the top 10: 48 Hours (Paramount), entering the list at #10. Interestingly, for the Canada report Triton observes English and French language podcasts, and breaks out the top-3 mini-ranking of both. Click for more and a link to the interactive report. Continue Reading
Spotify is raising its social media game with the launch of a new collaborative function called Jam. It’s a group-playlisting feature that builds on the previously released Collaborative Playlist by putting the social activity in realtime, and giving it a phone-touching in-person aspect. Unlike many cautiously incremental launches, Jam is available globally now. Premium users start Jams, then any user can join. Continue Reading
— Tuning In (TuneIn)
— Scroller Derby (TikTok)
— Driving Forward (SXM Media / Studio Resonate)
Podcast Radio, the UK-based non-interactive all-podcast radio outlet, Has announced a major expansion into the U.S. radio market. Four companies worked together to make this initiative a reality. Continue Reading
Earlier this week we reported the mid-year update from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which tabulates revenue for the U.S. recorded music industry. That report broke new ground with the highest dollar amount in the span of the RIAA’s public reporting period (1973-2023). But a different reality emerges when we consider relative dollar value. Click for an illustrated comparison. Continue Reading
— Triangulating (The New Media Show)
— Enduring Partnership (Blubrry)
— New Phase (Michael Fischer)
— Triangulating (The New Media Show)
— Enduring Partnership (Blubrry)
— New Phase (Michael Fischer)
The recorded music industry reached an all-time high in total revenue for the first half of 2023 — $8.3-billion across all reported categories. Streaming accounted for $7.0-billion, 84% of the total. On average, there were 96-million music subscriptions in H1 2023. All this and more from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in its annual mid-year report. Continue Reading
Creating original music for podcasting is a heavy lift creatively and economically. Acast steps into the breach in partnership with Slip.Stream, an online database of royalty-free music. Acast research says that most listeners prefer to listen to podcasts that use music to set the tone and mood of an episode. Click for details, how it works for podcasters. Continue Reading