17 Blockchain Music Companies Reshaping the Industry; There’s No Shame in Loving a Greatest Hits…
There’s No Shame in Loving a Greatest Hits Album — www.vice.com Playlists on Spotify and Apple Music have rendered best-of compilations…
There’s No Shame in Loving a Greatest Hits Album — www.vice.com
Playlists on Spotify and Apple Music have rendered best-of compilations obsolete — but that isn’t stopping Spoon from releasing one.
17 Blockchain Music Companies Reshaping a Troubled Industry — builtin.com
Will blockchain be the latest technology to transform music? These 17 companies think so.
How Neil Young’s Online Archives Were Born — fortune.com
With the legendary singer-songwriter promising myriad unreleased projects in the 2020s, here’s how Neil Young Archive, home to his high-resolution music, got started and where it’s going.
Linn launches new streaming control app — www.trustedreviews.com
The app, handily titled the Linn App, is available for existing Linn customers to use on iOS devices
Lorraine’s Coffee House launches online streaming — bluegrasstoday.com
Lorraine’s Coffee House & Music in Garner, NC is about to join the streaming revolution, offering a free Facebook stream of live shows in the hall.
Music streaming service Murfie acquired, new owner assured discs are ‘safe and secure’ — madison.com
According to a letter to customers, Crossies.com has acquired Madison-based Murfie and all of its assets, transferring the vast collection of records and CDs to its own warehouse in Arkansas.
Musiculus music education startup launches its first apps — musically.com
The latest startup hoping to use digital wizardry to help people learn to play instruments is Canadian firm Musiculus.
Streaming exclusives aren’t dead — they’ve just gone classical — musically.com
Violinist Maxim Vengerov is making his new releases exclusive to classical-music streaming service Idagio, and as part of the deal has been named as an ambassador for the company.
How music streaming wars could play out in the 2020s — www.contactmusic.com
In the world of digital entertainment, things are about to get a bit heated when it comes to television streaming services. Disney+, a revamped Apple TV, HBO Max and several others have jumped in (or soon will) to compete with…
Qobuz talks Amazon Music HD, 3D audio, new features and more — www.whathifi.com
With hi-res streaming going mainstream, we talked to Qobuz about what’s coming next and how it can beat the big boys.
Algoriddim’s djay app adds Tidal music and video streaming — news.yahoo.com
Streaming has changed how most people consume music and DJ apps are no exception.
When record labels don’t work with YouTube Music, it’s a self-fulfilling piracy prophecy — www.androidcentral.com
YouTube Music is one of the few places in the world to listen to out-of-print music, unreleased music, and official music together, but pirated fan uploads can muddy the waters when record labels and YouTube don’t work together to keep them at bay and official content front and center.
How SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor Plans to Stand Out In a Crowded Streaming Space: ‘We’re Built In a Totally Different Way’ — www.billboard.com
When Kerry Trainor joined SoundCloud in August 2017, the streaming service’s future was hanging by a thread. But Trainor saw potential in the chaos — specifically in the way SoundCloud could help creators.
Best Music Scenes: Tulsa, Oklahoma — www.rollingstone.com
The Oklahoma oil town is experiencing a resurgence, thanks to rappers, folk singers, and a billionaire who wants to make it one of the coolest places in the country.
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