Share this postPlatform & StreamAs Streaming Services Mature, Opportunity Emerges in the Niche; Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreAs Streaming Services Mature, Opportunity Emerges in the Niche; Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless Platform & StreamJul 24, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamAs Streaming Services Mature, Opportunity Emerges in the Niche; Streaming Is Taking Over Pop, but It’s Far From Flawless Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareThe emergence of niche streaming services will be one of the topics at the c/o pop Convention 2017, one of Germany’s leading music industry conferences and showcase festivals (Cologne, 16–20th August…Spotify, SoundCloud, Tidal: Seemingly every major streaming service has suffered through some controversy lately. A panel discussion, on Popcast.Inclusion on one of Spotify's popular playlist can mean an instant boost to your music career. That is, if you take the right steps when it happens.What does one of the world’s richest hip-hop artists stand to lose by continuing to withhold his latest release from the world’s dominant music streaming service?A new partnership to provide VR music video experiences from musicians and artistsTidal's been in the news recently, as Jay-Z debuted his new album 4:44 as a Tidal-Sprint exclusive (which wasn't without some controversy, as last-minute subscr...Linkin Park's music saw a 730% gain in on-demand audio streams following the death of Chester Bennington.Music-streaming service SoundCloud, loath as it may be to admit it, is having a bit of trouble as of late. As bigger rivals like Spotify and Apple Music begin to rule the listening market, smaller services are struggling to turn a profit; and getting rid of a large chunk of one's company hardly screams success—unless...Fresh from a week of stripping back the layers of Spotify commissioning producers to make music for its mood playlists, MBW has turned its attention...There’s no such thing as a free lunch, goes the saying, but it doesn’t always apply to analytics and marketing tools. Just as Pandora rolled out new features on its analytics and marketing tools, it…Steve Aoki and his label Dim Mak completely embraced music downloads and streaming services.Important questions regarding SoundCloud’s future. Will it shut down? Will it be acquired? And more.PreviousNext