Share this postHow Blockchain Can Change the Music Industry; 8tracks Shifting To Subscription Modelplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherHow Blockchain Can Change the Music Industry; 8tracks Shifting To Subscription ModelPlatform & StreamOct 10, 2016Share this postHow Blockchain Can Change the Music Industry; 8tracks Shifting To Subscription Modelplatformstream.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareThe LatestSince the 1999 launch of Napster's music-sharing platform, the music industry has been in near-constant turmoil, with dipping revenues, lack of transparency,..Playlisting service 8Tracks has raised almost $2 million of a hoped for $5 million from 3700 small investors. The startup's crowdfunding campaign with SeedInvest has two week's remaining.With the rise of playlists, is it even worth it to release an album anymore? And how will playlists change the way we listen to music?The most trusted voice in music.Shazam is the latest tech company to embrace iMessage, as the music-recognition service arrives in Apple’s newest App Store.Universal Music’s top lawyer on negotiating with streaming services, exclusives and the paltry number of black execs in the music business.Millennials are leading the drive to ditch buying music and tuning in to the cloud, with new research showing nearly three quarters of Australian millennials now stream their music.Nicholas Richards is taking the black church into the digital age.I have no musical talent, and I’m even bad at playing faux guitars. So, I was a very bad guinea pig to try out Rock Band VR, the latest version of the guitar-strumming game coming from Harmonix Music Systems for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.PreviousNext