Author: Thirty Seconds
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29 Music Industry Statistics [2022]: Facts, Trends, And Sales – Zippia
https://www.zippia.com/advice/music-industry-statistics/ A great article I found. I love music statistics!
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Amazon Music to overtake Pandora as No. 2 US music streamer this year • TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/25/amazon-music-to-overtake-pandora-as-no-2-u-s-music-streamer-this-year/ I absolutely love Pandora Radio because they really support independent bands, but it’s not surprising that Amazon is growing so quickly.
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‘There’s endless choice, but you’re not listening’: fans quitting Spotify to save their love of music | Music | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/sep/27/theres-endless-choice-but-youre-not-listening-fans-quitting-spotify-to-save-their-love-of-music This is an eye opening article about streaming music and how it has changed the way music is viewed.
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Pandora VS Spotify Algorithmic Plays
I was surprised to see that my tracks on Pandora received more plays than the same tracks on Spotify. I think there are a couple reasons that this may be, and it likely has something to do with how the algorithms differ. I will use the track “Wherever You Go” as an example. It seems…
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Truly Independent
Getting your music on a curated steaming playlist seems like an impossible feat for truly Independent bands. I’m beginning to wonder just how gatekeepers select songs to put through. If streaming services, and curators don’t want to add independent bands to a curated main stream playlist, then why not make an official truly Independent playlist…
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Streaming Royalties: Billion-Dollar Fight Between Music Biz and DSPs – Variety
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/streaming-royalties-music-biz-dsps-spotify-1235327760/ Remembering the time when I wanted to be on a major label…
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Inspiration, Love, and Forgiveness
Listen to Inspiration, Love, and Forgiveness on Spotify The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. – Mahatma Gandhi
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Podcasts – the new radio station
Getting your music onto a popular Spotify playlist is the modern-day equivalent of having a hit song in a local radio market – Kevin Brunner https://podcast.cdbaby.com/2017/02/how-to-get-your-music-on-spotify-pt1/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=how.to.get.your.music.on.spotify.playlists.part.one&utm_campaign=editorialcalendar
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Music, art, and the creative life
My day job is in hospitality; something I would never want to do for a living, but it pays the bills and puts a roof over my head while I do what I love. Writing music, and telling stories by means of song is one of the most fulfilling things I have experienced. Creating something…
Coffee & a Playlist 