Spotify Wrapped Was Developed By An Intern In 3 Months

https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/12/spotify-wrapped-was-developed-by-an-intern-in-3-months.html

Variety's list of 2020 hitmakers

https://variety.com/lists/hitmakers-2020-full-list/ben-mawson-and-ed-millett/

MEET RICKY DESKTOP, THE MOST VIRAL BEATMAKER ON TIKTOK

https://www.theverge.com/21504619/ricky-desktop-tiktok-beat-creator-interview-musician-viral-hits

More Than 18,000 Musicians Are Demanding a Penny Per Stream from Spotify

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7awev/union-of-musicians-want-penny-per-stream-from-spotify?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=17_November_2020_-_Full__Trial&utm_medium=email

The intersectional style guide

https://medium.com/@yasminlajoie/the-intersectional-style-guide-679b2bf02fc1

SPOTIFY IS LETTING RECORD LABELS INFLUENCE PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS… SO LONG AS THEY PAY FOR IT IN ROYALTIES

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-is-letting-record-labels-influence-personalized-recommendations-so-long-as-they-pay-for-it-in-royalties/

BTS’s Loyal Army of Fans Is the Secret Weapon Behind a $4 Billion Valuation

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/business/bts-ipo.html

Daniel Ek interview about his leadership style

https://www.theobservereffect.org/daniel.html

Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio -- But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/?curator=MusicREDEF

What "Record Deal Simulator" is really telling us

https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-record-deal-42247525

How BTS and Its ARMY Could Change the Music Industry

https://variety.com/2020/music/asia/bts-fans-army-music-industry-1234786977/

includes Lyrah's per-stream rate for Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and others

https://www.patreon.com/posts/42108049

Pete Ganbarg interview

https://celebrityaccess.com/2020/09/25/interview-atlantic-atcos-pete-ganbarg/

Anthony Hamer-Hodges summarises and estimates royalties for Kanye's record deals

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BjKbaQqzWv5eFmA4kvdw2dH9j3IJwyMJ4qJmaqxEYvk/edit#gid=1193077322

Record deal simulator

https://dealsim.createos.app/

TikTok has been saved. But for music, is that a good thing?

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-23/tiktok-streaming-video-trump-ritt-momney?curator=MusicREDEF

Kanye West’s War Against Record Contracts Could Actually Work — for Kanye, Anyway

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/kanye-west-universal-masters-war-1064225/

Secrets of K-Pop and the Korean Music Industry With Bernie Cho, Part 1

https://blog.chartmetric.com/k-pop-korean-music-industry-bernie-cho-part-1/

is it a good (Spotify) playlist?

https://www.isitagoodplaylist.com/

Will Hipgnosis actually work?

https://mailchi.mp/cheriehu/hipgnosis?e=c236e1e965&curator=MusicREDEF

Is Spotify killing the top 40?

https://qz.com/1899097/is-spotify-killing-the-top-40/

5 GOLDEN RULES OF SONGWRITING – FROM STEVE MAC

 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/5-golden-rules-of-songwriting-from-steve-mac/

Inside TikTok’s Hidden Hit Machine

 https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/tiktok-music-industry-hits-1043154/

BTS’S DYNAMITE TOPPED 12.6M STREAMS ON SPOTIFY ON DAY ONE – BUT 4.9M OF THEM WERE DISCOUNTED FROM ITS CHART

 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/btss-dynamite-topped-12-6m-streams-on-spotify-on-day-one-but-4-9m-of-them-were-erased-from-its-chart/

What will Trump’s TikTok ban mean for music?

 https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/what-will-trumps-tiktok-ban-mean-for-music/

Spotify's Pollen playlist gets 20,000 submissions a week!

 https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/spotify-successful-playlist-made-pollen?curator=MusicREDEF

You Have a TikTok Hit! Now, Quick — Change the Title

 https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/tik-tok-hits-changing-titles-983383/

Richard Russell has done so many interviews recently, but they're all worth reading, and they all say something different

 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/richard-russell-its-alright-to-feel-fear-so-long-as-you-ignore-it/

DITTO MANAGEMENT ON GOING TOP 5 IN THE UK: ‘WE’RE NOT IN THE OLD SCHOOL MUSIC INDUSTRY CLUB – WE’VE GOT DATA INSTEAD!’

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ditto-management-on-going-top-5-in-the-uk-were-not-in-the-old-school-music-industry-club-weve-got-data-instead/

Spotify's provider directory of preferred distributors

https://artists.spotify.com/directory/distribution

When Roy LaManna founded Vydia in 2013, he had a simple elevator pitch: like TuneCore, but for video.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/vydia-roy-lamanna-this-new-generation-of-managers-dont-know-the-rules-and-therefore-dont-abide-by-the-rules/

TikTok turned his song into a creepy meme — until fans took it back

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/18/21329534/absofacto-daddy-daughter-pov-meme-csa-abuse-response

Curtis Waters, TikTok king: 'There are no gatekeepers to the industry anymore'

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/19/curtis-waters-is-the-next-big-thing-in-pop-thanks-to-a-music-clip-on-tiktok

TikTok Breaks Big Hits, But It’s Still Struggling to Break Big Stars

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/tiktok-one-hit-wonders-1028449/?curator=MusicREDEF

