Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Stings Streaming Competition; Spotify is Killing Song Titles; Radical.fm

Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Album Breaks Apple Music One-Day Record — www.billboard.com Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ has set a record for most one-day…

Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ Album Breaks Apple Music One-Day Record — www.billboard.com 
 Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ has set a record for most one-day streams for an album on Apple Music.

Radical Indie Streaming Service Shuts Down, Assets Up for Sale — variety.com 
 Asking users to donate didn’t work out for this streaming service.

Merlin: Indie Labels Point to Growth Beyond Their Borders as Digital Dominates With 14 Billion Annual Streams — www.billboard.com 
 Merlin, the indie label licensing and collection juggernaut, is helping its 20,000 labels, imprints and indie distributors grow beyond their home markets.

The New Business of Hip-Hop Beats: How One Company Gets Musicians Paid For Creating Samples — www.billboard.com 
 A network of musicians is pumping out the raw materials to make today’s top hip-hop hits. How one management company, Mike Heron’s BeatHustle, makes sure everyone gets paid.

AI-Powered Music Video App Triller Announces Global Licensing Deal With Universal Music Group — www.billboard.com 
 AI-powered music video platform Triller announced Thursday it has signed a global licensing deal with Universal Music Group, an agreement that will give Triller users access to UMG’s full catalog of songs from the world’s most popular artists.

NetEase hails success of western artists on its service — musically.com 
 We’ve heard at several conferences recently that Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music might be a happier hunting ground for western artists than rival services operated by Tencent Music.

Spotify is Killing Song Titles — medium.com 
 Now that Spotify is a multibillion dollar juggernaut on track to IPO, I thought it would be interesting to see what effects the company (and streaming in general) has had on the broader music…

How Red Bull Became One Of The Most Respected Brands In Music — www.forbes.com 
 Jeff Weiss talks with Red Bull Music’s Adam Shore about the energy drink’s growing, organic brand.

Why Wi-Fi Speakers May Be The Breakout Hit Of The Back-To-College Season — www.twice.com 
 Most college students today consume their content digitally, most likely on their smartphones, through streaming platforms.

The Killers announce intimate SiriusXM concert from Hamptons — themusicuniverse.com 
 The Killers announce intimate SiriusXM concert from Hamptons on July 28th at 7 pm ET via satellite on Alt Nation channel 36.

Your kids will soon be able to listen to Spotify through their Echo Dot Kids Edition — www.theverge.com 
 Amazon will roll out an update to Echo Dot Kids Editions that’ll allow parents to link their kids’ device to their Spotify account.