Alibaba Shuts Down Xiami; How Lofi Hip-Hop Will Inspire New Music in 2021; Crosstown Concerts Celebrates Streaming Success

Using Xiami was once synonymous with having good music taste in China. The music app, which debuted around 2008 and was acquired by Alibaba in 2013, is discontinuing its streaming service today, Xiami said in a notice to users.

Crosstown’s video streaming platform is off to a flying start, having sold 8,200 tickets for Bellowhead's reunion show just before Christmas.

The instrumental blend of traditional hip-hop and jazz has notably made its mark on Spotify, where the “Lofi Fruits” playlist by indie record label Strange Fruits Music alone attracts almost four million followers seeking mellow beats to help them focus, study, relax and sleep.

Staccs, a Swedish tech startup, will launch a new, premium streaming service for music concerts providing fans with the opportunity to relive their favourite concerts, on demand.

Buckingham's songs from Rumours have been streamed over a billion times on Spotify alone.

YouTube has piloted the success of major music acts including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd.

EMI Records Streaming Manager, Alex Bingham, crunches the numbers.

ViacomCBS has reached an agreement with Hulu to distribution its portfolio of cable channels via the streamer's live television bundle.

If you love the jazz, funk and hip hop-inspired beats of Persona 5, or the slightly mellower vibes of Persona 3, good news: all of these tunes are now available to stream on Spotify.

Anghami was founded in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2012.

The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma will begin the year with “Schubertiade” on Jan. 5, 2021.

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