Experimentation Crucial in Music Streaming, but Execution is Key; Liberty Media Pulls iHeartMedia…

Experimentation is Crucial in Music’s Streaming Era, but Execution is Key — djbooth.net Artists are reshaping the form, length, and…

Experimentation is Crucial in Music’s Streaming Era, but Execution is Key — djbooth.net 
 Artists are reshaping the form, length, and method of releases to help their albums stick beyond their first week. We explore both the hits and misses.

SAG-AFTRA Hit With Class Action Suit Over Streaming Music Service Fees — variety.com 
 SAG-AFTRA and AFM are paid a 3% fee to manage a royalty fund for both union and non-union musicians

The CX of Spotify — journal.highlandsolutions.com 
 I used to love music. When I was a teenager, the way to experience music was to get my parents to drive me to the mall so I could visit Sam Goody and drop $20 on a CD. This was a substantial…

Remember Pandora Radio? — www.buzzfeed.com 
 Recently logging on to my old Pandora account felt like meeting a former self.

Beyoncé and BTS stans have linked up to dominate all streaming — www.thefader.com 
 BTS and Beyoncé stans have come together to form the #ArmyHiveProject, and are planning a streaming party for fans of both artists.

EU Poised to Rewrite Rules on Uploaded Content, Aggregation — rightstech.com

The European Union’s controversial Copyright Reform Directive took a major step toward becoming law across the continent Wednesday as the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee voted narrowly to approve the measure.

XXXTentacion’s “SAD!” Breaks Taylor Swift’s Single-Day Streaming Record — www.complex.com 
 The John Cunningham-produced single reportedly garnered 10.4 million Spotify streams on Tuesday, just a day after the 20-year-old rapper was gunned down in Florida.

Is your Spotify password up to scratch? — nakedsecurity.sophos.com 
 If you’re among the 140 million users who enjoy streaming music from Spotify, you might want to make sure you have a strong password.

Pandora, AT&T partner on mobile music streaming — www.mobilemarketer.com

Pandora partnered with AT&T to offer a music streaming service as part of the wireless carrier’s premium mobile subscriptions.

Lyor Cohen on YouTube Music, Criticism From Irving Azoff & Why Artists Still Need Record Labels — www.billboard.com 
 YouTube’s new subscription streaming service has industry veteran Lyor Cohen striding confidently into his latest act.

Liberty Media Pulls Planned $1.16 Billion Investment in iHeartMedia — www.thewrap.com 
 Liberty Media pulled it’s planned $1.16 billion investment in radio giant iHeartMedia, which had declared bankruptcy in March.