Share this postPlatform & StreamHow Mood Music Is Changing Streaming; Neil Young Announces Interactive Online Archive; Spotify is Coming to the Xbox OneCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreHow Mood Music Is Changing Streaming; Neil Young Announces Interactive Online Archive; Spotify is Coming to the Xbox OnePlatform & StreamAug 07, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamHow Mood Music Is Changing Streaming; Neil Young Announces Interactive Online Archive; Spotify is Coming to the Xbox OneCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareThe music business essentially spent the last decade trying to make a business out of letting consumers listen to any song they wanted.Featuring all his music—released and unreleased—and a tie-in to his new streaming service “Xstream Music”Research firm Edison Research has put out a surprisingly-sharp note on Apple Music’s prospects of competing with Spotify.Australian startup Paperchain has been talking about its plans to attack the challenge of uncovering $2.5bn of “royalty black boxes”Spotify is planning to release an Xbox One app soon. Pictures of Microsoft’s Larry Hryb (Major Nelson) testing a Spotify app for Xbox One were spotted on Reddit last week.A reminder that the Venn diagram of ‘music people’ and ‘blockchain startup people’ is not a pair of separate circles. Phil Barry was a professional artist.Albums, as we knew them, seem dead now that streaming playlists are the norm. But is there hope for this beloved format? How is it relevant today?Tencent Africa, a joint venture between China’s Tencent and South African-headquartered media group Naspers, have entered the competitive local music streaming market with a R60/month service called Joox.Alexa's ability to help you find the right music got a boost this week. The virtual assistant is now able to pull up music for a wide range of activities -..Snapchat's first music show will take fans behind-the-scenes before artists perform at large music festivals.PreviousNext