Beatport Acquires LabelRadar; Fave Debuts Fan Verification System; Spotify Axes Car Thing; Stream Lollapalooza on Hulu This Weekend

With unprecedented ticket demand restricting even the most passionate fans from concert access, the world of music fandom has been clamoring for a system that accurately identifies and rewards real fans with priority access.

With Lollapalooza returning to Chicago’s Grant Park this weekend, Hulu subscribers can watch the festival from the comfort of their homes.

MIDiA has determined these days to be ‘the platform era,’ which has been proven Beatport’s latest attempt to expand their market reach.

Spotify reported second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Wednesday, helped by a 14% jump in paying subscribers as more users listened to its podcasts, and the company forecast an upbeat current quarter.

Spotify has stopped manufacturing Car Thing. The change was quietly announced as part of the company’s latest earnings release, which notes the decision cost the company €31 million (around $32 million).

Amazon Music Japan's Kazuhiro Shimada on the future of music streaming in Japan.

The audio streaming platform has a lot of new initiatives that will hopefully equate to healthy profits by early 2027.

Some say UMG pioneered this playlist strategy, however, others argue “various artists” playlist were invented when Warner Music acquired X5 Music Group located in Sweden in 2016.

Remember when we all knew exactly what the song of the summer was?

Remotion is a macOS-only Spotify client that works similarly to Apple’s SharePlay feature but for audio/video calls with friends or coworkers.

Marine Snow was founded by Tony Lashley, formerly senior associate in music marketing strategy & operations at Spotify and co-creator of the genre-defying Pollen playlist.

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