In the digital age, streaming platforms have revolutionized music consumption, offering unprecedented accessibility to listeners worldwide. These platforms have opened up new avenues for exposure and fan engagement for many music artists. However, a stark reality often remains hidden behind the beats and rhymes—the ongoing struggle for artists to make a fair revenue from streaming. […]
The love across Hip-Hop is continues beyond the GRAMMYs celebration. Standing on the red carpet of the GRAMMYs, Grandmaster Flash spoke with Billboard and showed love to the generations of Hip-Hop who followed him. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information When Flash hit Drake‘s name, he spoke glowingly of the HER LOSS rapper and even compared […]
Drake is letting Spotify know that he has the streaming platform on his back. This week, The Boy was the first artist in music history to surpass 75 billion streams on Spotify across all credits. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Seeing the distinction, Drake provided a suggestion to how to keep the future of music […]
A$AP Rocky’s Live.Love.A$AP‘ is headed to streaming platforms. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Over the weekend, Rocky announced that his breakout mixtape is coming to streaming services to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project. Featuring the standout hits like “Peso,” “Wassup” and “Brand New Guy,” the project will also include a brand new bonus […]
Days ahead of the 20th anniversary of her passing, Aaliyah’s One In a Million album is available for streaming for the first time. Aaliyah’s entire catalog will soon arrive on streaming. To commemorate her lasting legacy, Spotify will be releasing the entirety of Aaliyah’s catalog over the next few weeks. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
Days ahead of the 20th anniversary of her passing, Aaliyah’s One In a Million album is available for streaming for the first time. Aaliyah’s entire catalog will soon arrive on streaming. To commemorate her lasting legacy, Spotify will be releasing the entirety of Aaliyah’s catalog over the next few weeks. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage are joining forces to create a new music streaming company. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Meek took to Twitter to announce that he and the three other rappers are trying to create a DSP and need the help of people who work in Silicon Valley to […]
Just after it’s debut two days ago, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi’s new single, “The Scotts” is making waves and breaking records on Spotify. The song originally was used in Travis Scott’s virtual Fortnite concert set and is now available on all music retail platforms. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With currently trending artwork by […]
In a new report titled, “COVID-19: Tracking the impact on the Entertainment Landscape,” MRC Data and Nielsen Music found that 60% of the U.S. population is engaging with more entertainment. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Basically, quarantine got us all staying occupied with media. However, data shows that TV, movies and social media all rank […]
Two of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars reached a billi while behind bars in 2019. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Tekashi 6ix9ine and YNW Melly have both been streamed a billion times on Spotify, which was reviewed at the end of the year and posted on DJ Akademiks IG page. Tekashi held it down with 61 million […]
Spotify’s nearly year-long experiment of letting independent artists upload original music is coming to an end. Spotify announced on Monday that they’ll be ending the beta program at the end of July. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The music streaming service also revealed new plans to better serve independent artists that came about through feedback […]
After Kanye West promised that “Ima fix wolves” after The Life of Pablo was released, updating an album after it dropped has become a common practice in Hip Hop. Nicki Minaj announced that she was going to fix the introduction to her album but considering that she already released the visuals, it may stay as […]
Netflix’s prince went up, again. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The streaming service is raising prices for middle and top-tier U.S. subscribers on November 4th. According to Mashable, those who pay $9.99/mo. will now pay $10.99/mo., and those who have the $11.99/mo. premium plan will pay $13.99/mo. But good news for subscribers with the basic $7.99/mo. plan: The […]
The music streaming wars between Spotify, Apple Music and TIDAL have been an ongoing battle for the past 18 months, with each company vying for control over the streaming market. Today, it has been revealed that Apple has been awarded the patent on a technology that would allow them to automatically censor explicit words during […]
Spring has sprung ladies and gentleman. Since April is notoriously a wet month, there will surely be Netflix nights in the near future. Stanley Kubrick‘s classics 2001: A Space and A Clockwork Orange will be available to stream on Netflix next month a long with V for Vendetta, The Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River Minions and more. The streaming service will also debut two new original series, Ashton Kutcher‘s sitcom The […]
The streaming wars between Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL and others has been a major point of contention in the music world over the past 18 months, with major artists opting to release their content exclusively to the highest bidder. Drake scored a multi-million deal with Apple Music in 2015, just months after Jay Z became […]
Since the release of her visual for lead single “Hello,” a few short weeks ago, Adele has probably been the most talked about artist in music. The video earned the honor of being the second fastest video to hit 100 Million views on YouTube. So of course, the sales projections for her highly anticipated 25 […]
With platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora absolutely crushing the streaming game, YouTube Music is the next to enter the ring. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information After a year in beta, the app is now available to iPhone and Android owners, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. For YouTube’s take on rivaling the […]
Digital music revenues matched physical sales for the first time in 2014 due to strong growth in the streaming market Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to the newly released edition of IFPI’s (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) annual Digital Music Report, the digital market rose 6.9% to $6.9 billion representing 46% of all […]
In the increasingly crowded world of music providers, Apple is looking to distinguish themselves from their competition by asking artists for exclusives streaming deals. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The recent request from Apple to major music artists is an effort to help their streaming music arm, which is Beats Music. Since it was bought […]
