Spotify Debuts First Weekly Albums Chart: FIFA Soundtracks are Now Cultural Tastemakers; Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Surges to Biggest Streaming Week Ever

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Spotify Debuts Its First Weekly Albums Chart

Spotify announced the debut of its Weekly Music Charts, which includes an albums chart, a new move for the streaming giant.

How FIFA soundtracks became cultural tastemakers: 'The music you listen to defines your life'

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FIFA soundtracks are hand-picked to represent the next generation - and Goal talks to EA’s President of Music Steve Schnur about how they’re assembled.

Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' Surges to Biggest Streaming Week Ever After Viral TikTok Video

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Courtesy of buzz generated by a gone-viral TikTok video, Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” has captured its largest streaming week ever.

Spotify will now let you search using lyrics so you can find that one song stuck in your head

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Spotify will now let you search for songs by their lyrics on iOS and Android, a feature that has been available in Apple Music since 2018.

Elvis Costello video premiere on Qwest TV on October 9

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Elvis Costello and Michael Leonhart have recorded three songs in quarantine, the latest of which, “Shut Him Down,” is scheduled to premiere with an exclusive video on Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV on October 9th.

YouTube Music’s free tier allows personal library casting

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Get Premium to play all of YouTube Music.

How a fresh approach could save the album from extinction

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Is the album dead?

How Do We (Re)Define Greatness In Radio?

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Saluting a radio broadcaster celebrating 25 years with the same station. It’s the only station he’s every worked at and it’s in his hometown.

What If We Had No Music?

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Paul Wilson wonders what it would be like with no music.

Everything You Need To Know About Song Registration Data

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When it comes to music publishing, having accurate data is essential to properly registering your song with a PRO and, ultimately, to getting paid. Here, we break down all that. Continue reading

Got an idea for a podcast? Spotify Australia wants to hear it

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The global streaming giant will more than double its slate of original and exclusive home-grown titles.

Amazon Music Get Serious About HD

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With this partnership, we are building upon that promise by upgrading existing recordings to make the listening experience even better…

How to Optimize Your Spotify Label Profile

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Now that labels finally have access to the Spotify for Artists app, it’s time to optimize your profile to yield the best results.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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Giddy Proposes a More Collaborative Streaming Music Service; Sberbank is Russia’s Latest Music Streaming Entrant; Radiohead's 'Kid A' Changed the Way Albums Were Marketed

Amazon Music + Universal, Warner to Remaster Songs, Albums in Ultra HD; Rockifi Launches Heavy Metal Streaming; The Rattle Debuts Music Venture Label

The Role of AI in Music Curation, Creation; Spotify Examines Listeners' Priorities; Twitch Launches Rights-Cleared Music Catalog for Streamers

Streaming Killed the CD Star; A Fertile Ground for Scammers; Spotify's New 'Time Capsule' Playlists; CrowdDJ Hits Milestone

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