A look into Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra, Spotify becoming one of the founding members of the Libra Association and the subsequent potential impact on the music industry.
Alphabet-backed UnitedMasters, the music label distribution startup and record label alternative that offers artists 100% ownership of everything they create, launched its iPhone app.
Back in November 2016 Music Ally wrote an article about how Laura Marling fans could pre-save her new album on Spotify. This was the first ever pre-save. This functionality wasn’t (and still …
The adoption of streaming is by far the most significant shift in the industry in the last ten years — and that's a shift that is still ongoing.
Do you know why the seven-day week exists?
Recent stats raise an important question: How can the major labels perform at an optimum level with two new artists a day to develop, record, promote and market?
Vodafone's 'My Muze' music streaming and download app has reached over a million installs on the Play Store following its launch in April.
The Culture Next Trends report commissioned by Spotify and research agency Culture Co-Op looks into the empowered, multinational, cross-cultural, socially aware, and informed group of 15- to 24-year-olds dubbed Generation Z.
Have you ever wondered how much money you get from hitting the million stream mark on Spotify? Turns out, it's harder than ever to judge.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen podcasts explode in literally every industry, covering every possible topic, and the music industry is certainly no exception.
There’s no shortage of places to listen to a radio stream when an algorithm is the DJ, but which apps do it the best?
A new report suggests that the next genre to take off on music streaming services is classical music, with a boom in popularity.
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