[ad_1] Iowa might have screwed up the whole nomination processNate Silver,FiveThirtyEight By now you probably know the story. The Iowa Democratic Party decided to use an app to report results from its caucuses this week. These events were the first primary-type votes cast in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, and would’ve set the tone for […]
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Spotify is the new heavyweight champ of podcasts
[ad_1] Alongside its Q4 2019 and full-year earnings report this morning, the company announced that it is acquiring The Ringer, a popular sports and culture media company. The Ringer is still relatively new, having only started in 2016. However, its creator, former ESPN writer and commentator Bill Simmons, is well-known to sports fans. Simmons started […]
Spotify is buying The Ringer to boost its sports coverage
[ad_1] Dawn Ostroff, Spotify Chief Content Officer, said that she looks forward “to putting the full power of Spotify behind The Ringer as they drive our global sports strategy.” It looks as if Simmons’ team at The Ringer will be encouraged to keep doing its own thing, in the hope of reaching an even larger […]
KFC slips ads into Spotify Premium through artist profiles
[ad_1] Memac Ogilvy characterized this as a “new path to creativity” and bragged that there was “nothing stopping ” KFC from bringing chicken to its customers. However, we suspect many subscribers didn’t take it the same way. After all, you pay that Premium fee in part to avoid ads — while these approaches didn’t interrupt […]
Lawsuits claim Amazon, Apple and more are streaming unlicensed music
[ad_1] The defendants include Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google, iHeartradio, Pandora, Rhapsody, 7digital, SoundCloud and YouTube, so this is a wide-sweeping effort on the part of PMR. The company says it has been proactive in the matter, offering licensing deals to all 10 defendants and educating them about their obligations regarding copyright laws. These efforts had […]
Spotify tests Stories for influencer playlists
[ad_1] Apparently, Spotify is not sharing the new feature with artists, who received their own version of Spotify Stories last year. Instead, this will be available to select influencers like YouTube makeup and fashion vlogger Summer Mckeen, who has just over two million subscribers on both YouTube and Instagram and 126,455 Spotify followers. It’s unclear […]
Spotify may be in talks to buy culture outlet The Ringer
[ad_1] We’ve asked Spotify if it can comment. There’s no mystery as to why Spotify might buy The Ringer. As with earlier deals, this could entice more listeners to use Spotify and, theoretically, entice some to subscribe. The podcasts themselves could be lucrative. The Ringer is believed to have made $15 million through its podcasts […]
Apple Music partnered with the NBA for its latest curated playlist
[ad_1] As part of a new agreement with the NBA and a startup called UnitedMasters, Apple is curating a weekly playlist called BASE:LINE. It will feature songs from up-and-coming independent hip-hop artists picked by Apple Music director Ebro Darden. The NBA will soundtrack highlights its shares online with songs directly from BASE:LINE. This week, you’ll […]
Spotify’s latest curated playlist is tailored to your pet
[ad_1] With Pet Playlists, Spotify’s algorithm compiles a selection of 30 songs based on your answers to a few questions about your pet. Of course, your own listening habits are factored in too. If your cat is high-energy, you should get more energetic and upbeat tunes. If your dog sleeps all the time like my […]
Streaming now accounts for 80 percent of the US music market
[ad_1] Over the course of the decade, streaming has surpassed both digital downloads and physical products 🎼 , now accounting for 80% of the market. #RIAAMusicData pic.twitter.com/q04FeQBT5a — RIAA (@RIAA) December 30, 2019 Spotify landed in the US in 2011 and Apple Music debuted in 2014. There are many other streaming options around, including Tidal, […]