Grammy Nominations Include Streaming-Only Music For First Time; How To Open A Record Store In The…
How To Open A Record Store In The Era Of Music Streaming — www.thefader.com Read an interview with Gary Abugan and Brandon Edward Hocura…
How To Open A Record Store In The Era Of Music Streaming — www.thefader.com
Read an interview with Gary Abugan and Brandon Edward Hocura and their new record store Invisible City Editions.
Why Paying Out Up to $40 Million Over Older Songs Could Be Great News for SiriusXM — www.billboard.com
For satellite radio giant SiriusXM, a $25–40 million deal following a long battle with pop group The Turtles over pre-1972 royalty payments could turn out to be a confusing triumph.
Westworld’s entire soundtrack is now available to buy or stream — www.theverge.com
Westworld’s first season is over. Whether you fall into the shocked and delighted camp, or you saw every twist coming like the rest of us tinfoil hat Cassandras at The Verge, there is common ground…
Spotify Challenges Ruling Over “Unconscionable” Way It Forces Users Into Arbitration — www.hollywoodreporter.com
The streaming company is facing a proposed class action over claims it automatically renews subscriptions without proper notice and consent.
How Smartphones Spurred Latin Music’s Streaming Explosion — www.billboard.com
In October 2013, Spotify introduced its first Latin playlist, “Baila Reggaetón.” It was an experiment: The service, launched in 2008, wasn’t even available in most Latin countries until the end of 2013. But within two years, “Baila Reggaetón” had become Spotify’s second-most popular playlist globally, and it has only continued to grow.
Apple Music Grows to 20 Million Subscribers, Half of Spotify — fortune.com
Apple Music has grown to 20 million paid subscribers, which is now half of the number of paid subscribers on Spotify.
Grammy nominations include streaming-only music for first time — www.csmonitor.com
Artists nominated include Beyoncé, Kanye West, and Rihanna. Following a rules change, this year’s nominees include work released only through a streaming service, such as Chance the Rapper’s ‘Coloring Book.’
Pandora is getting into the terrible business of competing with Spotify — news.vice.com
On-demand music streaming is a terrible business to be in. It’s crowded and unprofitable. But that’s not stopping Pandora.
Music Industry Needs a Revamped Relationship With Artists — variety.com
Why the industry needs a dash of humility and a revamped relationship with artists and entrepreneurs.
Reliance JioMusic App Could Soon Outshine Other Music Streaming Apps: Here’s All that You Need to Know — www.gizbot.com
In addition to the million HD songs across various genres, moods, and artists, the application also offers music content in 20 regional languages.
Tuned Global In Tune With Japan’s Music Streaming Service Line Music — platformandstream.wordpress.com
Tuned Global, which uses music as key content, has inked an agreement with Japan’s leading music streaming service Line Music, to beef up its music catalogue in a short timeframe. The collaboration sees Tuned Global transitioning all its systems to the cloud with Amazon Web Services and used the highly scalable infrastructure to collaborate rapidly…