Amazon Music Launches in Brazil; Music Publishers Double Claims Against Peloton; Pandora Desktop App for Windows

Amazon Music Unlimited is now available in one of the biggest markets in what is a fast-growing region for streaming.

Music publishers who sued Peloton for copyright infringement in March are now doubling their demand for damages to $300 million, claiming they’ve discovered...

Pandora is launching a desktop app for Windows users following its debut of a native Mac app earlier this year.

Music promotion and fan building platform Beatchain has added digital distribution powered by FUGA.

Bandzoogle, which has been offering a broad range of tools for artists for two decades, simply doesn’t touch the money. "This is not an escrow arrangement".

TIDAL is giving five musicians in Detroit a leg up as part of a new program called TIDAL Unplugged.

The latest song by Canadian singer Esthero includes a spoken-word protest at Spotify's royalties.

Warner Music Group has joined an $11 million investment round in Vancouver-based Dapper Labs.

Apple TV Plus and Apple Arcade will launch for $4.99 on November 1st and September 19th, respectively. But the company isn’t giving people a chance to subscribe to everything as part of a packaged deal.

Dave Matthews Band Radio on SiriusXM's limited run has been extended through mid-October.

Audio streaming giant Spotify Technology has acquired SoundBetter, a music and audio production and collaboration marketplace, for an undisclosed price tag.

Samuel Mehr has long been interested in questions of what music is, how music works, and why music exists.

Find here the Spotify Statistics 2019 to get a better understanding of the app’s current position in the media streaming market and future possibilities.

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