Matt Benn • Soundplate.com

*This is a US record – the world record for a rap show is still held by Eminem, who grossed over $8 million in a single night in Melbourne back in 2019. And Kendrick Lamar still reigns as the king of rap tours with the highest total earnings of all time for a rap tour. 🌍👑

At both of his Washington shows, he shattered records by becoming the first rapper ever to earn over $5 million in a single arena concert in US history. 🤯📈*

Drake stays breaking records.🤯 Drake’s been on top of the game for over a decade and he’s not slowing down. Currently on his 'It's All A Blur' tour, Drake just made rap history in Washington.🎤💰

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@Thedonofstocks Audience building/marketing and delegation are key business skills. Not every business person works in operations..

@AbelowRob Meanwhile Deezer stock is down ~75% since going public (40% down this year).. 😳

BIG NEWS: UMG launches new streaming model with Deezer. This is UMG's 'artist-centric' vision. The goal? Reduce payouts for 'noise' & support 'real' artists. Here's how it works: 1. PRO ARTIST 2x BOOST: 2x payouts for artists with 1k+ monthly streams from 500 unique listeners 2. ACTIVE LISTENING 2x BOOST: Songs that fans actively choose will get an additional boost. 3. DEMONETIZE NOISE: Replace non-artist noise content with Deezer's functional music. Not included in royalty pool. 4. REDUCE MUSIC OVERFLOW: Stricter rules for providers (110m new songs in last 2 years) *They mention stricter fraud measures, but add no details. (This is simple. Just go to user-centric). So, how does this work? 🔍 Search for a song ▶️ Play it 💰 4x royalties ALL CONTENT. ONE PRICE. "There is no other industry where all content is valued the same, and it should be obvious to everyone that the sound of rain or a washing machine is not as valuable as a song from your favourite artist streamed in HiFi.” - @jfolgueira, Deezer CEO Hard to argue. Is this the future? ***** Streaming's model is broken. We need to skate where the puck's going. I lay out streaming's best path forward in this week's Where Music's Going (link below).

@matthucius Had a similar experience more than once, it takes some time but I'm the end the better design usually wins out.. Apart from once, with an e-com project where no matter what we tried the super basic, 'bad design' always converted better 🤣

Launched an entire new website based on loads of data, heatmaps, analytics and surveys - It is objectively better looking, quicker, free of bugs, much more functional and easier to use - Yet since launching it conversion rate has fallen off a cliff and showing no signs of coming back up - is this common? 🥹

@AbelowRob It's a good question.. From an artist / label point of view it's a powerful marketing tool. Unfortunately from a fans perspective, it's often more unwanted spam. Some limited messaging tools for reaching top fans seems sensible.

These streaming platforms let artists DM fans: • Soundcloud • Audiomack • Audius These don't: • Apple Music • Amazon • Spotify • Deezer • Tidal Should artists be able to message their listeners?

@ol_wallace_lofi @Soundplate 🔥

A tribute to @Soundplate in my latest podcast episode! Don't forget to check out my new single with them too ✌️ li.sten.to/lofiradio #podcast #chill #radio #lofi #smokeandchill

@shreya_gr Big fan, but not managed to be a participant yet. Hoping to change this with a new product we are launching this week!

🤔 Are you a fan of the build in public movement? 🚧👷‍♀️ What are your thoughts on sharing your journey, progress, and challenges openly? #buildinpublic

@Soundplate @BBC6Music @Gadget_MJM @BBCSounds Nice one @Gadget_MJM - Great to see this one is still flying!

Gadget - 'Get Familiar' on the latest @BBC6Music Focus Beats show 🚀🎵 @Gadget_MJM @BBCSounds 💚

Excited to launch a completly new tool for artists later this week.. Hopefully this will also mark the start of my journey on 𝕏. @Soundplate #BuildInPublic

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Coronavirus is shit. Please support your artist friends especially if they have had shows cancelled. Buy their merch, stream and download their music and share their music.

Watch the official video for @opiaofficial - 'Beverly Blues' now - youtu.be/lvvFTC-LT1g