Apple to Boost Music Service with Original TV Shows and Films

Spotify Payments — lefsetz.com

My inbox fills up with both the famous and infamous, the known and the irrelevant, bitching about Spotify payments, they think the Swedish company is the devil. They believe Daniel Ek got rich off the backs of musicians and this wrong must be righted, that there will be no harmony until he is dethroned and the service pays them a higher rate.

But Spotify is already paying out 69%+ of its revenues.

What’s the truth? You’re being screwed by the label. And Spotify can’t say this, because the labels are their partners.

How Feedbands Is Turning the World On to New Independent Artists — consequenceofsound.net 
 CEO Graham Langdon explains why “No album should go unlistened.”

Prince Estate and Universal Music’s Bravado Ink Merchandise Deal — variety.com 
 Prince’s estate and Universal Music’s brand and merchandise company Bravado ink an exclusive worldwide merchandise and brand agreement.

Spotify appears to be testing a new Material Design-inspired UI w/ full-screen album art — 9to5google.com

Spotify’s app for Android has changed quite a bit over the past few months, most recently by introducing a new bottom-bar oriented UI. However, it seems that Spotify isn’t done quite yet, as some users are currently reporting a new ‘now playing’ interface on their Android devices.

Golden Globes boost music streaming — www.cnn.com 
 Sunday’s Golden Globes didn’t just stir chatter about the Oscars, it also got some people grooving.

Hot Pod: The three numbers that mark the state of podcasting in 2017 — www.niemanlab.org 
 Plus: What new and returning shows to expect in the new year, Panoply launches an “imprint,” and a liberal podcast network tries to counterbalance conservative talk radio.

Deezer Hires Facebook, Spotify Managers to Fight Bigger Rivals — www.bloomberg.com 
 Music-streaming service Deezer SA hired former managers of Facebook Inc. and Spotify Ltd. in a bid to crack the Asian market and differentiate itself from larger rivals such as Apple Music by expanding through brand partnerships.

Musicians On Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast Spotify Playlist — www.jambase.com 
 Host Marc Maron has talked to a number of talented musicians on his WTF Podcast, stream a Spotify Playlist highlighting many of his musical guests.

Big Data’s Unexplored Frontier: Recorded Music — motherboard.vice.com 
 The open-source Digital Music Lab aims to fill a hole in the Big Data frontier.

Artist vs. Songs: Building An Identity In The Streaming Era (Part II) — www.hypebot.com 
 Here Nick Susi further explores the impact which streaming culture will have on creators, managers, and others involved in the music business, particularly as the lowered barrier of entry has increased the volume of songs and artists crowding the industry.

Apple to boost music service with original TV shows and films — www.cnbc.com 
 Apple is planning to create its own television shows and movies in order to compete with rival streaming services, The Wall Street Journal reports.