Share this postPlatform & StreamFleetwood Mac to Launch SiriusXM Channel; Apple Music Will Be Lucky to Add 7M Subscribers with ShazamCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreFleetwood Mac to Launch SiriusXM Channel; Apple Music Will Be Lucky to Add 7M Subscribers with ShazamPlatform & StreamJan 30, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamFleetwood Mac to Launch SiriusXM Channel; Apple Music Will Be Lucky to Add 7M Subscribers with ShazamCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareFleetwood Mac will launch an exclusive, limited-run SiriusXM channel, The Fleetwood Mac Channel, on Thursday, February 1.Spotify's IPO, slated for this spring, gives investment banks a smaller role in the company's trading. It's been seen as a sign of Spotify's strength, but there are many unanswered questions.Apple's decision to acquire Shazam could net the company as many as 7.5 million subscribers to its Apple Music service.Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson has spoken out about the struggle new musicians face in the wake of illegal downloads.Reggae music has a new dedicated streaming home as the Artekal Music streaming service launches to support reggae music creatives and fans.Apple Music radio host Zane Lowe weighs in on Drake’s recent dig at Apple Music executive Larry Jackson on the “Family Feud” remix.Even with the turnaround news of the last few years, there could be more good news ahead for the music industry, according to panelists at the Ny:Lon Connect event staged by the Music Business Association and Music Ally."This is the most profound change in the music business in its history," says Donald Passman.Mark Smotroff revisits a jazz classic and questions formats...Apple's HomePod is focused on competing with Amazon Echo and Google Home. But would it be successful in that battle?Back in 2012, a music service that had raised $174 million in funding closed without yet having launched to consumers.Noho Sound & Stereo wants to turn students into audio system lovers.PreviousNext