Amazon Launches Music Streaming Service; Music Streaming Hits a Tipping Point
Amazon takes on Spotify with streaming music services that cost less than $10 a month — www.recode.net
$8 a month for Amazon Prime members, $4 a month for an Echo-only version.
Music Streaming Hits a Tipping Point — medium.com
As music purchases fall, streaming services are about to become the largest contributors of royalties to artists and labels.
Infographic: A Basic Explanation of Streaming Money — www.billboard.com
Labyrinthine. Byzantine. Serpentine. There are a lot of words that describe the music industry, but “simple” isn’t one of them.
Jimmy Iovine on the Future of Apple Music and Why Everyone Is Getting Everything Wrong — www.billboard.com
Jimmy Iovine breaks down the misconceptions of his strategy at Apple, the difficulty of marrying the record business with the tech world and the evolution of the new company he’s building now.
How Streaming creates a “Moment of Truth” for millennials — blog.midem.com
Tune Global’s managing director Con Raso explains what is the true power of music streaming on mobile
This tool exports your Hype Machine favourites to Spotify — www.factmag.com
Hype Machine to Spotify creates a playlist of your old blog house favourites.
Sonos Is Selling A Whole Sensory Experience Through Strategic Retail Partnerships — www.fastcompany.com
In recent weeks, the wireless hi-fi speaker company has launched several new partnerships with one simple goal: Let people listen.
Spotify May Be Buying Soundcloud, But Who Wins? — musicindustryblog.wordpress.com
The Financial Times has reported that Spotify is in advanced talks to buy Soundcloud. Soundcloud has been shopping itself around for some time, while Spotify needs to continue outpacing Apple as it heads towards an IPO.
Nashville Public Library launches music streaming service — www.tennessean.com
The Nashville Public Library wants to build a digital music library befitting Music City.