Apple Music Teams with NBA; Rush Music Streams Surge; Soundcloud Hits High Note; Beatport: 16…
Apple Music Teams with NBA, United Masters for Base:Line Hip-Hop Playlist — www.billboard.com
Apple Music Teams with NBA, United Masters for Base:Line Hip-Hop Playlist — www.billboard.com
Apple Music and the National Basketball Association, together with United Masters, have launched a new global playlist that will highlight the best emerging and independent hip-hop each week.
Rush Music Streams Surge 776% in U.S. After Death of Drummer Neil Peart — www.billboard.com
In the days following the death of Rush drummer Neil Peart, streams of the band’s songs surged by 776% in the U.S., according to initial reports to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
Beatport: 16 Years in Numbers — www.beatportal.com
Celebrating Beatport’s 16th birthday, we’ve collected key facts and data from the previous 16 years as the world’s number one DJ download store.
Soundcloud Hits High Note: $200M Revenue, 200M Tracks — www.hypebot.com
New UK filings show Soundcloud revenue increasing from $102 million in 2017 to $127 million in 2018. But that’s just the start of the good news for Soundcloud, a platform. Continue reading
New music sharing service seeks feedback from GVSU students — lanthorn.com
Before it’s February launch, Quadio, a brand new music sharing and streaming service for college students, stopped in Allendale to hear the voices and feedback of the Grand Valley State University student body.
How Spotify Can Compete With Loss Leaders — www.fool.com
Spotify’s main rivals don’t need to make a profit on streaming. So, how does a pure-play compete?
Global music streaming: ‘We are just on the tip of the iceberg’ — musically.com
“I think it’s good that we have a lot of players in the market, because it means we all get better,” says Cecilia Qvist of Spotify.
Welsh language music app Apton in call for public money — www.bbc.com
Sain Records’ Apton app says it is “difficult” to compete with major corporations like Spotify.
Naim brings native Qobuz support to its music streaming family — www.whathifi.com
The hi-res streaming service is coming to all of Naim’s streamers and streaming systems from next week.
How Music Collaborations Evolved in the Digital Era — www.hypebot.com
Collaboration has always been a major part of how we create and interact with music, but how that collaboration happens has evolved significantly over the past few years.
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