Deezer Explores User Centric Licensing; Access Music > Own It; Streaming Profitability in Asia

One of the great, though less heralded, successes of streaming in 2016 was keeping the lid on artist angst. Previous years had been defined by seemingly endless complaints from worried and angry artists and songwriters. Now that torrent has dwindled to a relative trickle.

Tonight's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival will feature performances by Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon and Barry Manilow.

Spotify is debuting Spotify Premium for Students in 33 new countries around the world. Spotify Premium for Students allows all registered students to enjoy Spotify Premium – and all of the many benefits that come with being a Premium subscriber – for around half the standard price.

The latest data from the RIAA and Nielsen Music shows that the majority of music consumption is now based on 'celestial jukebox' access models rather than on ownership of music.

Blockchain solutions company Tokenly announced this week it will open a Series A round and launch the first trial of token.FM, its blockchain-based music service, in early May.

Problems for Music Streaming Profitability in Asia, despite it having had an increase in the nation. Read why there are issues there.

Kasabian are the latest band to work with Amazon on a digital marketing campaign, and in their case, Twitch is playing a major role.

Have legitimate music streaming services like Spotify helped curb piracy? No, says a study. In fact, they've given birth to a new form of piracy.

Computers offer tremendous flexibility, plenty of storage space and we’ve all got them, so it’s no surprise that they are the most popular source for streamed music. But they are not designed for sound quality and are relatively easy to improve for this reason.

Billed as ‘a networked virtual reality music platform that enables fans to experience live music together’, Endless Riff aims to offer fans a VR festival experience, complete with musical performances and monetization through sponsors.

BBC Radio 3 currently broadcasts in HD Sound as standard, but the new FLAC stream will mark the first time the Proms have been broadcast in lossless quality.