Share this postPlatform & StreamBlockchain Could Transform the Music IndustryCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreBlockchain Could Transform the Music IndustryPlatform & StreamJan 13, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamBlockchain Could Transform the Music IndustryCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareDigital music really could use some help. Industry revenues are dipping due to piracy and illegal use of content. Singers and composers are being short-changed by music companies and streaming services. Many of late singer’s most popular songs have never been made available on streaming services or iTunes.What happens when the future dies before it’s happened?The estate of the late Prince has been embroiled in a battle with TIDAL over streaming his music, which the service claims it has legal right to do.IBM and Sacem announced today a 10-year strategic alliance to develop URights, a world-class copyright platform on IBM Cloud designed to track and capture the value of online music for both creators and publishers. Gregory Maffei, chairman of SiriusXM, has told some shareholders this week that the satellite radio company is still interested in buying Pandora, The Post has learned.In this piece we dive into the history of Apple's song pricing structure, who was responsible for dictating prices, and the rationale behind the 69¢ song, both over the past few years, and in its current iteration. They just might be onto somethingEd Sheeran has now broken the record for the most streams on Spotify for a single song not once, but twice, in the same week.Music streaming service Pandora is going to reduce its workforce by 7% in Q1 of 2017, the company announced Thursday after the close of the markets. According to a new year-end report from Sensor Tower detailing the top apps of 2016, streaming services dominated when it came to which apps, outside of..PreviousNext