The portion of artists who failed to follow-up their first hit has been relatively constant in the last two decades — but rose in 2020.
The vice president’s 25-song playlist, dubbed "My Travels," highlights a variety of artists as she travels across Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia this week.
"Grateful," the pop star said of the milestone.
As the company explores a new system with Universal Music Group, CEO Jeronimo Folgueira suggests different countries may require different systems.
TME says growth in subscriptions failed to offset a nearly 20% decline in its social entertainment services business.
The songs pulled include "Apna Bana Le" from the hit film "Bhediya," which was the most-streamed track on the service over the past two weeks.
In 2022, a quarter of the 57,000 artists who earned $10,000 or more in royalties from Spotify in 2022 are self-distributed.
With fans able to stream an unlimited amount of music for a fixed price, it behooves artists to pad the length of their latest releases.
As young listeners change "expectations around what is normal to hear," the music business will have to continue to adapt.
Chiang, who joined Pandora in July 2022, fills the role previously held by JR Schumann.