The TikTok War

https://stratechery.com/2020/the-tiktok-war/

A comprehensive guide to TikTok’s biggest hits

https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/tiktoks-biggest-hits/

Moe Shalazi interview

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/moe-shalizi-marshmello-music-business-profile-1025357/?curator=MusicREDEF

Brian Lee interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/when-it-comes-to-songwriting-im-like-you-dont-know-my-pain-so-get-the-hell-out-of-here/

Head of Songwriter and Publishing Relations Jules Parker Explains How Spotify Is Bringing Behind-the-Scenes Creators Into the Spotlight

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2020-07-08/head-of-songwriter-and-publishing-relations-jules-parker-explains-how-spotify-is-bringing-behind-the-scenes-creators-into-the-spotlight/

pop music is getting faster and happier

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53167325

Songwriters Are Already Fighting For Better Pay. But in 2021, They Face an Even Bigger Battle against Spotify and Amazon

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/songwriters-spotify-amazon-crb-royalties-war-1015116/?fbclid=IwAR18CHEUjc9s4_CRJx69Va4KNtCU7dK5Kc1s2uSLmWQq99gh0JeW1CklztU

Artists are Learning How it Feels to be a Songwriter

https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/artists-are-learning-how-it-feels-to-be-a-songwriter/

One Month Anniversary of Buying Plays

https://alecbowman.com/2020/06/04/one-month-anniversary-of-buying-plays/

Why Apple's Platoon Is Offering African Artists Advances — and Healthcare

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9387691/apple-platoon-denzyl-feigelson-interview 

“THE SITUATION IS EXISTENTIAL”: HOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS AFFECTING MUSIC ROYALTIES

https://www.synchtank.com/blog/the-situation-is-existential-music-royalties-in-a-pandemic/

TikTok Statistics – Updated May 2020

https://wallaroomedia.com/blog/social-media/tiktok-statistics/

MoZella interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mozella-i-got-crumbled-into-little-pieces-and-then-i-rebuilt-and-through-the-rebuilding-i-became-a-lot-more-fearless/

Scooter Braun interview

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/scooter-braun-interview-2020?curator=MusicREDEF

Tha Lights Global interview

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/podcast/since-2018-theres-been-three-crazy-deals-in-the-record-business-i-did-two-of-them/

This Is How Much YouTube Paid Me for My 1,000,000 Viewed Video

https://onezero.medium.com/this-is-how-much-youtube-paid-me-for-my-1-000-000-viewed-video-1453cad73847

At Work With Justin Lubliner, the Twenty-Something Who Signed Billie Eilish

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/justin-lubliner-billie-eilish-at-work-987311/

GLOBAL SPOTIFY CHART STREAMS ROSE 3% LAST WEEK – BUT FELL AGAIN IN THE UNITED STATES

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/global-spotify-chart-streams-rose-3-last-week-but-fell-again-in-the-united-states/

2019-2020 Streaming Price Bible : YouTube is STILL The #1 Problem To Solve

https://thetrichordist.com/2020/03/05/2019-2020-streaming-price-bible-youtube-is-still-the-1-problem-to-solve/?curator=MusicREDEF

Spotify's head of music explains playlisting

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dannyross1/2020/03/02/spotifys-head-of-music-explains-playlisting/#51bbf65823a2

Engineering A Hit: What Makes Songs Viral on TikTok?

https://medium.com/@ogochukwuakamelu/engineering-a-hit-what-makes-songs-viral-on-tiktok-84e57be7aa5

How Do You Get a Hit Song? Spotify Says to Pitch It

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/spotify-artists-playlist-submission-958384/?curator=MusicREDEF

How many users do Spotify, Apple Music and other big music streaming services have?

https://musically.com/2020/02/19/spotify-apple-how-many-users-big-music-streaming-services/

A YEAR AFTER TRYING TO CUT SONGWRITERS’ PAY, SPOTIFY BOOSTS WRITER VISIBILITY WITH LAUNCH OF PAGES FEATURE

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/a-year-after-trying-to-cut-songwriters-pay-spotify-boosts-writer-visibility-with-launch-of-pages-feature/

WHY A TIP JAR ON SPOTIFY IS A BAD IDEA

https://8sided.blog/why-a-tip-jar-on-spotify-is-a-bad-idea/

the marketing genius of Lil Nas X

https://marketingexamples.com/viral/lil-nas-x

Spotify: in tune

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/02/05/1580911793000/Spotify--in-tune/

Voisey is the TikTok for music creation

https://musically.com/2020/01/27/music-ally-startup-files-voisey-is-the-tiktok-for-music-creation/

Make some noise, India! Western bands are looking to Asia to advance their careers

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/make-some-noise-india-western-bands-are-looking-to-asia-to-advance-their-careers-n7kxv2j2m

In 2019, Producer Management Was a Booming Music Business

https://variety.com/2019/music/news/music-producer-songwriter-management-top-companies-1203451660/

Five ways music changed in the 2010s

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51061099

The Man Who’s Spending $1 Billion to Own Every Pop Song: interview with Merck Mercuriadis

https://marker.medium.com/the-man-whos-spending-1-billion-to-own-every-pop-song-75df0024155b

'Do something weird that works on TikTok': how to write a pop smash in 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/03/do-something-weird-that-works-on-tiktok-how-to-write-a-pop-smash-in-2020

Ellie Goulding and Billie Eilish Are Streaming’s New Normal

https://musicindustryblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/03/ellie-goulding-and-billie-eilish-are-streamings-new-normal/