Frank Ocean, and an Ocean of Streaming Music

Britney Spears's Glory album wasn't an Apple Music after all. So, what happened? Did we all get it wrong?

"When it comes to streaming — well, I do have a record collection, and I like having it. Who’s to say that’s the way it’s always going to be? If every musician got together and we all showed up at one time at the Spotify office — like if thousands of us went over there, and started taking whatever we wanted — I’m sure they would change their practices. But then they’d probably call in the state militia, or whatever.”

When an international pop star puts out a new track—especially if it's the first to hit the airwaves in a while—it usually draws glittering attention. Radio stations and streaming platforms, deeply interested in catering to huge fanbases, tend to hype new hits with flashy promotions and spots on featured playlists. This wasn't the case for "Rise," Katy Perry's latest single.

Spotify's secret sauce of algorithmic playlists didn't happen by accident. But its rapid growth—and rabid fan reaction—kind of did. It's been a little over a year since the streaming music service launched its Discovery Weekly feature, which has since become a must-listen fixture for customers around the world.

Florida Georgia Line explain why they support streaming music and hope to find a way to make the practice fair to artists and songwriters.

When Frank Ocean surprised the music world last weekend by releasing not one, but two albums in the space of two days, it came off as a generous demonstration of productivity to fans who had waited impatiently for four years for a follow-up to 2012's Channel Orange. - Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer

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Taking an important step to make its business model more sustainable, Pandora is about to launch its on-demand streaming service. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Internet radio company is in the process of finalizing agreements with major record companies, that will grant Pandora the right to play their [...]

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Frank Ocean’s Blonde has hit industry headlines this week – for more than its status as the comeback album from one of this generation’s most acclaimed talents.