Share this postBlockchain + the Future of Entertainment; The Long Fall of iHeart; Paying the Piper & the Copyright Ownerplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherBlockchain + the Future of Entertainment; The Long Fall of iHeart; Paying the Piper & the Copyright OwnerPlatform & StreamFeb 06, 2018Share this postBlockchain + the Future of Entertainment; The Long Fall of iHeart; Paying the Piper & the Copyright Ownerplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareGrammy winner Imogen Heap is one of the most prominent musicians to embrace the blockchain. She recently teamed up with Ujo, a company looking to be the one-stop shop for independent music distribution and payments, to release the first song on the Ethereum blockchain.Launched by two of the biggest names in Texas business, Clear Channel was once the most powerful—and feared—player in radio. Now rebranded as iHeartMedia, it’s on the brink of bankruptcy.Everybody knows that Apple is rich and powerful. So few will be surprised to learn that, despite showing up to the party late, the Cupertino company now appears to be winning some key battles in the streaming music wars.In late January, former Playlists.net and Warner Music Group executive Kieron Donoghue launched ‘streaming-first’ indie label Humble Angel Records.The rise of streaming music services has changed the landscape in ways that most would not have imagined even a decade ago.The music-streaming service may list its stock in New York without raising money or using underwriters. With private funding plentiful and business models asset-light, other tech groups could follow. It’s another threat to the high fees U.S. banks charge to take companies public.Asked if he feels his artists are getting their fair share of streaming revenues, Cliff said: "'Fair,' of course, is not an objective measure. 'Fair' to one guy is 'not fair' to another. I would say that many artists who have signed deals with major labels are not really getting their fair share, because streaming is treated the same as single-track sales under a lot of those contracts.The world’s biggest technology companies are changing how software makes them money. Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have each grown their businesses on recurring payments, turning single-time customers into cash cows to be milked all year long.Abbey Road Studios in London has announced that HumTap and Lickd will be the next two companies to join its Abbey Road Red startup incubator.A look at the 'Secret Genius' series from Spotify.Compilations by pop artists are another casualty of the shift away from physical albums to streaming.Choon is being touted as a "disruptive blockchain-based music streaming service".A new album of previously unreleased tracks finally gives the Swampers their due. Stream it!PreviousNext