Joe Rogan Podcast Boosts Gary Clark Jr. Streams on Spotify

Joe Rogan‘s massively popular podcast not only drives millions of listens of his show on Spotify — it also can boost music streams of guests featured on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” too.

One of Spotify’s theses behind its investment in podcasts is that they spur higher engagement for the music side of the house: Users who listen to podcasts on average listen to more music, according to the company. Now Spotify has new stats it says demonstrate that flywheel effect as it relates to Rogan’s show, which has more than 14 million followers on the platform.

Streaming Powered Recorded Music Revenue To $17.1 Billion In 2023, As RIAA Warns Of Generative AI Threat

Streaming powered recorded music revenue to $17.1 billion in 2023, the highest topline number the Recording Industry Association of America has registered in its annual report and a surge of 8 percent from the prior year.

Streaming comprises 84% of total revenues and a total of $14.4 billion—an all-time high of 96.8 million paid subscriptions to on-demand services—according to the RIAA report released on March 26.

After spat with TikTok, UMG expands Spotify partnership to include music videos and more

In the wake of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) public spat with TikTok, which saw the label pulling its full catalog from the video app earlier this year, the company is doubling down on its deal with Spotify. UMG announced an expansion of its strategic relationship with the streaming music service that will focus on “music discovery and social interaction” as well as enhanced fan experiences. The addition of music videos is included among these new features in the U.S.

Tuned Global Partners with Spafax

Leading B2B music and streaming platform Tuned Global has partnered with Spafax, an international travel media network that provides content technology and media assets for airlines to power cleared music playlists in in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems.

Virgin Music Group teams up with Jay Sean’s 3AM Entertainment to develop South Asian artists

3AM Entertainment will focus on developing South Asian artists across all genres, Virgin Music Group said. The collaboration kicks off with the upcoming release of Heartless, a new single by Jay Sean featuring Toronto-based Punjabi hitmaker Ikky. The song drops on April 5, with a full album to follow.

Live Music’s Tale Of Two Recoveries: Indie Venues Still Struggle Despite ‘Golden’ Return Of Touring

Propelled by Taylor Swift’s colossal Eras tour and massive global runs by Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and others, 2023 has been dubbed the year live music not only regained its footing, but sprinted into the stratosphere.

Now YouTube is taking its 'Music AI Incubator' to Japan

Last August, YouTube announced that it was launching a ‘Music AI Incubator’ to test new AI-music tools and technologies.

The rekordbox iOS App adds Beatport Streaming Access in New Update

The latest update for the rekordbox iOS app gives Beatport Streaming users even more on-the-go DJ options. The popular app now gives DJs the ability to login to their Beatport Streaming accounts and access the 12m+ Beatport catalog, plus all their pre-existing playlists.

SoundExchange Hits $118B in Payouts

SoundExchange achieved this milestone in March with its 174th distribution of payments to creators and rights holders. The achievement comes one year after the organization celebrated reaching the $10b cumulative digital royalties milestone—which coincided with SoundExchange’s 20th anniversary—and just two years after reaching the $9b mark.

James Blake’s music subscription model is a fantasy that disadvantages fans and musicians

With unrealistic costs, the inability to share music and the pressure of consumer expectations, the producer’s collaboration with Vault doesn’t add up.

How Surf Music is helping creators score chart-topping hits

Surf Music launched in May 2023 as a marketplace for creators to share unreleased tunes, giving artists a new way to generate revenue from their creativity and publishers and music managers another means of discovering talent.

Radio, Streaming, and Podcasting Form Triple Treat For Brands

In today’s digital age, brands leveraging a cross-platform audio approach – radio, streaming, and podcasts – are seeing enhanced campaign performance, improved marketing funnel metrics, and superior business outcomes, according to new data.

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