ByteDance, the parent company of video-sharing platform TikTok, plans to launch a music streaming service and has already held discussions with music labels.
2019 is the hopeful season for the new collective licensing mechanism for digital streaming. But much of the work is still to be done.
Instagram wields unprecedented influence not just on how humans connect with each other, but also on how musicians and other creative entrepreneurs build relationships with fans, peers and potential business partners.
The estate of well-known Broadway composer Harold Arlen claims the major digital music stores are full of unauthorized copies of Areln's songs and the stores know it's happening.
LiveXLive has launched a redesigned app that brings live streams from more than 35 global music festivals together with its Slacker recorded music streaming platform.
Apple has rolled out another advertising campaign through YouTube over the weekend.
100% subscription-based music and OTT platforms have smaller, but much higher quality customer segments than hybrid platforms
A contentious relationship from the beginning, the streaming industry and the rest of the music business have been increasingly at odds of late.
Apple Music has hired Lindsay Rothschild as Head of Creative Services, Music Publishing, for North America. She arrives from Google.
The U.S. no longer leads the smart speaker market, according to new data from Canalys.
The Russian music streaming market totaled RUB 4.7 billion in 2018, according to a study.
Integration to be available before the end of 2019.
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