A New Radio Station in Town; Hi-Def Streaming War Has Begun; Moodagent Debuts in Australia

There’s a battle brewing on the outskirts of the music industry right now that few of us saw coming: the high-definition streaming war.

Australia has another music streaming service - Moodagent. The ad-free service will cost $11.99 per month and is said to have distribution agreements with a wide range of international and domestic distributors, aggregators, record labels and publishers.

In a world-first, the Australasian Blockchain Music Association has announced a joint venture with Fire Entertainment and ie:music to present a new NFT live concert series.

Spotify announced its milestones and revenues for Q1 2021 this week, showing legitimate subscriber growth while revenues fell below initial internal expectations. As Spotify cements itself as a cultural staple, will revenues follow?

TikTok Radio is the newest innovation from SiriusXM satellite radio.

Paul Simon is latest icon to sell his songs, joining Boy Dylan, Neil Young and Stevie Nicks. For acquirers, it's a boom market. For musicians, estate-planning.

If there’s one thing that’s shaped the way we consume music more than anything else in the 21st century, it’s the internet.

The Alchemist took to Twitter and said he released an entire album under a fake name on YouTube. He lightly clowned his fans for not being able to find it yet.

Friends theme song, "I’ll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts, has been reportedly streamed over 137 million times in the past few days.

Turn your online presence, which can often feel tedious to maintain, into something from which new opportunities can emerge.

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