Share this postPlatform & StreamAmazon Music Rolls Out New Voice Features; Spotify, Ellen DeGeneres Set Deal; Massive Attack Test Remix-Rights Tracking with BlokurCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreAmazon Music Rolls Out New Voice Features; Spotify, Ellen DeGeneres Set Deal; Massive Attack Test Remix-Rights Tracking with BlokurPlatform & StreamDec 10, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamAmazon Music Rolls Out New Voice Features; Spotify, Ellen DeGeneres Set Deal; Massive Attack Test Remix-Rights Tracking with BlokurCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareAmazon Music today announced the rollout of new voice features that enables listeners to personalize their streaming music experience. Essentially, listeners can have a conversation with the service’s Alexa to find playlists and music for specific moods or occasions, “liking” or rejecting son...Spotify and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will promote each other under a new one-year content partnership.By looking piece-by-piece at how “thank u, next” became a viral sensation, it becomes apparent how exactly YouTube and other video platforms are attempting to market videos as collective “events” in the on-demand streaming era.If you’ve not seen Massive Attack’s Fantom app, it’s well worth having a play with: one of the best interactive music apps we've seen.Independent distribution and label service provider Ditto Music is launching a coffee chain, called Ditto Coffee.Initially, the feature was only available to select users on mobile devices, ahead of a broader public launch. Today, Pandora says its Podcast Genome Project has gone live for all users.Leading Indian digital music services Saavn and JioMusic have completed their merger, and are now known as JioSaavn.Deezer has teamed up with Voxnest-owned podcasting platform Spreaker to expand its podcast catalog for users in Colombia and Brazil.This has been a major week for the Metropolitan Opera. Not only did it launch a new podcast and open its new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” but it also kickstarted conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s tenure as its music director.Surging interest in vinyl records is fueling an industry, and Alexandria's Furnace Record Pressing is betting the craze is here to stay.PreviousNext