3.24.19 Adam News and Info
Mar 24, 2019 3:02:13 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Mar 24, 2019 3:02:13 GMT -5
Exploring Adam's Music on Spotify
3.24.19 by Q3
There have been a lot of posts and tweets and other types of messages to Adam fans pushing fans to stream Adam's music. At this point, all we have is a buzz track -- that is a PR track designed to engage fans and generate social media engagement. So my advice is to relax a bit and wait until we have a promoted single.
Spotify counts it as a stream whether it be started manually or through the repeat feature, just as long as at least 30 seconds of the song is played. But just because they count it, does not mean it will matter. For artist royalties, repeat plays count. Spotify pays about $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream to the holder of music rights. And the "holder" can be split among the record label, producers, artists, and songwriters. So Adam probably gets $0.001 or $0.002 per stream. That means that 10,000 streams will generate $10 to $20.
There are ways to automate Spotify plays but using bots for this is a violation of the Spotify terms of service. So instead, artists, fans, and promoters use growth hacking and buy Spotify listeners - real people who will listen to music. As far as I can tell, this is not a violation of Spotify terms of service.
Listener analysis is a different matter. When music data is analyzed, repeat plays are pretty much ignored. For example, since the Spotify artist reports included number of unique listeners in a period of time, this is the number a concert promoter or investor would look at when planning, not total plays.
The following info is from Spotify...about the data artists have access to.
Note: Spotify for Artists is the reporting data that Spotify provides for artists and their management. Spotify is currently the most important source of streaming data for artists. Apple Music is testing a beta artist's reporting system that is similar to what artists get from Spotify.
How are streams counted?
Streams are counted in Spotify for Artists when a song is streamed for over 30 seconds. Your total streams include all songs where you are credited as a main artist or remixer.
Streams are counted in Spotify for Artists when a song is streamed for over 30 seconds. Your total streams include all songs where you are credited as a main artist or remixer.
How are streams counted for a release?
Streams are counted for a release by adding up the individual counts for each song on the release.
This means that if a song appears on both an EP and an album, stream counts for the song will contribute to both the EP and album stream counts.
Streams are counted for a release by adding up the individual counts for each song on the release.
This means that if a song appears on both an EP and an album, stream counts for the song will contribute to both the EP and album stream counts.
What’s the difference between streams and listeners?
A stream is when a user plays a song. If the same user streams the song 10 times, it will be 10 streams but one listener. You can toggle between streams and listeners for each chart.
Who are my listeners?
Listeners are unique listeners who stream your songs during the time period specified. If someone plays your music multiple times in the displayed time period, they only get counted once.
You can see how many daily listeners you have by hovering over the timeline graph on Audience. The daily listeners stat gives you a detailed look at changes to the number of people listening to your music on Spotify. This number is especially helpful for tracking engagement and listening behavior after a new release.
Listeners are unique listeners who stream your songs during the time period specified. If someone plays your music multiple times in the displayed time period, they only get counted once.
You can see how many daily listeners you have by hovering over the timeline graph on Audience. The daily listeners stat gives you a detailed look at changes to the number of people listening to your music on Spotify. This number is especially helpful for tracking engagement and listening behavior after a new release.
Q3 note: This stat lets an artist and their management count unique listeners, meaning if you play FS 10,000, you count as 1.
Who are monthly listeners?
Monthly listeners are unique listeners who play your music during a 28-day period. This stat updates every day, and appears on both your artist profile on Spotify and right above the timeline graph in the Audience section of Spotify for Artists.
2 important things to clarify about your monthly listeners:
They’ve listened within a rolling window of 28 days. We use a rolling window of 28 days because the number of days in a calendar month can vary, and because people listen to music differently depending on the day of the week. This means an equal number of days of the week are included—so, the same number of Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, etc.
They are unique listeners. If someone plays your music multiple times in a 28-day period, they only get counted once.
Tracking trends using your monthly listeners timeline can give you a good idea of how your music is performing over longer periods of time, and can also help you understand overall engagement and listening behavior after a new release. For more immediate changes with a higher level of detail, keep an eye on your number of daily listeners.
Monthly listeners are unique listeners who play your music during a 28-day period. This stat updates every day, and appears on both your artist profile on Spotify and right above the timeline graph in the Audience section of Spotify for Artists.
2 important things to clarify about your monthly listeners:
They’ve listened within a rolling window of 28 days. We use a rolling window of 28 days because the number of days in a calendar month can vary, and because people listen to music differently depending on the day of the week. This means an equal number of days of the week are included—so, the same number of Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, etc.
They are unique listeners. If someone plays your music multiple times in a 28-day period, they only get counted once.
Tracking trends using your monthly listeners timeline can give you a good idea of how your music is performing over longer periods of time, and can also help you understand overall engagement and listening behavior after a new release. For more immediate changes with a higher level of detail, keep an eye on your number of daily listeners.
How do you calculate your charts?
The best place to see the latest Spotify Chart figures is at spotifycharts.com. These figures are generated using a formula that protects against any artificial inflation of chart positions.
Note: Due to this formula, you might notice the data here differs from other reported stream numbers we share (e.g. in Spotify for Artists, Spotify Analytics, the desktop app, and other custom usage reports).
The best place to see the latest Spotify Chart figures is at spotifycharts.com. These figures are generated using a formula that protects against any artificial inflation of chart positions.
Note: Due to this formula, you might notice the data here differs from other reported stream numbers we share (e.g. in Spotify for Artists, Spotify Analytics, the desktop app, and other custom usage reports).
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The scale of Spotify is so big now it is hard to manipulate. They have algorithms to ID unique listeners and to remove bot or bot-like plays from the charts and reports. Any fans who think that they can "fool" Spotify or other major streaming services is just fooling themselves. But for now, it appears, Spotify will count most repeat plays in total listens.
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Explore Spotify Data
Fans have access to a lot of Spotify data and can explore an artist and their tracks and the music listeners. Here is one fun place to explore: musicaldata.com/ This is a summary of Spotify data. Just type in Adam Lambert and see what is popular anywhere in the world. Plus, there is more cool stuff like a song analyzer.