Spotify is taking a major step, letting independent artists bypass labels and directly upload music to their platform. One of the main artists to participate is rapper Noname, who dropped her much-ant…
Billboard Will be Adjusting How Streams are Counted in 2018
Billboard’s new alteration is a matter of balance. They are attempting to be more unbiased with music streams. The magazine will be implementing new tactics for their Billboard 100 and Billboard…
Serious Question: How Does Netflix Make Money?
We’re all thinking it… How does Netflix continuously turn a profit!? Even though they have tens of millions of subscribers it seems odd that they can stay profitable with all the original …
Netflix Plans to Release 80 New Original Movies Next Year
Streaming giant Netflix wants to put out 80 original films in 2018. Next year’s content budget could skyrocket to $8 billion, according to chief content officer Ted Sarandos. Netflix plans to p…
Spotify Pulls White Supremacist Bands and All Hate Music
Popular music- streaming application, Spotify, announced it will remove all “hate music” by white supremacists from its massive library. This comes after Digital Music Library published an…
Daddy Yankee is the First Latin Artist to Go Number 1 on Spotify
Daddy Yankee has created history by becoming the first Latin artist to go number 1 on Spotify. The reggaeton artist, whose hits include ‘Gasolina’ and most recently ‘Despacito – Remix,’ generated over…
Rihanna’s ANTI Now Has Over 2 Billion Streams on Spotify
That Rihanna Reign just won’t let up! More than a year after releasing, arguably, her best body of work, Rihanna’s ANTI now has over 2 billion streams on Spotify. ANTI has now become the f…