by: Rachel Narozniak Mar 23, 2021 The Weeknd‘s debut mixtape, House of Balloons, has hit major streaming platforms. The seminal project, which observed its 10-year anniversary on March 21, 2021, is newly available for on-demand listening in its original form— samples and all—marking a historic House of Balloons first. Though Triology, an amalgamation of House …
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Martin Solveig and Kungs are Streaming a DJ Set Atop the French Alps for Tomorrowland Winter
Since the 2021 edition of Tomorrowland Winter was frozen by the icy bite of COVID-19, the iconic festival brand is going virtual. In lieu of the the snowy festival utopia, which debuted in 2019, Tomorrowland is hosting a one-of-a-kind streaming event live from Alpe d’Huez, a scenic ski resort situated in the Central French Western Alps. On Thursday, March 25th, …
Spotify Launches “Loud & Clear” Initiative Aimed At Increasing Transparency
A new data-driven initiative from Spotify called Loud & Clear aims to provide increased transparency around the economics of streaming. “Questions and concerns about artist income from streaming have been around for over a decade, and in many ways, we feel we’ve been too quiet on the topic,” the streaming site reads. “Our aim with …
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‘Underplayed’ doc starring REZZ, Alison Wonderland, Nervo, TOKiMONSTA hits streaming services – Dancing Astronaut
by: Mitchell Rose Mar 9, 2021 Underplayed, a documentary exploring gender inequalities in electronic music, is now available on streaming platforms. The film highlights modern stars like REZZ, Alison Wonderland, Nervo, and TOKiMONSTA, but also pays homage to musical pioneers like Wendy Carlos and Suzanne Ciani. Underplayed debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in …
Stream Now: Documentary Exploring Gender Inequity in EDM Hits Streaming Platforms
To coincide with International Women’s Day, Underplayed, a documentary exploring gender inequity in EDM, has officially hit streaming platforms. Starting today, March 8th, you can watch Underplayed on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Apple TV, and Google Play, among other major streaming services. The film provides timely commentary on the blatant gender gap present in electronic music via interviews with …
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SoundCloud’s New Fan-Powered Royalty Model Could Shake Up Music Streaming Forever
After years of platform reformation and corporate restructuring, audio distribution platform SoundCloud has announced a new fan-powered royalty model, which the company touts as a “game-changing” innovation to empower independent artists. The new model is predicated on fan bases, whose streaming activity will drive and dictate payout rates to the artists they listen to. With the ambitious move, …
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SoundCloud becomes first streaming platform to embrace fan-powered royalties – Dancing Astronaut
by: Farrell Sweeney Mar 3, 2021 SoundCloud has introduced “fan-powered royalties,” a new strategy that will revamp the way the streaming platform distributes money to its artists. The fan-powered royalty model of payouts is driven directly by an artist’s fan base. With this move, each listener’s subscription or advertising revenue is distributed among the artists …
Dillon Francis Joins Blockchain-Powered Streaming Platform Audius, Shares 2014 Daft Punk Remix
Dillon Francis made his Audius debut this week, uploading his high-energy remix of Daft Punk‘s turn-of-the-century hit “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” The shocking news of Daft Punk’s retirement evidently inspired Francis to take immediate action by re-sharing his remix of one of the duo’s most iconic hits, which he dropped back in 2014. Francis’ rework …
Spotify announces HiFi streaming option coming soon – Dancing Astronaut
by: Mitchell Rose Feb 23, 2021 Spotify has announced plans to offer high fidelity (HiFi) music streaming for subscribers. The HiFi option, which will begin in select markets later this year, will be a paid upgrade. Pricing and exact roll out dates have not yet been made public. HiFi streaming is defined by Spotify as …
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Spotify HiFi Lossless Streaming Upgrade Coming Later this Year
Audiophiles, put your hands up — Spotify HiFi is coming. Taking on competitors like Tidal and Amazon Music, go-to music streaming service Spotify will soon offer a lossless streaming tier. With Spotify HiFi, listeners will get the best possible result as their digital music library plays out exactly the way their favorite artists intended. Spotify …
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