Share this postDeezer Partners With Feature.fm; Consolidation in Music Streamingplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherDeezer Partners With Feature.fm; Consolidation in Music StreamingPlatform & StreamOct 05, 2016Share this postDeezer Partners With Feature.fm; Consolidation in Music Streamingplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareAs the news breaks that Spotify may be buying SoundCloud, Bas Grasmayer examines the wider trend of consolidation in the music streaming space.Streaming exclusives on high-profile albums have proven beneficial for major artists, but troublesome for fans and labels alike.Feature.fm has struck a strategic partnership with Paris-based streamer Deezer, which becomes the first on-demand streaming service to allow artists to purchase sponsored airplay in its free tier.The Nashville Public Library wants to build a digital music library befitting Music City. Shazam CEO Rich Riley presided over a major overhaul of the music-recognition company. It’s now in the advertising business.This is my story about finding an audience, finding fans and building up relations in a digital age.While the music industry focuses on Pandora, Spotify and streaming services, CBS Radio in L.A. keeps booking A-list music acts for their shows.The share of listening from streaming will grow from 76% in 2015 to 95% in 2022 in the total mobile music market, while the number of users will more than double to reach 950 Million, according to the latest forecast. Soundcloud has been shopping itself around for some time, while Spotify needs to continue outpacing Apple as it heads towards an IPO. Which is why the deal has been rumoured for some time. But who would do best out of the…An apparent malvertising attack is pushing malware-laden pop-ups for unsuspecting users of the free desktop app.PreviousNext