For much of its history, podcasting has been largely a free, ad-supported medium. How is that changing in Spotify’s homeland: Sweden?
Tag: sweden
New streaming study focuses on Swedish artists’ Spotify payouts
Which Swedish artist has generated the highest payouts from Spotify since the streaming service launched in 2008?No surprise: it’s Avicii.
Swedish unions want collective bargaining negotiations with Spotify
Three Swedish unions have written to Spotify requesting formal collective bargaining negotiations on behalf of its employees there.
Music NFTs roundup: Universal Music, Public Pressure, M.Verse…
‘The Universal Collection’ will start with 3,333 NFTs launching in mid-April as a “free mint” as UMG’s latest music NFTs partnership.
Swedish artist Theoz set for three-month concert on Roblox
Theoz, a popular influencer and musician in Sweden, is launching the ‘Theoz Vinterland’ experience on Roblox on14 February.
STIM collections rose by 13% in 2021, fuelled by streaming
STIM outlined some of the developments that helped its collections bounce back from the initial hit of Covid-19 in 2020.
Swedish House Mafia sell catalogues to Pophouse Entertainment
Pophouse Entertainment is the Swedish company behind the ABBA Voyage concerts and has former UMG exec Per Sundin as its CEO and ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus on its board.
Tangy Market sells slice of song recorded by Christina Aguilera
Tangy Market analyses music’s past performance and future potential, then pays musicians upfront, converting the predicted royalties into shares to sell.
Linkfire set to list in Sweden after 43% growth in 2020
The latest music-related company set for a public listing is marketing-tech firm Linkfire. Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri has the story, with the Danish startup planning to list on the Swedish First […]
Swedish startup Staccs preps music concerts streaming service
A lot has been written about the growth of livestreamed music performances during the Covid-19 pandemic – including some shows that were pre-recorded. Meanwhile, some artists and labels with archives of […]
Swedish collecting society STIM’s revenues grew 15% in 2019
STIM is the main collecting society in Sweden, and like many of its counterparts around the world, it enjoyed healthy growth in its royalty collections last year. According to its […]
Is Sweden a saturated music streaming market? Not just yet…
The question of when the Swedish music industry will plateau is a crucial one for the global industry, which looks to Spotify’s homeland for an indication as too how far […]