Deezer Expands Podcasts Pipeline; SoundExchange, SourceAudio Team Up; BBC Pulls Radio Services…
Deezer expands its podcasts pipeline with Blubrry / Libsyn deals — musically.com
Deezer expands its podcasts pipeline with Blubrry / Libsyn deals — musically.com
Spotify may suck up much of the media attention around music streaming’s intersection with podcasts, but the company’s rivals are all making their own moves too.
Beatport Will Remove Tracks That Have Never Sold — djtechtools.com
Everyone in the electronic music industry knows there’s dramatically more music being released than there is music that people want to listen to or DJ with. But what happens when one of the biggest online stores for digital music starts pruning their collection?
BBC to pull all radio services from TuneIn UK — www.engadget.com
The BBC is becoming pickier about how its many listeners access its award-winning radio programs. TuneIn announced that the British broadcaster was pulling its…
The Major Labels Make $16k Per Second From Streaming, For Now — music3point0.com
The major labels are making about $1 million per hour from streaming, but that doesn’t mean that all is well, as the revenue has taken a downturn.
SoundExchange Teams With SourceAudio to Help Podcasters License Music — www.billboard.com
Rights management organization SoundExchange is the latest company to enter the rapidly-growing podcast industry, with a plan to help podcasters license music for their shows.
Copyright Chaos? ‘Dark Horse’ Verdict Could Lead to New Wave of Lawsuits — www.billboard.com
The infringement verdict against Katy Perry and her “Dark Horse” co-writers could lead to a new wave of lawsuits against songwriters
This Spotify App Allows You To Create Your Own (Very Questionable) Festival Schedule — junkee.com
If you’ve ever wondered, what would a festival look like if it were personalised to my Spotify taste, wonder no longer, as the app Take Me Here has arrived.
Sennheiser Goes Wireless With Its Latest Audiophile Earphones — www.forbes.com
Sennheiser has gone for the hi-res music market with it’s latest audiophile wireless earphones.
‘Mass market streaming growth will create a counter reaction’: Secretly Distribution on vinyl’s future — www.musicweek.com
Despite signs that the format’s growth has peaked, the long-player is now central to album campaigns and catalogue reissues. Secretly Distribution’s Chris Cannon reveals how the global indie operator is reaching new vinyl lovers…
Taylor Swift to Play Stripped-Down SiriusXM ‘Lover’ Town Hall — www.billboard.com
Swift’s stripped-down performance and intimate subscriber Q&A will go down on Friday (Aug. 23) on the same day that “Lover” drops.
Spotify picks up two new custom playlists: On Repeat and Repeat Rewind — www.androidpolice.com
Usually Spotify’s custom playlists are all about music discovery, but two new additions we spotted over the weekend are for the exact opposite. Named “On
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