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How live music will change in the next decade

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

20 Jul 2023

live music

touring

live audiences

The pandemic sent shock waves through the live music industry — a historic, catastrophic disruption to a decades-old business. But just because touring is back, does not mean that we are in the clear....

Spotify’s vertical feed could change music discovery, but not for the reason you think

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

9 Mar 2023

Music Streaming

Spotify

Soundcloud

Just a few years ago, Spotify’s Rap Caviar playlist was a harbinger for culture. But a lot has changed. Artists want (and need) to build deeper relationships with fans, and gen Z consumers want more...

Music discovery in 2023 is about the journey, not the moment

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

12 Jan 2023

Music Streaming

Spotify

TikTok

Oversaturation was among the hottest music industry topics of 2022. By now, we have all read — and maybe gasped at — the recent estimate that more than 100,000 new songs hit streaming services daily....

As Apple hits 100 million songs, the future of music discovery gets complicated

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

6 Oct 2022

Music Streaming

music discovery

Music creators

Apple Music celebrated the milestone of hitting 100 million songs this week — “more music than you can listen to in a lifetime, or several lifetimes”, global head of editorial, Rachel Newman, wrote...

Games-video crossovers are coming of age

Blog post by Sam Griffin

8 Sep 2022

games video

entertainment

music discovery

Video and games crossover content is becoming mainstream. The Emmy winning Arcane, a live action remake of The Last of Us, indicated that games-inspired video is trailblazing at the core of entertainment...

Streaming Services Are Going to Have to Change Their MO

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

17 Apr 2020

coronavirus

Covid-19

New music is the fuel in the streaming engine, creating a virtuous circle of increased label and artist output to meet DSP-stimulated user demand. Now though, with COVID-19 disrupting the production of...

MIDiA Chart Of The Week: Music Discovery

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

30 Nov 2015

Chart Of The Week

discovery

free Streaming

When YouTube first starting rising to prominence streaming music was still in its infancy. Thus even though royalty payments were far form setting the world alight, there was a clear case for YouTube views...

MIDiA Data Point Of The Day: Shazam

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

4 Nov 2015

Data Point Of The Day

Mobile content

Music

Shazam has become part of the digital music marketplace furniture but is seeking out a new business model now as there's no money in the affiliate sales model for streams, not that there was ever that...