Apple Music’s New Playlist Series; Spotify Removes R.

Apple Music Introduces ‘The New’ Playlist Series Highlighting Local Hip-Hop Scenes — www.complex.com Explore the local sounds of five…

Apple Music Introduces ‘The New’ Playlist Series Highlighting Local Hip-Hop Scenes — www.complex.com 
 Explore the local sounds of five regions across America.

Spotify Removes R. Kelly From Playlists, Citing Hateful Conduct Policy — www.hollywoodreporter.com 
 “When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful, it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator.”

YouTube Expands Its Music Charts, Adds Trending Chart For New Releases — www.billboard.com

YouTube announced changes to its charts, expanding them to 44 territories — including the U.K., Japan, Germany and Brazil — and adding a new Trending Chart.

Big copyright changes come for streaming music providers — www.washingtonexaminer.com 
 Some providers, such as Spotify and Pandora, actually like the new legislation

Pandora: Listeners — And Investors — Are Coming Back — www.barrons.com 
 The streaming audio company’s shares were hot Friday morning.

Spotify is testing a new personalized playlist featuring your friends’ favorite songs — www.theverge.com 
 Spotify is rolling out its Friends Weekly feature out to a larger group today, though it remains in testing mode.

Blockchain technology is set to play a power chord in the music industry by helping to solve copyright issues — www.cityam.com 
 The internet has allowed consumers to create, share and listen to more music than ever before.

This streaming platform is revolutionizing background music — medium.com 
 According to Billboard, Soundtrack Your Brand, the Stockholm-based, Spotify-backed streaming platform devoted to background music in the b2b space, has announced a rush of direct deals with labels…

Some of the Why’s and How’s of Apple’s AIFF Music Files — audiophilereview.com 
 Andy Shaub leads readers in a Safari through the guts of Apple’s audio file system…

15 Music Facts That Will Blow Your Mind — pigeonsandplanes.com 
 2018 is weird.

Why Artists And Influencers Have More Power Than Ever — www.hypebot.com 
 In this piece Seth Schachner examines how shifts in the music industry and social media landscape have led to artists and influences gaining more power then ever when it comes to cultural taste-making.