Deezer Expands, Rebrands HiFi Offerings; Report: Music Industry Will Hit $41 Billion By 2030

Deezer Expanding and Rebranding High-Fidelity Offerings, Integrating With Voice Enabled Services — www.billboard.com 
 Deezer, the Paris-based music streaming service, today announced it is expanding its high fidelity audio offerings and partnerships as well as rebranding its audiophile tier from Deezer Elite to Deezer HiFi

Music Industry Will Hit $41 Billion By 2030 According to New Goldman Sachs Report — www.billboard.com 
 A Goldman Sachs analyst forecasted that streaming will account for $34 billion of all revenues, with $28 billion coming from paid subscriptions and $6 billion from ad-supported streaming services.

Spotify’s new ‘Upstream’ podcast taps top brand execs for culture forecasting — www.campaignlive.com

Debut run of seven episodes includes leaders from Dropbox, Airbnb, Gimlet and IBM.

What Song Is This? Find and Identify Music Now — www.billboard.com 
 “What song is this?” We’ve all been there. Here’s a list of ways to discover the name of that song, whether you’re on the road, in the club, sifting through old mix CDs, or just remembering your favorite song from 1987.

Sony/ATV Launches App for ‘SCORE’ Royalty Portal — www.billboard.com 
 After giving its SCORE royalty portal a makeover in May, Sony/ATV Music Publishing is today (Aug 29) launching an app version of the service, allowing songwriters to access real-time data about their earnings on iOS and Android.

How A Full-time Solo Pianist Made A Living Via Streaming Royalties — www.hypebot.com

Michele McLaughlin, a full time solo pianist explains how she has been able to successfully earn a living from her streaming music royalties. CD Baby’s Chris Robley chats with her about the unique opportunities she’s found on Pandora, Spotify and other streaming platforms.

The Faction Radio, A New Haven For Heavy Music Streaming — www.killyourstereo.com 
 The Faction Radio, a new heavy music service to wrap your ears around.

Creative Artificial Intelligence in Music — medium.com 
 Now that we’re past the first songs composed by artificial intelligence, do you think using AI is the logical next step in optimizing the generation of music for the film, television and games…

You can now play your music across multiple Echo devices — techcrunch.com 
 Amazon this morning announced a new feature for its Echo devices called “multi-room music,” which allows owners with more than one Echo to control where their..