8 Breaking Changes Impacting Music Brands in 2018; U.S. On-Demand Streams Passed 618 Billion in 2017

It’s clear to me that 2018 - the year we've all been waiting for with grave anticipation - will revolutionize the music industry. It is clear that the world of the music industry is accelerating. So what does this mean for 2018?

For the third straight year, the U.S. music business is not only growing, it’s growing faster, as overall consumption hit 636.7 million equivalent album units in 2017, up 12.5 percent from 566.1 million in 2016, according to Nielsen Music.

YouTube agreed to deals with major music labels, which were needed to launch a subscription music service to compete with Spotify.

Despite becoming what some dubbed “the year of streaming,” 2017 proved those shiny little discs still have some life left in them. But it isn’t necessarily because of strong consumer demand.

Spotify has released its list of most played workout songs on the music streaming platform, led by Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone.

Stefan Blom, Spotify's chief content officer, is leaving the company after a little more than three years -- and just as the music-streaming provider is about to launch an initial public offering.

On Wednesday (Jan. 3), it was revealed in court that Sony Music had reached a settlement in principle on streaming income with 19 Recordings, the entity started by Simon Fuller that represents the financial interests of American Idol stars like Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and Carrie Underwood.

Here's your chance to stream the Dave Cobb-produced new album from acclaimed vocalist Anderson East one week early.

Big investors TPG and Dragoneer get a nice return, and Tencent gets a piece of the streaming music company. Everybody happy?

Melon, one of Korea's largest online music stores, released some statistics for the year of 2017.

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Napster and Voxtok, which recently joined the Netgem Group as its dedicated Sound Division for innovative musical entertainment in TV and audio sectors, are joining their expertise and complementary offerings to create a unique new musical experience based on multiple sources and contextualized services.