Concerts in the Metaverse; Spotify Has Tried Being Netflix - Now It Wants to be YouTube

Animal Concerts has big plans to bring VR concerts to blockchain-based worlds like Decentraland, where artists can sell NFTs — could this phenomenon represent a new form of fan token for musicians?

The Swedish streaming giant is adding videos to its app (again) and hoping for better results.

Fake streams and inflated social media stats are commonplace in today’s data-driven music industry. Here are some of the red flags to look out for.

Apple's Gary Geaves says the team has to "concentrate hard" on overcoming BlueTooth's limits for their signature AirPods.

Spotify is rapidly growing its audience as it seeks to become the premier platform for a galaxy of audio choices.

In the first quarter of 2022, the eyes of the global music industry will fixate, at least for a while, on the UK.

Foo Fighters released the full video of their 2021 summer show at Madison Square Garden, which marked the official reopening of the venue following a year of closure due to the pandemic.

In addition to changing consumer music habits, the iPod also effectively disrupted the traditional retail model for music overnight.

The prolific musician and songwriter Dave Grohl’s new Hanukkah Sessions have, as of December 31, been uploaded to various streaming services.

✉️ Send story ideas & feedback to: jeff@platformandstream.com

⭐️ Support Platform & Stream by sponsoring an issue sent to our 2400+ subscribers every weekday.

😀 Have a nice day!