How Much Bigger Will Streaming Music Get; How AI, Machine Learning are Shaping the Future of Music

How much money can the streaming music industry be worth in a few years?

Deezer launched its first-ever Family offer in the United States.

The ‘discovery’ baked into the streaming platform is my chance to catch up – be it music from 30 years ago, or just last week.

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Customers of US carrier Sprint are in luck, too.

Mark Mulligan of MlDiA Research claims times have changed and streaming is poised to offer a bigger profit than concert performances. Only about 29 percent of live music revenue ends up in musicians’ pockets and they don’t make any money at all until they’ve already reached a certain level of success.

Spotify goes deeper with its connection to live music.

The electronic bleeps and squawks of "Tetris," ''Donkey Kong" and other generation-shaping games that you may never have thought of as musical are increasingly likely to be playing at a philharmonic concert hall near you.

Revenue was up 52 percent for the streaming company in 2016, but its revenue growth has slowed and its losses are mounting ahead of an expected move to go public.