Spotify’s ESG Fail: Social
Not only does Spotify fail the ESG test on environment, it’s a social dumpster fire.
Tag: Spotify Meltdown
A Comedy of Errors: Spotify Screws Up Again by Locking Out Comedians Who Dare to Talk Back
Spotify’s comedy of errors continues this time with added hubris.
Not You, ARPU: Another way to value streams on Spotify
Spotify’s economic disparity is way worse than you thought when you value streams based on market capitalization.
User Centric As Competitive Advantage: The Arc of the Moral Universe is Bending
How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Our God Is Marching On!March 25, 1965, Montgomery, Alabama Everyone knows that streaming royalties are unsustainable. The question is what to do about it. The current system evolved from the early […]
Spotify’s COVID Rocket Fuel
Spotify finally admits it profits from COVID.
Spotify’s Got Another Artist Relations Issue: Joe Rogan
Remember when Spotify bought Joe Rogan’s podcast and signed him to deliver futures? Big money, big press release. Big chuckles in some quarters, why? Welcome to the world of artist relations, Mr. Ek. Here’s a suggestion. When you sign an artist who you know is controversial going in, expect…you know…controversy. Is that really so hard […]
Another Bad Artist Relations Week for Spotify
Spotify released one of their groovy ad campaigns last week. This time celebrating their freebie subscription campaign. You really do have to wonder where they find the people who come up with these things. Blake Morgan, David Lowery and David Poe all laid into Spotify with their own tweets. Just like Lowery’s seminal “Letter to […]
Happy Monday: The MTP SPOTify Chart
Spotify just had its second “death cross” in less than 6 months where the the 50 day moving average crosses the 100 day moving average to the downside.
Spotify’s Latest Wrong Turn: Direct Licenses With Managers for Rights They Don’t Control
Spoiler alert–Spotify’s recently announced artist deals may not be all they’re cracked up to be.
@agraham999: ‘BIG DATA IS ABOUT TO BECOME A VERY BIG PROBLEM FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.’ — Artist Rights Watch
One of the big pitches we have heard for years from digital services is how they can provide artists with data resources to connect with fans. That is–everything except a meaningful way to connect with the fans that the artist isn’t already driving to the service in the first place. Of course, the most laughable […]
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