Pics/Illustrations credits: Bloomberg, Paul Tuller, Soundcloud, 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 in Talks to Acquire SoundCloud – via Variety/Financial Times According to a report from Financial Times and later …
Soundcloud to report monetized streams to Nielsen for Billboard charts
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. …
Meet a Label Engine representative at ADE 2016
We are only a couple of days away from ADE 2016 (Amsterdam Dance Event), one of the biggest music conferences in the world. Like every year, we have Luis at the event representing Label Engine and if you are planning to attend and wish to have a drink or two with him we have some free slots available. If you …
Label Engine Music Recommendations 10/14/16
Hello World! The weekend is hereeeeeee and we couldn’t let you go on with your weekend plans without some great music to add to your playlists so get ready because this week we have 10 gems you can’t miss on! Taking the top spot this week is Habstrakt’s new song “Heyo” from the “French Press” EP now available on Never …
New Demo Management System and Podcast updates
We have made a few updates to our Demo system, Podcasts and promo system, here is a quick run down of whats new: – DEMO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Demo pages will now be styled according to your label display options, meaning you can tweak your background, font and button colors to match those of your label. In addition to cosmetic changes …
Label Engine Music Recommendations 09/30/16
Hello World! If you are looking for fresh music to listen to then you have arrived to the right place, we have selected 10 of our favorite songs released in the last couple of weeks. A tall order we are up for! This week’s number is a massive Dubstep remix by Barely Alive of Mayhem & Antiserum’s “Sweat”, now available …
10 Free Downloads you need in your collection today (Part 2)
Here are our picks of the best Free Downloads available around the music universe that we know you need in your collection today, enjoy! Follow us on Twitter to chit chat: @Label_Engine 1) Apashe – Jimmy Shake Feat. 740 Boyz & Dose | Free Download | Follow Apashe 2) Mayhem x Antiserum – Seven Deadly Sins (Tha Trickaz …
Spotify launches in Japan
Exciting news for Spotify fans, the company has officially announced today that it is now available in Japan on a invite-only basis. Japan is one of the biggest music markets in the world and Spotify is the first “freemium” platform available in the territory. Spotify in Japan offers: – Comprehensive catalog of Japanese and international artists – Unique discovery and …
Dubset and Label Engine Integration announced
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 …
How Joe Garston is Helping the Next Wave of Artists and Balancing Art/Business
Every few years we see an artist that defines conventional tradition, Joe is one of them. He was lucky enough to have a music festival of the stature of “Creamfields” right on his door step, even at a very young age being so close to it gave him a dream to chase.