Europe’s Biggest Tech Hope Spotify Starts Talking About Profit; 2016
How The Music World Flocked To Instagram In 2016 — www.fastcompany.com
No longer just a place to share pretty photos of sunsets, the social media platform figured out how to appeal to musicians and their fans.
iHeartRadio Releases Beta Versions of New Streaming Services — www.billboard.com
Both rely heavily on the company’s vast radio network — and the technology of Napster.
Peter Shapiro’s Fans.com debuts venue timelines — www.iq-mag.net
The feature, which lets venues “catalogue their entire concert history in an interactive way”, launches with New York’s Capitol Theatre and Brooklyn Bowl.
Exclusive: Europe’s biggest tech hope Spotify starts talking about profit — www.reuters.com
Music streaming service Spotify, one of Europe’s most valuable tech start-ups, could start to become profitable as early as next year, said a board member who was also one of the company’s first investors.
Is VR technology about to revolutionize the way we experience music? — www.factmag.com
FACT’s Chris Kelly speaks to Dawn Richard, Ash Koosha and more to discover how VR might shape the music experience in 2017 and beyond.
Taylor Swift on Spotify? Bad Blood star may return to streaming service — www.ibtimes.co.uk
Singer notoriously pulled her entire catalogue from streaming service in 2014 over royalties.
Spotify Is Investing In Original Musical Content With New Programs ‘Singles’ And ‘Live’ — www.forbes.com
Spotify is upping its game when it comes to original content with more than one new program.
Labels are ‘investing in music’… but so are streaming services — musically.com
The IFPI has released its latest ‘Investing in Music’ report, which quantifies the A&R and marketing investment made by major and independent labels.
Don’t blame Jay Z, Tidal’s music streaming service has always been a disaster — business.financialpost.com
The rapper purchased the company for US$56 million in 2015 and vowed to use it as a vehicle to revolutionize the music business, but has yet to deliver on his vision
Spotify could have ‘died’, CEO says he had to bet company to survive — www.cnbc.com
While Spotify has been reportedly valued at $8.5 billion, its founder and chief executive says the company could have ‘died’ a few years ago.
Even, Napster Launch First-Ever Personalized Sound Feature within a Music Streaming Service — platformandstream.wordpress.com
Napster, and MeQ Inc., creator of Even and the Even EarPrint, have launched the first fully-personalized listening experience within a music streaming service.