Soundcloud to report monetized streams to Nielsen for Billboard charts

Label Engine News, Updates

Soundcloud has announced a few days ago their integration with Soundscan, that means Soundcloud’s ad-supported and subscription activity for monetized content will be reported to Nielsen’s Music Connect dashboard, under the ‘Other’ category. That activity will count towards Billboards charts but key word here is that ONLY tracks identified for monetization will be included. Below is the message from Soundcloud. …

Dubset and Label Engine Integration announced

Label Engine News, Updates

We are very excited to announce the integration of Dubset Media to our network of stores to help shape the future of mix content distribution!   Dubset Media is a technology solutions company for the music industry, focusing in the creation of a new marketplace for mixes, and build the foundation for new royalties through online streaming. Dubset offers an innovative …

10 Music Tech stories you may have missed

Label Engine News, Updates

Pics/Illustrations credits: Spotify, Ilya S Savenok, Jojo Sounthone, Getty Images.   If you have been living under a rock, we got you covered! Here are 10 Music Tech stories that you may have missed in the last 30 days (or so).   1. Spotify is out of contract with all three major labels – and wants to pay them less …

New Promo System Now Live

DJ Lazy Rich News, Updates

After many months of work we are pleased to announce the launch of Label Engine’s new promo system! What’s new? We’ve rebuilt the promo page from the ground up allowing full customization options based on the release artwork. Label Engine will automatically pick the best colors to use with your release, or you can use our simple customization menu to select …

10 Music Tech Stories You May Have Missed

Label Engine News, Updates

It is always a good idea to stay informed with the happenings from around the world. If you haven’t had a chance to catch up with your latest music tech news, don’t worry, we got you covered!   1. Struggling SoundCloud may be looking for a buyer, seeking more than $1 billion – via Yahoo Tech Every outlet imaginable out …

Apple Music expands to South Korea and Israel

Label Engine News, Updates

Great news for Apple Music lovers and those in territories hoping to get their hands on the fast growing streaming service! Apple has officially announced that it is now available in South Korea and Israel, two very coveted territories for record labels and artists looking to breakthrough and showcase their music around the world. Asia is one of the hardest …

Spotify playlist and chart tracking now available

Label Engine News, Updates

We’ve updated the site with some new features that will allow clients to track the progress of their track and import releases from Spotify! (Only available for our Distribution users)   1) Spotify Playlist Tracking: Once a week, we look through the most popular playlists on Spotify for all distributed tracks. Being featured within a Spotify or tastemaker generated playlist …

Label Engine’s next chapter: Joining forces with CreateTV

DJ Lazy Rich News, Updates

To all Label Engine customers and vendors, I’m very happy to announce that Label Engine has been acquired by Create (CreateTV, INC), a media company based in Los Angeles that specializes in YouTube monetization and artist development. Firstly let me start by saying that Label Engine continues to be managed by Label Engine staff. The same people you are used to working with will continue to …

Beatport to shut down streaming service, Beatport news, Baseware distribution and other platforms May 13

Label Engine News, Updates

SFX’s owned Beatport announced yesterday (May 10, 2016) that effective May 13, 2016 it will shut down its Beatport Streaming Service, Beatport news, live video streaming, Distribution service “Baseware Distribution” and its mobile app. The news come as a shocking turn of events for the Dance Community, for those that have been following the drama since SFX filed for bankruptcy, …